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Procedures for Sending Lao Workers Abroad and Receiving Foreign
 Through the development and implementation of Labor Cooperation Agreements between Vietnam and Lao, the Overseas Labor Management Department hereby guides enterprises send laborers to Laos a number of Regulations related to sending Vietnamese laborers to work in Laos to do jobs or work with contract –winning or investment in Lao as follow: Law on sending Vietnamese Laborers to work to win contracts in Laos Regulations in Vietnam: At least 20 days before the date a labor go to work Overseas, the offshore investment or contractor and the bidding enterprises must send the report “Sending Workers Abroad” enclose executed copy of “Winning Contract, Works and Supply Contract, Project Overseas and copy of Investment Certificate with a list of laborers signed contract by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs To report lists of laborers already sent to work abroad include the following: a) Labor supply contracts, guest worker contracts and labor contracts - The term of the contract; - The number of workers to work overseas; occupations and jobs they are expected to do; - The workplace; - The working conditions and environment; - The work time and rest time; - The labor safety and protection conditions - Wages, remuneration, other benefits and bonuses ( if any ), overtimes pays; - The living conditions - The medical examination and treatment regime - The social insurance regime; - The conditions for termination of contract ahead of time and compensation liability - The responsibility for payment of travel fares from Vietnam to the workplace and vice versa; - The brokerage commissions ( if any ); - Responsibility for assisting workers in remitting money to Vietnam - Responsibility of concerned parties for the death of a worker working overseas; b) Registration of labor supply contracts - Within 10 days after receiving a complete and valid dossier, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalid and Social Affairs shall reply the enterprise in writing. In case of disapproval, it shall state the reason therefor. Enterprise refers to regulations at: Law on Vietnamese guest workers (Article 28 to 33) No .21/2007/TT-BLDTBXH. Hanoi, October 8, 2007. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs details and guides the implementation of a number articles of the Law on Vietnamese Guest Workers; and the Governments Decree No.126/200/ND-CP dated August 1, 2007, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Vietnamese Guest Workers( Article 15 ) Regulations in Laos: Some regulations related to foreign labor working in the Lao PDR include: The ratio of acceptance of foreign labor within a labor unit must be as follow: - Fifteen percent of the total number of Lao laborers within a labor unit for technical experts undertaking physical labor; - Twenty –five percent the total number of Lao laborers within a labor unit for technical experts undertaking mental labor. For large projects, priority project of the government spanning five years or under, the use of foreign labor will be in accordance to with the contract between the project owner and the government. Conditions for Foreign Labor Working in the Lao PDR - Must be over the age of twenty years - Must have the skills and a professional level consistent with the required position - Have a clean personal history - Be in good healthy - Other conditions as deemed necessary. Please accept the following link to view details: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/MONOGRAPH/96369/113864/F1488869173/LAO96369%20Eng.pdf News: Dolab Translator: Anh Son |
