The rate of Nghe An workers illegally residing in Korea is the 5th highest in the country.

(Baonghean.vn) - That is one of the shortcomings pointed out at the Conference summarizing the labor export work in 2015.2016 mission implementationorganized by the Provincial People's Committee on the afternoon of March 31, chaired by comrade Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Committee,Permanent Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee.

Conference Overview.

In 2015, 12,811 workers went to work abroad under contract for a limited period. The market is mainly concentrated in Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Middle Eastern countries... Localities that send many workers to work abroad under contract include: Nghi Loc, Do Luong, Nam Dan, Hung Nguyen, Thanh Chuong, Tan Ky...

Number of people going to work abroad in the province from 2011-2015.

Compared to 2014, the results of labor export in 2015 reached and exceeded the set plan. Nghe An continues to lead the country in the number of laborers going abroad. Currently, the total number of laborers in the province working abroad for a limited period is about 56,000. The income from labor export transferred to the province annually is estimated at 250 million USD/year, contributing to job creation and sustainable poverty reduction.

Labor export markets of Nghe An in 2015.

However, the number of trained workers exported with technical expertise is still low, reaching only 35.25%. Nghe An workers' access to high-income foreign labor markets is still limited. In addition, the phenomenon of people voluntarily or through brokers going abroad to work without a labor contract is still common.

Notably, the rate of workers fleeing their workplaces and illegally residing in Korea has decreased but remains high. By the end of February, Nghe An had 1,450 people, accounting for 44.4%, ranking fifth nationwide in terms of the rate of workers whose contracts had expired and who were illegally residing in Korea.

Nghe An people make passports and travel documents at the beginning of the year to go abroad to work.

In 2016, the province strives to send over 12,500 workers to work abroad under contracts. Of which, the rate of policy workers working abroad will increase to 20% compared to the total labor force in the province; the rate of skilled workers going abroad to work will increase to 40%; and the rate of Nghe An workers going to work in Korea whose labor contracts have expired and who stay and work illegally will be reduced to below 30%.

Speaking at the Conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Xuan Dai suggested that functional sectors and localities continue to promote information and propaganda work on labor export, encourage and create favorable conditions to attract capable and reputable labor export enterprises to open branches and set up representative offices in some localities to consult and recruit workers.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Xuan Dai gave a speech at the Conference.

In addition, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee noted the need to expand many new potential markets with high and stable incomes to meet the needs of workers. Strengthen the inspection and examination of labor export activities in the area to rectify and prevent illegal brokerage services.

Minh Quan