Nearly 2,000 Nghe An workers temporarily stopped from going to Korea

Representatives of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An and leaders of Nghia Dan district attended a job fair and labor export. Photo: Document

Previously, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs issued Official Dispatch No. 1684/LĐTBXH-QLLĐNN officially announcing the suspension of 40 districts across the country, of which Nghe An has 9 districts (including: Nghi Loc, Cua Lo, Nam Dan, Vinh City, Hung Nguyen, Thanh Chuong, Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Do Luong).

Consulting and introducing new jobs for workers after the news that the Korean market has temporarily stopped accepting workers. Photo: Nguyen Hai

In recent times, the district has tried to inform relatives of workers who work in Korea so that they can encourage their children to return home after their labor contracts expire, so that they can be considered for repatriation. However, because the locality has the second highest number of exported workers in the province; and Korean employers also have a cover-up phenomenon, the rate of illegal residence of workers after their contracts expire remains high.

Ms. Tran Thi Anh Tuyet -Vice Chairman of Nghi Loc District People's Committee

Although the opportunity to find jobs in Korea is temporarily closed for the above 9 districts, the opportunity for workers in the remaining districts and especially the 4 poor districts and difficult coastal communes (Quynh Loc - Hoang Mai Town and Quynh Long - Quynh Luu) still remains.

According to the employment permit program for foreign workers signed between Korea and the Vietnamese Government, these localities are still accepted by the Vietnamese side to work in agriculture, fisheries and high-quality labor.

According to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An province, 2017 was the year when Nghe An had the most runaway workers, with 2,300 workers causing 18 districts and towns to temporarily stop receiving them. In 2018, 11 districts and towns were temporarily stopped; in 2019, 9 districts and towns were temporarily stopped. Currently, the number of runaway workers has decreased and is being mobilized to further decrease.

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