Up to 23,500 Vietnamese people have registered to work in South Korea through the Employment Permit System (EPS), double the figure of last year and the highest for a decade, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs' Department of Overseas Labour.
South Korea’s EPS needs to recruit 12,000 Vietnamese workers this year, but up to 23,500 Vietnamese people have registered.
Of the figure, 19,200 people have registered for manufacturing, followed by fisheries with 2,600 and the agricultural sector with 1,300.
The recruitment contest under EPS is scheduled in Danang from May 8 to June 10.
To be eligible for employment, people must pass two rounds of testing, including a language proficiency test and a vocational skills test. Those who tested positive for Covid-19 will not be allowed to take part in the competition.
South Korea has been a market for Vietnamese labour since 1992. Over 90 percent of Vietnamese workers were sent to the country via the EPS.
Vietnam sent roughly 9,900 Vietnamese workers to South Korea for guest work last year, with more than 8,900 people under the EPS programme.
More Vietnamese register to work in South Korea
Up to 23,500 Vietnamese people have registered to work in South Korea through the Employment Permit System which is the highest for a decade, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Source: dtinews.vn, Hanoi TV
