Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan has proposed Japan’s Wakayama prefecture pay more attention to vocational training and welfare of Vietnamese guest workers living there.

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 - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 23 in Hanoi regarding sending and receiving Vietnamese migrant workers to work in the RoK under the Employment Permit System (EPS) Program.

Layoffs could run until the end of 2023 as firms continue to trim their ranks in line with slumping global demand, experts have said.

VOV.VN - Lawmakers of the ongoing National Assembly session will spend two and a half days this week questioning cabinet members about issues of voter concern.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is carrying out measures to create sustainable employment, as many businesses are forced to cut the number of their employees, although the labour market is showing signs of recovery in the second quarter of this year.

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.

Consul General of Vietnam in Hong Kong and Macau (China) Pham Binh Dam has visited the Macau Special Administrative Region for the first time since it reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK) plans to employ more than 12,000 Vietnamese workers this year, under the terms of the Employment Permit System (EPS).

VOV.VN - Dong A University, Imex Pan Pacific Group (IPPG), and Response Consulting APAC - a subsidiary of Response International Group (Australia) on February signed an education and employment cooperation agreement in Australia for students.