Warning of fraud in sending workers to work in Korea

The above information has just been warned by the Overseas Labor Center, Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs to workers who are participating or have a need to participate in the Korean Employment Permit Program for Foreign Workers (EPS Program).

The Overseas Labor Center said that recently, some people have used social networks to provide inaccurate information, intentionally causing confusion among workers participating in the EPS Program.

Inaccurate information posted on social media with the intention of inciting panic among workers (Photo: Colab).

In the context, the Overseas Labor Center, HRD Korea and related agencies have synchronously and drastically implemented many measures to achieve the highest efficiency in selecting and sending workers to work in Korea.

The agency said that the above subjects took advantage of the general results and the impatient psychology of workers to create influence and serve personal purposes. This is an act that negatively affects the program.

The Overseas Labor Center recommends that workers participating in the EPS Program take note and not participate in or assist in the above-mentioned acts. At the same time, this agency also recommends that workers stay alert and avoid being scammed, enticed, and enticed by brokers to lose money unjustly.

The Overseas Labor Center will coordinate with HRD Korea, Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of provinces/cities and relevant agencies to strictly handle any violations detected.

Workers wishing to work in Korea must attend and pass the Korean language test organized by the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor in coordination with the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (Photo: Nguyen Son).

The EPS program is signed by a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Labor and Employment of Korea and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam.

Workers wishing to work in Korea must attend and pass the Korean language test organized by the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor in coordination with the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Workers who meet the requirements of Korean language, skills and meet the prescribed conditions submit their application to the Overseas Labor Center (Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs) through the local Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

In 2023, Vietnam and Korea will also jointly organize a Korean language test for nearly 23,400 workers who wish to work in Korea. This is the largest number of registrations in the past 10 years.

It is expected that in 2023, Vietnam will strive to achieve the goal of sending 10,000 workers to work in Korea under the EPS Program.

According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Korea is currently one of the key labor markets, attracting many Vietnamese workers to choose to work there, with an average income of 1,500-2,000 USD/month.

In recent years, due to the aging population, Korea has increasingly suffered from a shortage of human resources. Therefore, the government is actively adjusting policies to create more favorable conditions for workers, such as increasing the quota for work permits under the EPS Program, extending the working hours for seasonal agricultural workers, and expanding the acceptance of human resources in the shipbuilding industry to attract more foreign workers.

To date, Vietnam has sent more than 110,000 workers to work in Korea under the EPS program. The program has made positive contributions to creating stable jobs and ensuring social security for workers.

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