Bac Lieu and Korean locality sign labor cooperation agreement
Tuesday, 22/10/2024 10:07 (GMT+7)
The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu and Uiseong county, Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK), signed a cooperation agreement on October 21 on sending local laborers to the RoK to work seasonally under the form of locality-to-locality collaboration between the two countries in the 2023 - 2027 period.
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Vice Chairman of the Bac Lieu Provincial People's Committee Ngo Vu Thang speaking at the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA)
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Speaking at the signing ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Bac Lieu Provincial People's Committee Ngo Vu Thang emphasized that in recent times, Bac Lieu province has paid great attention to the program of sending laborers to work abroad, including in the Korean market.
The signing ceremony marks an important step forward in labor cooperation between the two localities, and the starting point of their friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation based on the principles of equality, mutual assistance and common development.
Kim Gwang Cheol, Director of the Tourism, Agriculture and Economy Department of Uiseong county, pointed to many similarities between laborers of Vietnam and the RoK, and hailed the working skills and attitude of laborers of Vietnam in general and Bac Lieu in particular. He pledged to provide favorable conditions and environment for Bac Lieu laborers to work in his country.
According to the agreement, selected laborers are men and women residing in Bac Lieu province, from 25 to under 50 years old; with at least one year of experience in the agricultural sector; working period from three to five months from the date of entry; the assignment will take place in the first or last quarter of the year, according to the time required by Uiseong district.
In May, Bac Lieu province sent 30 laborers as seasonal workers to Yeong-dong county of Chungcheongbuk-do province. They have returned home after completing their contracts./.
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