Around 2,000 poor labourers to work in the RoK

The first computer-base Korean language test for labourers from 62 poor districts was held on August 20 by the Overseas Labour Centre (OLC) under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Le Duc Quang, head of the OLC’s Selection Department, said around 2,650 people from poor districts across the country have registered to take part in the test. The Republic of Korea (RoK) will choose more than 2,000 candidates to work in the agricultural sector.

Ethnic minority labourers will be fully supported in training, accommodation and travelling fees while poor labourers will be covered for half of expenses.

Luong Duc Long, OLC Deputy Director, said in the RoK, labourers will get more than US$900 per month each for growing vegetables and flowers, harvesting mushrooms and raising cows, pigs and other cattle.

Long added that Vietnam has so far sent 250-300 ethnic minority and poor labourers to the RoK under the Korean Employment Permit System (EPS) program.

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