Vietnamese labourers staying in foreign countries beyond the expiry of their labour contracts may be fined up to VND100 million (US$4,800).

The unemployment rate among young people in Viet Nam is more than three times the adult rate, according to a report published in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday by the International Labour [ … ]

The market for overseas laborers in Taiwan - including Vietnamese - has taken a positive turn.

Some elements of the new amended Labour Code, intended to protect the rights of workers, have at the same time put a heavy burden on employers, company representatives said at a conference h [ … ]

Vietnamese labourers staying in foreign countries beyond the expiry of their labour contracts may be fined up to VND100 million (US$4,800).

Viet Nam and Saudi Arabia have agreed in principle to strengthen their co-operation in labour exchange.

A lot bosses have become hired workers in the economic crisis, many businessmen have become penniless, and many millionaires have returned to their home villages to work on the rice fields.

Social welfare and maternity protection for female workers in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are the focus of a workshop in Hanoi on May 6.

Nearly 4,000 workers from industrial zones in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 5 joined a walk programme to highlight the importance of safety at work.

Provinces now have to ratify their production and human resource plans before they can receive state funding for vocational training in their localities.