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The Department of Overseas Labor will revise and sign more agreements and Memorandum of Understanding on labor cooperation with other countries, fine-tune legal documents on Vietnamese guest workers, maintain traditional labor markets, and expand the number of Vietnamese guest workers to work in new occupations in European countries to earn higher incomes and ensure stable jobs.

Nguyen Gia Liem, Deputy Director of the Department of Overseas Labor, said: “The Department of Overseas Labor will work with Vietnamese liaison offices in other countries and the Overseas Labor Management Boards to help businesses access information concerning procedures, immigration regulations, and contract terms. We’ll connect businesses and localities to prepare qualified workers to send abroad. We’ll enhance international cooperation, seek for markets with good and safe working conditions and high payment, negotiate contracts to ensure the rights and interests of workers, and prepare to handle arising problems.”

The Department of Overseas Labor will connect vocational education centers and enterprises to train skilled labor resources.

“We have signed cooperation programs to send workers to Australia, Japan, and Germany and train human resources to meet requirements of the labor markets,” said Mr. Liem.

Vietnam sent 142,000 workers to work abroad last year, mostly to Japan, Taiwan (China) and South Korea.