On the morning of August 5, at the First Extraordinary Session of the 16th National Assembly, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Tien Hai presented the report on the Draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Vietnamese Workers going to work abroad under contract (referred to as the Draft Law).
Cutting procedures, abolishing deposits with businesses
Presenting the submission of the Draft Law, Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Tien Hai said that the amendment and supplementation are extremely necessary to promptly institutionalize the Party's guidelines and policies; ensure the unity of the legal system; meet the requirements of building a digital government, digital economy, digital society and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state management in this field.
The draft Law focuses on 3 main groups of issues, including reducing and simplifying administrative procedures, investment and business conditions and promoting digital transformation; handling a number of urgent issues, problems, and inadequacies arising from practice, improving the investment and business environment, promoting socio-economic development, contributing to the successful implementation of the double-digit growth target;
Promote decentralization of power over local government and resolve issues related to arranging the state apparatus and organizing 2-level local government.
In which, regarding administrative procedures, according to the Minister of Home Affairs, the Draft Law does not generate new administrative procedures; abolishes 5/19 administrative procedures; cuts and simplifies 6/19 administrative procedures, cuts 34% of compliance costs for people and businesses.
Notably, the Draft Law has abolished the business condition of requiring a deposit for businesses sending workers to training to improve their skills abroad.
The transitional clause of the Draft Law clearly states that for enterprises sending Vietnamese workers to train and improve their qualifications and professional skills abroad that have deposited according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 36 of the Law on Vietnamese Workers Working Abroad under Contract No. 69/2020/QH14, the deposit receiving bank is responsible for returning the entire deposit amount to the enterprise within 3 working days from the date of receiving the enterprise's request.
In addition, regarding the conditions for issuing Licenses for service activities to send Vietnamese workers to work abroad under contracts, the Draft Law supplements regulations that enterprises that have had their Licenses revoked according to the provisions of points a, d, đ, clause 2, Article 16 of this Law within 5 years from the date of the decision to revoke the License are not granted a License.
Tighten responsibility, improve the quality of labor going abroad
Presenting the appraisal report on the above Law Project, Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee (UBVHXH) Nguyen Dac Vinh said that the Committee agreed to promulgate the amended and supplemented Law. The Law Project is in line with the Party's policy and the Constitution, ensuring compatibility with international treaties and consistency with relevant laws.
Regarding the State's policy towards Vietnamese workers going to work abroad under contract, UBVHXH agrees to supplement the policy of prioritizing sending trained workers with high technical expertise to work abroad under contract;
At the same time, apply specific mechanisms and policies to a number of priority industries, occupations, and fields to improve the quality of human resources, attract and effectively use workers after returning home, contributing to gradually reducing the proportion of unskilled labor, in accordance with the national human resource development strategy and domestic labor market needs.
In addition, UBVHXH proposed to amend the regulations on licensing in the direction that the Law only stipulates principles, assigning the Government to provide detailed guidance; and at the same time clarify the responsibilities of agencies in the licensing process.
The Committee also agreed with the regulation that businesses and employees must sign written agreements when participating in preparing labor sources to ensure the rights and interests of the parties.
