Participants at the dialogue session. (Photo: VNA) The event, in both in-person and online forms, offered a venue for experts and representativesfrom diplomatic agencies, State management bodies, businesses, and Vietnamesecommunities abroad to share experiences towards building a widespread andsustainable support network and mechanisms that provide bettersupport and protection for Vietnamese people living and working abroad.
Head of the municipal Committee for OverseasVietnamese Affairs Vu Thi Huynh Mai stressed that sendinglabourers abroad to work has contributed to creating jobs, increasing income, speedingup poverty reduction and socio-economic development of the locality, and promotingthe image and value of the country and its culture to the internationalcommunity.
However,the coordination between Vietnamese diplomatic agencies abroad and domestic statemanagement agencies responsible for the labour export work, as well as companiesinvolved in sending workers abroad, has not proven effective, she said, addingthat some organisations and businesses involved in the work fail to meet requirements.
To overcome limitations and bring more opportunities toworkers and experts when participating in the foreign labour market, it isnecessary to establish an effective and sustainable communication andcooperation channel between diplomatic agencies, state management agencies,organisations and businesses in managing and protecting the rights ofVietnamese labourers and experts working abroad, Mai said.
The city’s relevant agencies should learn from international experience towardsimproving the quality of programmes and projects to send labourers abroad, and activitiesrelated to OVs, she went on.
According to Vice Director of the municipal Labour, Invalidsand Social Affairs Huynh Le Nhu Trang, employers in the traditional labour markets such as Japan,Taiwan (China), and the Republic of Korea highly value Vietnamese guest workersfor their diligence and quick adaptability.
According to Dinh VinhCuong, Chairman of Group 365, attention should be paid to training andimproving foreign language proficiency, professional skills, working style andcultural awareness for labourers; enhancing management and supervision, and support, and ensuringrights and safety for labourers when they work abroad.
HCM City needs to expand and diversify the labour export market, targetinghigh-income markets with demand for high-quality workers, Cuong said.
Participants suggested policies for managing experts and trainees, and ensuringrights and social security for Vietnamese labourers working abroad. They also proposedsolutions to improve processes for recruiting and training labourers; increasejudicial support and consultation for workers; and strengthen internationalcooperation in this field./.
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