Newly skilled Lao workers to work in South Korea

Newly skilled Lao workers to work in South Korea

(KPL) Laos is equipping Lao workers with vocational skills and it is part of its preparation plan to send them to work in South Korea in the near future.
Deputy Head of Labour Skill Development, Mr. Thongdeng Singthilath said that Laos is now at the stage of drafting the employment agreement with South Korea and the contract will be signed soon.
“This is a good offer for Laos as its newly skilled workers will be working with the skilled workers of South Korea,” he added.
However, what had not yet been decided is the number of Lao workers that will be sent to this country Mr Thongdeng said.
He also said that over the past few years, Laos sent its unskilled workers to Japan and they learnt their vocational or trade skills in their host country and presently there are 256 Lao workers in this country.
The spin-off of such a form of labour export is that it contributes to poverty reduction, it reduces the number of unemployed people and it upgraded the trade skills of Lao workers, said Mr Thongdeng.
Laos also aims to reach such similar agreements with Russia and Sweden, added the labour chief.