Information and connection to send workers to work abroad under contract

Many options

Due to her poor family background, the eldest daughter of Ms. Pham Thi Anh in Nam Pho Ha village, Loc An commune (Phu Loc) had to drop out of school early. Having difficulty finding a job with a stable income as desired, Ms. Anh decided to send her daughter to work abroad according to her wishes. "When my daughter turns 18 this March, I will immediately register her to work in Japan through a service company in Hue. After learning from some relatives who are working for a garment factory in Japan, she plans to go there to work as a tailor. It is known that the monthly salary is 39 million VND," Ms. Anh said.

Recently, the overseas labor market has shown signs of recovery. According to the Overseas Labor Center - Ministry of Home Affairs, in addition to maintaining connections with recruitment agencies in the Korean and Japanese markets, the unit is continuing to negotiate to expand the sectors: services, industry... in these traditional labor markets. Therefore, job opportunities in Korea and Japan with attractive income and low costs for local workers are huge.

At the end of 2024, after many days of waiting, the program to send workers to work in Australia has opened. The Overseas Labor Center has sent a notice to the Departments of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (now the Department of Home Affairs) about the selection of workers to work in Australia in the agricultural sector based on the request for coordination in selecting workers from the Australian Embassy in Vietnam and approved Australian employers, under the mechanism of the Pacific Australia - Pacific Labour Migration Program (PALM). Workers who are selected by Australian businesses will participate in an orientation training course at the Overseas Labor Center's training facility in Hanoi and a pre-departure orientation session according to Australian regulations. This official program will attract many workers and give them a new, better option to enter the overseas labor market.

Statistics from the Department of Home Affairs show that in the first 3 months of 2025, Hue city had 561 workers working abroad under contracts. Of which, 471 workers went to the Japanese market, 68 workers went to Taiwan (China), 11 workers went to South Korea and a number of other markets. Previously, in 2024 alone, the city sent more than 2,100 workers to work abroad under contracts.

Foreign enterprises come to Hue to introduce their industries and recruit workers to work in Europe.

Innovation to attract workers

Mr. Mai Quang Chinh, Director of Suleco Company in Hue, said that in 2025, the unit strives to send about 150 workers to work in Japan. To achieve that target, the Company strengthens connections, information, and propaganda through the Job Exchange of the City's Employment Service Center and directly to localities such as A Luoi, Nam Dong, Phong Dien, Huong Tra... to search for and meet workers; at the same time, it opens language training courses, basic skills, health training... for workers. "We are committed to focusing on selecting and enthusiastically guiding workers about suitable jobs with the motto "right person, right job". At the same time, we will provide specific information on the best policies and benefits for workers applying to work abroad," said Mr. Chinh.

To meet the needs of workers working abroad, the government and relevant agencies encourage service enterprises to continue to seek and expand overseas labor markets in countries with stable political, economic and social situations and good treatment for workers. At the same time, encourage the application of programs to send workers to work short-term, low-cost jobs. Thereby, creating conditions for people in difficult circumstances to participate in the overseas labor market, contributing to ensuring social security and reducing poverty. In order to help workers cover and pay necessary expenses when working abroad, the government and relevant agencies increase the creation of conditions for access to preferential credit policies and employment support through borrowing from the National Employment Fund and from credit institutions serving socio-economic development. In recent times, the relevant authorities have also made positive interventions and impacts to promptly remove obstacles and improve the effectiveness of entrusted lending to social organizations and socio-political organizations through the Social Policy Bank and the effectiveness of other capital lending programs.

To attract labor resources to meet orders, many service enterprises in the area continue to promote the implementation of policies to support workers to work abroad, create resources, develop the overseas labor market... Create conditions for workers, including mountainous workers, to access overseas work programs under contracts from programs signed by the Vietnamese Government with foreign governments, such as the EPS Program, EPA..., to limit risks and reduce costs for workers. In addition, strengthen connections with projects and non-profit support programs for workers in difficult circumstances to work abroad, contributing to job creation, stable income, and at the same time effectively implementing sustainable poverty reduction.

Article and photos: HOAI THUONG