150 Vietnamese guest workers back to RoK
(VOV) - Around 150 Vietnamese guest workers will be back to work in the Republic of Korea this month.
The Managing Board of Vietnamese workers in the RoK said they are among more than 300 workers who have returned to the homeland after their employment contract expired.
Earlier, on April 17, the first group of 16 Vietnamese workers went back to the RoK.
According to the RoK’s revised Employment Law which took effect in July, all foreign workers will have the chance to work in the country again three months after returning home on schedule and meeting employment conditions. They won’t have to test in Korean language and vocational skills.
The RoK Ministry of Labour and Employment said 2,746 foreign workers returned home from July to September 18 after their work permit expired. Each month, it will re-employ 400-500 former foreign workers.
A ministry official said the Korean Government wants to help small-and medium-sized enterprises re-use skilled workers and this is also a good solution to reduce the number of illegal foreign workers in the country.