VOV.VN - Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov has emphasized that in the coming time, the two sides will supplement the legal basis on labour between the two countries to create a basis for Bulgaria to welcome Vietnamese workers.

The Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs announced on January 4 that it has sent a document urging businesses which had dispatched workers and apprentices to the Japanese prefectures of Ishikawa (especially the Noto Peninsula), Toyama, Niigata, and Fukui to promptly take protective measures for them in earthquake-affected areas.

VOV.VN - Vietnam sent approximately 155,000 workers abroad this year, meeting 129% of the target set for the year and representing an increase of 8.55% from a year earlier, according to an initial report unveiled by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a memorandum of understanding on human resources cooperation in Dubai on December 1.

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Van Thanh has proposed that Singapore consider the official acceptance of Vietnamese workers through its Visa Work Permit scheme.

VOV.VN - The number of local people sent to work overseas rose to 111,507 between January and September, up 8% compared to the same period from last year.

Ho Chi Minh City’s labour market will need 75,500-81,500 more jobs in the fourth quarter of this year, according to the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - Sixteen Vietnamese workers were injured in a blast at a golf ball factory in Pingtung city, Taiwan (China) on September 22, confirmed the Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

The Government has issued a decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of its Decree No. 152 dated 2020 stipulating regulations for foreigners working in Vietnam and foreign individuals’ and organisations’ recruitment and management of Vietnamese nationals in the country.

Vietnam sent 97,234 workers abroad in the first eight months of 2023, equivalent to over 88% of the year’s target, reported the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).