Nghe An warns of fraud in recruiting seasonal workers to Korea

Nghe An Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has just issued Official Dispatch No. 1803/SLDTBXH-VL informing and advising workers about the work program in Korea under E8 visa.

The document stated: Recently, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An received information from a number of individuals spreading information and propaganda on social networking platforms such as Facebook and Zalo about recruiting Nghe An workers to work for a limited period in Korea under E8 visas (seasonal workers).

Information on recruiting Nghe An workers to work as seasonal workers in Korea (E8 visa) is posted on social networks.

To provide accurate information to workers about the temporary work program in Korea under E8 visa, helping workers avoid being taken advantage of and deceived. The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs requests the People's Committees of districts, cities, towns, and Nghe An Employment Service Center to implement the following contents:

1. For People's Committees of districts, cities and towns:

- Direct relevant departments, offices, People's Committees of communes, wards and towns to closely coordinate and promote propaganda through loudspeaker systems to inform workers in the area that Nghe An province has not yet signed with Korean localities to send workers to work seasonally (E8 visa), the information posted on websites about the above content, through brokers is not accurate.

Consulting on labor export for people in Tuong Duong district. Photo: Minh Quan

- Coordinate in receiving and processing information, reporting to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs on cases of workers residing in the area being deceived by subjects to promptly coordinate with competent authorities to handle according to regulations.

- Information for local workers who want to learn about programs to work in Korea should contact Nghe An Employment Service Center, under the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs (address: No. 201 Phong Dinh Cang Street, Truong Thi Ward, Vinh City, Nghe An - Phone: 02383 550068) to get the most accurate advice and information about the programs.

2. For Nghe An Employment Service Center:

- Continue to coordinate with media agencies and the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to provide information on temporary work programs in Korea;

- Post information about temporary work programs in Korea in particular and non-profit work programs in other countries in general on the website: vieclamnghean.vn;

- Promote information on overseas work programs at conferences and job fairs throughout the province.

E8 visa is a short-term work visa for workers to do seasonal work, with a term of 6 months - 1 year. When the worker's term of work in Korea expires, the employer will apply for an extension at the Korean Embassy; if the worker is not granted an extension by the employer, he/she will have to return to his/her home country.

The program of sending workers to do seasonal work in Korea is carried out according to the agreement signed between Vietnamese localities and Korean localities. Therefore, only local workers who have signed an agreement with Korean localities can participate in the program.

To date, only eight provinces and cities have signed agreements with Korean localities on this program, including Da Nang, Dong Thap, Ha Tinh, Hau Giang, Thai Binh, Thua Thien Hue, Ha Nam and Ca Mau.

Mr. Vi Ngoc Quynh - Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An