(Dan Tri) – Reforming administrative procedures and increasing transparency in the process of sending Vietnamese workers to work in Korea is an important direction agreed upon by the Ministers of Labor of Vietnam and Korea.
During a business trip accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to Korea, Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung had a meeting with Korean Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung Sik.
The two Ministers discussed the contents of cooperation between Vietnam and Korea, especially the dispatching of Vietnamese workers under Korea’s Employment Permit Program for Foreign Workers (EPS Program). ) and cooperation with localities is increasingly expanding.
Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung met with Korean Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung Sik (Photo: Le Binh).
The success and outstanding results of the Vietnam – Korea Labor Cooperation Forum held in Seoul were informed by Minister Dao Ngoc Dung to his counterpart Lee Jung Sik.
Minister Dung said that at the Forum, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed that the two countries’ Ministries of Labor continue to promote and coordinate closely in implementing policies on sending and receiving workers, with the goal of bringing Labor cooperation reaches new heights.
In meetings with senior Korean leaders, the head of the Vietnamese Government also emphasized the mutual support of both countries in the field of labor.
This reciprocity stems from the fact that Korea’s population is aging rapidly and the country is facing a huge challenge in maintaining economic growth due to labor shortages. Meanwhile, Vietnam is a country with a golden population, Vietnamese workers are hard-working and have a spirit of learning.
The Ministers of Labor of Vietnam and Korea at the meeting agreed to continue expanding labor cooperation, in terms of quality, scale and industry, to meet the economic development needs of Korea.
In particular, the two Ministers agreed to drastically implement policies and measures to reform administrative procedures and increase transparency in the process of sending Vietnamese workers to work in Korea, including including the application of information technology or measures to reduce the number of workers whose contracts expire and do not return home…
The two countries’ Labor Ministers agreed to increase transparency in the process of sending Vietnamese workers to work in Korea (Photo: Le Binh).
Minister Dao Ngoc Dung highly appreciated the fact that Korea has issued many new policies and made many efforts to remove difficulties and obstacles to promote the effectiveness of dispatching and receiving foreign workers, including There are Vietnamese workers coming to work.
Congratulating the success of the Vietnam – Korea Labor Cooperation Forum, Minister Lee Jung Sik said that Vietnamese workers have now been recruited in 5/6 occupations that allow foreign workers to work (except for foreign workers). mining industry).
He affirmed that Korean businesses are very satisfied and highly appreciate the skills and working consciousness of Vietnamese workers.
In particular, the EPS Program has been revised to ensure better and more favorable conditions for workers, according to Mr. Lee Jung Sik.
Currently, out of a total of 17 countries participating in the implementation of the EPS Program, Vietnam is the country with the largest number of workers participating in the program.
At the end of the meeting, the two Ministers agreed to continue promoting close cooperation in the field of labor going to work in Korea as well as promoting cooperation projects in the fields of vocational education and hygiene and safety. labor.
Hoai Thu (From Seoul, Korea)