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| At the working session (Photo: CPV) |
At the working session, Mr. Christos Giannakakis said that during this working visit to Vietnam, the Greek National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives wishes to establish and promote the first steps of cooperation in bringing Vietnamese workers to work in Greece in agriculture sector.
At this visit, we look forward to receiving support and cooperation from the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) in particular and the Government of Vietnam in general in the process of bringing Vietnamese laborers to work in Greece. By that way, the two parties will eliminate the risks related to illegal labor brokerage. The Greek side also ensures that when Vietnamese workers come to work in Greece, they will be provided with the best facilities and materials to work, he emphasized.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan said that during the official visits and working visits to Vietnam and Greece by the two countries' senior leaders, the Vietnamese side discussed with Greece about cooperation in bringing Vietnamese workers to work in Greece.
Greece also highly appreciated the qualifications, vocational skills and sense of organization and discipline of Vietnamese workers and agreed that the two sides would soon negotiate and sign a labour cooperation agreement.
Mr. Hoan informed that in July 2023, the Vietnamese side allowed three businesses to prepare labor resources to send to Greece to work in the agricultural sector.
He also proposed that the Greek National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives and the Department of Overseas Labor under the MoLISA should sign a framework cooperation agreement on bringing Vietnamese workers to work in Greece in the field of agriculture. This is considered as a small agreement in the overall agreement on labor cooperation between the Governments of the two countries, he said.
In addition, Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan asked the Greek National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives to clarify the process and time for visa issuance, foreign language requirements and work permits for Vietnamese workers to work in Greece.
On the basis of general regulations and standards, MoLISA will guide businesses to select workers for training and meet the requirements of Greece.
According to Christos Giannakakis, the National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Greece is an organization with more than 300 members, of which 80% are cooperatives operating in the agricultural sector, stretching from the north to the south of Greece. Currently, Greece has a shortage of human resources in many fields (60,000 workers in agriculture, processing industry, 50,000 workers in construction and 50,000 workers in tourism). Greece only accepts workers from countries outside the European Union (EU). Some Asian countries that have supplied labour to Greece to work are Bangladesh, the Philippines, and China. The Greek National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives is looking for new labor markets like Vietnam with high-quality, safe and hard-working workers./.