Vietnam: All policies on support for guest workers

According to Article 10 of Decree No. 61/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, if a worker who is an ethnic, a member of a poor household, a near poor household or a household having agricultural land withdrawn, or a relative of people with meritorious services to the revolution wishes to be a guest worker, he/she shall be eligible for:

- The support for vocational training, foreign languages and training of necessary knowledge, including:

+ Tuition fees;

+ Food expenses in real learning time;

+ Travel expenses (round-trip tickets) for the distance between the residence and the training institution of 15 km or longer or 10 km or longer applicable to employees who legally reside in severely disadvantaged areas.

In particular, employees in poor districts may also receive expenses for accommodation and essential personal items.

- The financial support for procedures for passports, visas, check-ups, criminal records before the workers are sent abroad to work as prescribed.

- Support for risk settlement throughout the overseas working time as prescribed.

- Financial support for training in professional skills on request of the host country.

- The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall take charge and cooperate with relevant agencies in providing guidelines for procedures and amount of financial support for each entity.

In addition to support for guest workers, Vietnam’s Government also also actively creates favorable conditions to support loans for guest workers:

- Each worker who is a member of a poor household or a household having agricultural land withdrawn and an ethnic is entitled to apply to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies for loans according to the guest worker program as prescribed.

- Each worker who is a member of a near poor household or a relative of people with meritorious services to the revolution is entitled to apply to the National Employment Fund for loans according to the guest worker program as prescribed in Section 3 Chapter V of this Decree.

View full text at Decree No. 61/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from September 01, 2015.

Thu Ba

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