At the workshop "Promoting human resources to work abroad under contracts" organized by Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee in collaboration with Lao Dong Newspaper (on August 9), reporters had the opportunity to quickly discuss with Ms. Yamada Rei. - project coordinator/partnership development officer Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Ms. Yamada Rei said that she and her colleagues are implementing the Project to support job information connection for Vietnamese workers working abroad under contracts. The project is implemented by the Department of Overseas Labor Administration (DOLAB), the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam (MOLISA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
"Our project is expected to be implemented within 5 years and is a technical support project. We hope to be able to provide a safe and secure working environment for Vietnamese workers abroad. Above Based on the knowledge and skills they have acquired, they will return to develop Vietnam's economy" - Ms. Yamada Rei said.
Accordingly, the project was built with 3 goals, including: building a new system to provide job information for Vietnamese workers; promote the activities of dispatching agencies and dispatching companies; Support for Vietnamese workers after returning home from working abroad.
Through contact with Vietnamese workers, Ms. Yamada Rei acknowledged: "Vietnamese workers have many similar personalities and skills to Japanese people. For example, they always respect the elderly or work very hard, have I think Vietnamese people have many advantages when working in Japan and from there returning home to start a business, helping to improve the lives of themselves and their families." .
According to statistics from the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, there are currently about 500,000 Vietnamese workers working in Japan under programs such as: Technical intern training; specified labor; bringing Vietnamese nursing and midwifery candidates to Japan to work within the framework of the Vietnam - Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA); Workers are technicians and interpreters.
Vietnam is also the leading country among 15 countries sending interns and workers to Japan. Last year also marked a new milestone when the number of Vietnamese workers going to Japan to work was the highest ever, reaching 85,000 people.
