Vietnam: 03 specialized facilities to provide workers with necessary knowledge prior to working abroad

According to Article 8 of Decree No. 38/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, specialized facilities to provide workers with necessary knowledge prior to working abroad and organization of guest worker programs of service providers (hereinafter referred to as “facilities”) include:

- Centers for providing workers with necessary knowledge prior to working abroad include learner training and management departments;

- Professional departments organizing guest worker programs and utilizing foreign market, selecting workers, managing guest workers and assisting workers to return to home country and financially;

- Centers for providing necessary knowledge and professional departments must ensure adequate specialized employees for organizing guest worker programs.

Besides, Decree No. 38/2020/NĐ-CP also stipulates that conditions for organizations providing necessary knowledge for workers owned by service providers or hired by service providers under contracts shall comply with regulations and law and satisfy following basic requirements:

- Have adequate rooms for study and stay for 100 workers at any given time;

- Average area for rooms for study is 1.4 m2/learner and rooms for stay is 3.5 m2/learner with basic equipment to ensure studying and staying capabilities.

Note: Service providers issued with the license for organizing guest worker programs for the first time shall organize specialized facilities to provide necessary knowledge and bring workers to work abroad within 90 days from the date on which the license is issued.

View more details at Decree No. 38/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from May 20, 2020.

Le Hai

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