(Molisa.gov.vn) – On the afternoon of October 11, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organize a workshop on Promoting Vietnam – Europe labor cooperation. The conference attracted the interest and participation of nearly 200 delegates from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security, associations, training and human resource supply enterprises, and Delegates of 15 European diplomatic missions in Hanoi, European Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In addition, Vietnamese representative agencies in Europe participated online.
The conference was co-chaired by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan.
Speaking at the conference, Ms. Le Thi Thu Hang, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, affirmed that the conference was organized to provide an overview of the current state of labor cooperation between Vietnam and European countries. .
Thereby, Vietnam can grasp the opportunities and challenges for each market to find solutions to improve cooperation efficiency, positioning the field of labor cooperation in the overall bilateral cooperation relationship between Vietnam. and each European partner.
Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan spoke at the conference
At the conference, Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan summarized that the activity of sending Vietnamese workers to work abroad is a major policy of the Vietnamese Government to develop human resources. , creating jobs, generating income and improving skills for workers and strengthening international cooperation between Vietnam and countries around the world.
In recent years, on average each year, Vietnam sends about 150,000 workers to work abroad and currently there are about 700,000 Vietnamese workers working in 40 countries and territories, with more than 30 occupational groups. different.
“The European region is always considered a key market, with a need to receive a large number of foreign workers, including Vietnamese workers, to work. Vietnamese workers have initially built up their reputation. reputation and brand in the international labor market”, Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan emphasized.
The conference attracted the interest and participation of nearly 200 delegates from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security, associations, training and human resource supply enterprises and other representatives. Table 15 of European diplomatic missions in Hanoi.
Vietnam and European Union countries have friendly relations and active development cooperation that are increasingly extensive, effective and comprehensive, including in the field of labor cooperation. This cooperation brings great benefits to each country.
European Union countries have a need to supplement human resources, compensating for labor force shortages due to population aging. Vietnam is a country with a young population and needs to create jobs, train vocational skills, and industrial working style.
Participating in the seminar, the embassies of European countries in Hanoi unanimously confirmed that this market has a great need to receive skilled Vietnamese workers, and are ready to support human resource training to ensure the quality of human resources. supply, has a stable salary policy and many advantages in labor policy.
Manpower supply businesses assess that labor cooperation activities with Europe face some difficulties such as not having enough information about the labor market here, and the expertise and skills of Vietnamese workers are still low. , does not meet the high labor standards of countries in the region…
Closing the workshop, leaders of the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs agreed on the viewpoint of coordinating to well implement labor export policies in the coming time, maintaining and developing sustainable cooperation, ensure the rights of workers.