Vietnam sends more than 85,200 labourers abroad in 7 months

According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, in the first 7 months of 2023, the total number of Vietnamese labourers going to work abroad was 85,224 (including 29,712 female employees), accounting for 77.47% of the year's plan.

Japan was the largest labour market, taking 41,139 employees, followed by Taiwan (China) with 36,956, the Republic of Korea with 1,799, China with 1,024, Singapore with 800, Hungary with 802, Romania with 537 and other markets.

Over the past time, Japan has always been the market that receives the largest number of Vietnamese labourers because of its attractive working conditions and income, which opens up many job opportunities for Vietnamese labourers.

In July 2023, the Department of Overseas Labourer Management under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and Wakayama Prefecture signed a Memorandum of Understanding on basic legal framework cooperation on sending Vietnamese labourers to work in Japan.

Currently, due to a shortage of human resources, Wakayama Prefecture has a policy of promoting the training and admission of Vietnamese interns, special-skill workers and engineers to practice and work in Japan. Through the Framework Memorandum of Understanding on labour cooperation between the two sides, Vietnamese employees can practice and work within the framework of Vietnamese and Japanese laws, promote each side's strengths, and benefit from each other's cooperation.

The Wakayama Prefectural government will facilitate the development of support and care mechanisms for Vietnamese labourers to practice and work in the prefecture. The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will create communication channels to grasp the situation and cooperate to solve arising problems, protect the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese labourers.

Also in July 2023, JHL Vietnam Group and Nozomi Joint Stock Company (Japan) signed a contract to deploy the Japanese Standard Healthcare E-Learning Training Program in Vietnam with the participation of leaders of the Department of Overseas Labour Management, General Department of Vocational Education and Training, representatives of the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), leaders of the Departments of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of Thanh Hoa and Tuyen Quang provinces, Thai Binh Medical Colleges and Vietnam College of Medicine and Pharmacy Technology.

The signing ceremony marked the introduction of a training program for personnel specializing in caring for the elderly according to Japanese standards to colleges and vocational secondary schools in Vietnam, employing E-learning to teach medical caregivers, convenient for both studying and practicing, saving time and ensuring the quality of lectures./.

Compiled by BTA