The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on October 21 signed a cooperation agreement with Uiseong county, Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on sending local labourers to the RoK to work seasonally under the form of locality-to-locality collaboration between the two countries in the 2023 - 2027 period.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) will focus on completing and promoting the signing of new labour cooperation agreements, especially with priority given to markets with high and stable income.

Vietnam and Israel kicked off negotiation over a labour cooperation agreement with an online meeting on January 21.