Topic: Vietnamese workers

Due to complex and unpredictable situation, workers may face adverse psychological impacts and unstable employment and living condition.

Over 111,500 workers sent abroad in the first nine months.

Japan remains the leading destination for Vietnamese labor exports.

Vietnam sent 59,600 workers abroad in the first five months.

Workers to go to South Korea under its Employment Permit System.

Despite improving over recent years, the qualifications and skills of Vietnamese workers are still low compared to requirements in other countries. This continues to be a “bottleneck” for the development of productive jobs. According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the proportion of Vietnamese workers with degrees and certificates stands at just 26 per cent, with major disparities seen between urban and rural areas and between male and female workers.

During talks on September 6 with visiting Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung, Japan’s Minister of Justice Yasuhito Hanashi said the country will be hiring people in a number of professions in the immediate future, with the priority on elderly care. The Ministry of Justice will propose expanding the acceptance of trainees as drivers.

Over the past ten years, Vietnam’s labor export markets have grown from nine in 2013 to 25 now, with more than a million Vietnamese workers and experts heading overseas. Remittances sent home have increased five-fold, averaging $10 billion a year.

In the past 10 years, the foreign market to receive Vietnamese workers has expanded, from 9 markets in 2013 to now 25, has received more than 1 million Vietnamese workers and experts. The remittance sent home by Vietnamese workers abroad in 10 years has increased by 5 times, sending an average of $10 billion per year.

A representative from ManpowerGroup Vietnam presented survey data on Vietnam’s labor market at the “Development of a flexible, modern, sustainable and integrated labor market” conference. Low skills and low English use partly contribute to salaries for Vietnamese workers being far behind those in the region.