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Foreign worker management tightened
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VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign workers staying in Vietnam for longer than three months will be denied visas or even forced to leave the country if they do not have work permit or if their permit expires.


This new regulation is stipulated in an amended draft decree on the management and recruitment of foreign workers in Vietnam. The decree, prepared by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), will come into effect as of July 1, 2010.

The draft decree also states that all illegal workers in Vietnam will be forced to leave six months after the decree takes effect if they do not apply for a work permit.

In addition, the draft decree requires Vietnamese employers to report their recruitment, use and management of foreign workers to their departments of labour, invalids and social affairs.
Also, foreign enterprises and organizations must submit plans to use foreign workers in their bids, says the decree.

The draft decree will be a legal foundation for agencies to expel illegal workers and create favourable conditions for authorities to manage them, noted Le Quang Trung, Deputy Director of MoLISA’s Department of Employment, who added that the current decree fails to recommend any punishment for violations.

PV