OPEN FOREIGN LABOR MARKET: EASY, EASY...

In 2019, many countries relaxed conditions to welcome foreign workers to work, but besides the advantages, there are many challenges, especially for partners with high requirements on human resource quality. 'Easy people, easy people, difficult people, difficult people' - That requires management agencies, recruitment and Vietnamese workers themselves to make efforts and actively overcome challenges to receive opportunities.

Tong Hai Nam, Director of the Department of Overseas Labor Management (Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs) said that in 2018, the whole country sent more than 142,000 people to work abroad, said Tong Hai Nam, director of the Department of Overseas Labor (Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs). outside, exceeding 30% of the plan. This is the 5th year in a row that labor export activities keep increasing, surpassing 100,000 people.

Notably, Vietnamese workers are still attractive to traditional markets and tend to expand into new markets. In particular, the Japanese market has had a remarkable growth, with more than 68,000 people coming to work, an increase of 12,000 people compared to 2017. The second is Taiwan (China), with more than 60,000 people; followed by Korea and Malaysia…

In 2019, opportunities for Vietnamese workers continue to expand. In which, the largest market is Japan, which has relaxed some policies to attract foreign workers to work. According to the Law on Immigration Management (amended) just passed by the National Assembly of Japan, starting from April 2019, Japan will receive at least 345,000 foreign workers in industries and occupations in which Vietnam has strengths. , such as: Agriculture, nursing, food processing, hotels, restaurants, fishing, machinery manufacturing... The recipients are workers of many levels, no longer restricted to the intern group. students to practice skills.

The policy of accepting foreign workers in the Taiwan market is also more open. Previously, foreign workers working in Taiwan, after 3 years of contract had to return to their home country to extend, to have the opportunity to stay in this market for 2 more years. Currently, Taiwan's Employment Service Law (amended) allows foreign workers to renew on-the-spot contracts for a period of 12-14 years. This is a good opportunity for more than 220,000 Vietnamese workers working in Taiwan and those who want to work in this market in the future.

Another big market is South Korea, which has not yet received as many foreign workers as Taiwan or Japan, but our country and your country have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the 2018-2020 period on sending and receiving workers. Vietnam to work in Korea. The signing of the 6th MOU earlier than expected is the clearest proof to affirm that Vietnamese labor is still attractive to the Korean market and vice versa.

In addition, some European markets have initially invited Vietnam to cooperate in the fields of healthcare, nursing... Thereby, it can be seen that labor export activities are shifting to quality markets. , effective, has a long-term and strong relationship with Vietnam.

The positive signal of labor export activities is also reflected in many other aspects, such as the increasing income of overseas workers, more remittances to home country, contributing to poverty reduction, raising the level of poverty. live for many families and localities.

Coming to the Hanoi Employment Service Center in the last days of 2018, Mr. Nguyen Tien Dat, Yen Xa village, Tan Trieu commune (Thanh Tri district) said that he returned home in early 2018 after 5 years working in Korea. Quoc, he accumulated a good amount of capital to repair houses and open shops for relatives to do business. He himself was recruited by some Korean-invested enterprises to work, but he wanted to find a better job.

Focus on improving the quality of human resources

Besides the positive factors, the open foreign labor market poses many problems that need attention and resolution. In particular, the most difficult is how to make the workforce meet the increasing requirements from partners. According to Mr. Tong Hai Nam, when the Immigration Management Law (amended) of Japan takes effect, this market certainly needs a lot of special skilled workers, high-tech workers, there are already some years of experience.

Markets that do not require strict recruitment criteria also find it difficult to recruit abundant labor resources. Because, our country is entering a period of population aging, on average every year about 1.2 million people enter the working age and 400,000 people leave the working age.

“With 800,000 additional people to the labor force/year, our country does not have a surplus of workers for export. Therefore, the aim of this activity is not quantity, but quality is important. Workers who go to work abroad must accumulate experience and skills and return to serve the country's socio-economic development", said Mr. Doan Mau Diep, Deputy Minister of Labor and War Invalids. and Society emphasized.

Movements of major domestic labor markets such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Binh Duong... show that working abroad is no longer a priority for workers when they can easily find a job. do on the spot. In Hanoi, in 2018, the whole city created jobs for 190,179 people, but only 3,250 people went to work abroad under contracts (equivalent to 1.7%). Other big cities also have a decreasing number of export workers.

In order to improve the quality of human resources to meet domestic and export needs, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has directed relevant agencies to closely coordinate to well implement the model of vocational training association. with the needs of the domestic job market and labor export on a large scale.

Along with that, branches and localities strengthen inspection and examination to promptly detect and correct mistakes in sending workers to work abroad; at the same time, encouraging businesses to prioritize recruitment and use of labor resources to return home. Legal gaps in this area are also studied, amended and supplemented in the direction of increasing fines, to be enough to deter...

It can be said that in 2019, the open foreign labor market is both an opportunity and a challenge for Vietnamese workers, especially in the context of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. (CPTPP) with many commitments on labor has officially come into effect.

Therefore, right now, employees, management agencies and labor recruitment partners must take responsibility to turn challenges into opportunities, improve the quality of human resources for the market. domestic and export markets.

The foreign labor market is wide open: Easy to get people, easy to...

According to Minh Thuy