Nghe An continues to lead the country in the number of people going abroad to work under contract.

On the afternoon of March 17, the Provincial People's Committee held a conference to review the work of sending workers to work abroad under contracts in 2022 and deploy tasks for 2022. Members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Doan Hong Vu - Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs co-chaired the conference.

Conference scene. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Continue to lead the country in the number of labor export workers

In 2021, in the context of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the work of sending workers to work abroad under contracts still achieved some remarkable results. The annual targets for job creation and labor export are reviewed and determined by the People's Committees at all levels with specific targets. Inspections are organized regularly, comprehensively, closely following the provisions of the law; communication activities and capacity building of officials are strengthened. Job exchanges have become organized, affirming appropriate methods and directions.

Workers want to be consulted about the overseas job market through official channels. Photo: Archive

In 2021, the whole province created jobs for 40,294 people (reaching 104.66% of the plan); of which, sending workers to work abroad under contracts was 11,210 people (reaching 89.69% of the 2021 plan), continuing to lead the country in the number of workers working abroad.

Notably, the number of workers going to work in high-income markets such as Korea, Japan and European countries has increased compared to previous years. The number of workers going to work abroad has increased in terms of skills, accounting for over 60% (mainly mechanics, welders, scaffolders, tilers, tailors, nurses, caregivers, and domestic workers); the rest are unskilled workers.

The average income transferred back by workers working abroad is from 15 to 30 million VND/person/month. Many workers who return home after working abroad have high skills and continue to work at FDI enterprises with foreign investment capital, with high and stable income..

Ms. Trinh Thi Huyen - General Director of Kaizen International Joint Stock Company spoke at the conference. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

At the conference, many opinions stated that: There is still a phenomenon of people voluntarily or through brokers going to some countries such as China, Thailand... to work and reside illegally in the form of tourism, visiting relatives, causing many damages to the workers themselves and the state management of the field of labor export.

Nghe An has few direct labor export enterprises (3 enterprises), mainly enterprises from other provinces recruiting or setting up representative offices and consulting points in the province, leading to many difficulties in creating resources, causing costs for workers in training and orientation education.

Need to improve workers' skills

Concluding the conference, Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed: Despite the complicated and prolonged epidemic, the activity of sending workers to work abroad under contracts last year had positive impacts on many aspects of social life, creating new jobs, increasing income and accumulating capital for workers; gradually changing people's awareness of participating in working abroad under contracts.

Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long delivered a concluding speech at the conference. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

In addition, he also pointed out the limitations in this work: Many workers have a great need to work abroad, but the qualifications, professional skills, foreign languages, and awareness of labor discipline of some workers are still weak, not meeting the requirements of some markets, especially markets with high and stable income. The situation of workers violating contracts and violating the law in the host country still occurs, and workers whose contracts have expired do not return home.

On this occasion, the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to outstanding individuals in the work of sending workers abroad. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

In order for labor export work in the new situation to really flourish, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested all levels, sectors and enterprises to focus on promoting propaganda work on labor export under contracts; effectively implementing support policies to encourage workers, vocational training institutions and enterprises to participate.

Along with that, continue to expand the exploitation of foreign labor markets; at the same time, strengthen the management, inspection and supervision of local authorities at all levels over labor recruitment activities in the area... to make the activity of sending workers to work abroad under contracts increasingly systematic and of high quality.

The Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs commended collectives and individuals with achievements in sending workers to work abroad under contracts in 2021. Photo: Dinh Tuyen