At noon on May 21, Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Mr. Rabbi Yoav Ben Tzur - Israeli Labor Minister who is visiting and working in Vietnam.
According to the Government Newspaper, at the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that Vietnam always attaches importance to the friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Israel.
On the occasion of the 77th anniversary of Israel's independence Day, which will be held by the Embassy of Israel in Vietnam on May 21, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh wished the Israeli Government and people to continue to achieve many new and greater achievements in the cause of national construction and development.
The Prime Minister assessed science and technology and labor as two important areas that the two countries can complement each other; suggested that Israel cooperate and support Vietnam in science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, startups, and Vietnam support and supplement Israel in human resources.
The Prime Minister proposed to soon complete negotiations and sign the Labor Agreement between Israel and Vietnam by June 2025 at the latest, agreeing on methods to effectively implement the agreement; cooperate in labor training in qualifications, vocational skills, foreign languages, culture, and law; promote and implement bilateral cooperation programs in the field of labor - employment, including new fields such as software design.
The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Home Affairs to report weekly on the progress of negotiations on the Labor Agreement with Israel; at the same time, he suggested that the two sides study and negotiate cooperation documents on education - training, science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, startups, and high-tech agriculture.
Minister Yoav Ben Tzur said that he had just visited the Vietnam Military History Museum and was very impressed with the history and traditions of defending and building Vietnam; congratulated Vietnam on the development achievements it has achieved in recent times.
The Minister said that this visit aims to further strengthen and develop the existing cooperative relationship between the Israeli Ministry of Labor and the Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs, as well as between the two countries, especially in the field of labor cooperation. Israel is ready to cooperate with Vietnam in all fields, including high-tech, software, and energy, the Minister emphasized.
The minister said Israel is lacking many workers; right now, it needs about 60,000 workers in the construction sector and about 200,000 workers in other fields.
Minister Yoav Ben Tzur shared that he witnessed the hard work, diligence, professionalism, and high sense of responsibility of Vietnamese workers; the Israeli side hopes, is ready, and will create conditions to welcome more highly skilled workers from Vietnam.
According to Minister Yoav Ben Tzur, Israel is currently one of the countries that ensure the best benefits for foreign workers and there are more and more workers from countries choosing Israel as their destination.
Agreeing with the Prime Minister's opinion on speeding up negotiations and signing of the Labor Agreement between the two countries, the Minister said that while waiting for negotiations and signing, businesses of both sides can cooperate directly to send workers to Israel to work.
