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Updated · en.vneconomy.vn · Jul 1
Vietnam Launches 7 Non-Profit Labor Programs for 4 Markets, Offering Low-Cost Overseas Jobs
Updated
Updated · en.vneconomy.vn · Jul 1

Vietnam Launches 7 Non-Profit Labor Programs for 4 Markets, Offering Low-Cost Overseas Jobs

1 articles · Updated · en.vneconomy.vn · Jul 1

Summary

  • Seven ministry-run programs are sending Vietnamese workers to South Korea, Japan, Germany and Taiwan under non-profit schemes that emphasize transparency, low fees and, in many cases, full tuition and airfare support.
  • Workers in the programs receive pay and welfare benefits on par with local employees, which the Ministry of Home Affairs says will help create jobs, raise incomes and support long-term human-resource development.
  • South Korea’s EPS program allows work in manufacturing, construction, agriculture, fisheries, forestry and services for up to 4 years and 10 months, while Japan’s three programs cover elderly care, manufacturing, construction and food processing.
  • Taiwan’s program recruits men and women for manufacturing and patient and elderly care on 3-year contracts extendable up to 12 years, while Germany’s track targets nursing graduates 21 and older for assistant roles in elder-care facilities.

Insights

Are Vietnam's non-profit labor programs a real opportunity or a pipeline to systemic abuse in developed nations?
Why do Vietnamese workers in South Korea's official program still face conditions labeled as 'modern-day slavery'?
As Japan's 2027 labor reform looms, will Vietnamese workers finally escape the 'Dark Paradox' of exploitation?