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Tue, 05/05/2009 - 10:53
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Government eyes illegal foreign workers
Hanoi (VNA) - The Government is to take a hard line on foreigners working illegally in Vietnam while also scrutinising the rules covering their employment.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministry of Labour, Was
Invalids and Social Affairs to coordinate with relevant ministries and make
suggestions on any amendments to the regulations covering foreign workers.
Labour ministry's Employment Department deputy director Le Quang Trung said
companies which use foreign workers without the proper permits ill be told
to follow the law. Failure to act within a stipulated time would result in
fines.
The ministry ill also ask the Ministry of Public Security to expel
workers employed by investors and contractors with out the proper work
permit, he said.
An estimated 15,000 workers are illegally using tourist visas, said the
labour ministry's Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Hoa. Most are from other
Asian countries.
Foreigners without certificates or recognised skills are not allowed to
work in Vietnam but figures provided by provincial labour, was invalids and
social affairs departments show that of the 50,000 workers from more than 40
countries, 30 percent, or 15,000, have tourist visas.
Most work in the construction industry where contractors and investors
connive to break the law.
Prime Minister Dung said Vietnam 's integration and investment, trade
and other links with countries in the region and wider world have rapidly
enhanced its development, but also posed many issues of concern, such as the
import of out-of-date equipment, machinery and technology and the increase
of foreign workers.
Violations of labour laws must be reported to the Government before the end
of next month, the Prime Minister et said.
Dung has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to quickly implement
ways to attract foreign investment while also checking and adjusting rules
on foreign investment to avoid licensing projects that use outdated
technology and equipment.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has been told to
coordinate with the Ministry or Planning and Investment and others to issue
standard rules on the environment, equipment, technology and mineral
exploration.-Enditem
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministry of Labour, Was
Invalids and Social Affairs to coordinate with relevant ministries and make
suggestions on any amendments to the regulations covering foreign workers.
Labour ministry's Employment Department deputy director Le Quang Trung said
companies which use foreign workers without the proper permits ill be told
to follow the law. Failure to act within a stipulated time would result in
fines.
The ministry ill also ask the Ministry of Public Security to expel
workers employed by investors and contractors with out the proper work
permit, he said.
An estimated 15,000 workers are illegally using tourist visas, said the
labour ministry's Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Hoa. Most are from other
Asian countries.
Foreigners without certificates or recognised skills are not allowed to
work in Vietnam but figures provided by provincial labour, was invalids and
social affairs departments show that of the 50,000 workers from more than 40
countries, 30 percent, or 15,000, have tourist visas.
Most work in the construction industry where contractors and investors
connive to break the law.
Prime Minister Dung said Vietnam 's integration and investment, trade
and other links with countries in the region and wider world have rapidly
enhanced its development, but also posed many issues of concern, such as the
import of out-of-date equipment, machinery and technology and the increase
of foreign workers.
Violations of labour laws must be reported to the Government before the end
of next month, the Prime Minister et said.
Dung has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to quickly implement
ways to attract foreign investment while also checking and adjusting rules
on foreign investment to avoid licensing projects that use outdated
technology and equipment.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has been told to
coordinate with the Ministry or Planning and Investment and others to issue
standard rules on the environment, equipment, technology and mineral
exploration.-Enditem
