VOV.VN - The Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the local authorities of Mie Prefecture of Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on sending and accepting workers to the locality from Vietnam.

The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs has announced plans to continue inspecting companies that provide overseas labour services in the final months of 2024.

The number of Vietnamese guest workers working overseas under contracts exceeded 59,600 in the first five months of this year, or 54.2% of the annual plan and over 1.9 times higher than the same period last year, showing positive signals from overseas employment, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese guest workers registering to work in the Republic of Korea (RoK) under the Employment Permit System (EPS) have increased sharply, according to the Vietnam Centre for Overseas Labour.

A working delegation of the Vietnam Centre for Overseas Labour (Colab) met on January 29 with representatives from the Counseling Centre for Foreign Workers of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ansan city to promote the implementation of support activities for Vietnamese labourers in the RoK.

VOV.VN - Labour export has recovered strongly from the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly 143,000 workers sent abroad to work in 2022, more than 3 times the figure recorded in 2021.

VOV.VN - The Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) has unveiled plans to begin receiving applications for the recruitment of nurses and orderlies to work in Japan, with this scheme being under the terms of the Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

Over 1 million Vietnamese nationals have been sent abroad to work in the past decade, up nearly 40% from the figure recorded in the pre-2012 period, according to a report delivered at a nationwide conference held in Hanoi on August 25.

The Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has warned about scams targeting people who want to work in technical occupations in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held on July 28 in Hanoi to send off 150 Vietnamese nurses and caregivers as they go to work in Japan under the terms of the Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (VJEPA).