Vietnam expects to send 10,000 guest workers to RoK this year

Vietnamese laborers arriving in the Republic of Korea under the Employment Permit System (EPS) in 2022

The Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor said the country had plans to employ about 110,000 migrant workers this year at farms and factories, but some businesses believed even more would be needed.

Apart from raising the number of guest workers under the Employment Permit System (EPS), Vietnam has also discussed with Korea loosening conditions to make it easier for shipbuilders to enter the RoK.

Vietnam’s labor management board in the RoK has also coordinated with the Vietnam EPS Labor Management Office and support centres for guest workers to diversify communication and support activities.

Last year, Vietnam sent nearly 9,000 workers to the RoK under the EPS program, out of 70,000 set for 16 selected countries.

Head of the EPS Vietnam Office in the RoK Pham Minh Duc said up to 10,000 Vietnamese guest workers were expected to be sent to the RoK this year.

The office would coordinate with the labor management board and the Vietnamese embassy in the RoK to provide training for the workers, helping them quickly integrate into the host society.

Joint efforts would also be made to popularise the Korean laws among the guest workers, and more measures would be taken to support them, he said.

After the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, the Vietnam Centre for Overseas Labor helped send 138 workers to the RoK, and received dossiers of nearly 6,000 others that satisfy Korean language requirements.

VNS