Skilled workers going to South Korea can earn 50-60 million VND per month upon starting work.

The Deputy Minister also directly verified information regarding foreign workers in general, including Vietnamese workers, at this shipbuilding corporation, concerning the company's good welfare policies, guaranteed living conditions for workers, and especially workplace safety.

Upgrading work visa

In the technical worker category, under the E7 visa (a visa for skilled and experienced workers), Tran Van Binh, 25 years old, from Nghe An province, said he had been working at Hyundai Mipo in South Korea for over a month. Having received training domestically and possessing experience in this industry, Binh only needed 3 days of internship at the factory before officially joining the production line upon arriving in Korea.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan works with one of the largest shipbuilding enterprises in Korea (Photo: Thai Anh).

Similarly, Nguyen Van Son (from Ha Tinh province ) went to Korea to work in the field he studied in Vietnam, so his job is going very smoothly, even though he's only been there for a few months. Son commented that the conditions in the company dormitory are better than in Vietnam.

Le Khanh Hien, originally from Hai Phong , came to Korea last March to work as an electrician at a Mipo company. The young man said that with the skills he already had in Vietnam, any worker could start working immediately. For Hien, the difficulty came from the language barrier.

Currently, Hien lives in the company's dormitory for foreigners, with four people per room, and the living conditions are generally adequate. He is satisfied with his work and life abroad.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan expressed his wish for foreign businesses to pay more attention to the material and spiritual well-being of Vietnamese workers far from home (Photo: Thai Anh).

What young male workers like most about this place is the regular overtime opportunities. When the company needs to mobilize workers, they ask for their opinions, and those who agree work overtime and receive higher wages and bonuses.

General Director of Hyundai Mipo Kim Hyung Kwan informed that this Korean enterprise is in great need of foreign workers and always highly appreciates the capacity of Vietnamese workers. The company is committed to always taking care of and improving the income of foreign workers and will try to take better care of the lives and policies of each employee.

Unlike other new workers, Pham Van Vu (born in 1996, from Bac Giang province) has been working in South Korea for over 6 years, having joined Hyundai Mipo 1 a year ago. Vu started as a student, entering Korea on a D4 visa. To transition to an E7 visa, Vu went through a long and arduous journey, step by step.

Although not a worker who is trained in the field from the beginning, Vu has an advantage because he was an international student majoring in Korean language. He also shared the same joy as Hien: "The company allows a lot of overtime so workers like me have a salary of 2.5-3 million won/month (equivalent to 50-60 million VND), higher than the basic salary prescribed in Korea."

With no living expenses, Vu was very excited because he could save a lot of money. Having overcome the initial difficulties of not being familiar with the factory work, Vu was now satisfied because the job was manageable, suitable, and not too strenuous. He worked about 20 hours a week, and could increase that if needed, but still allowed himself two full days off on weekends for leisure, hiking, and sports.

Good human resources return to develop the country

Among the general laborers (E9 visa holders) and vocational students (D4-6 visa holders), Bui Van Linh (from Nghe An province) said that the factory where he works assembling ship hulls currently has 7 Vietnamese people. Five more will be coming soon to study and work, bringing the total to 12 Vietnamese, enough to form a strong group.

E9 workers are employed under time-limited contracts (currently 4 years and 3 months), so Linh is striving to upgrade his visa to a skilled worker category so he can sponsor his wife and children to come over. The male worker expressed his desire to stay in South Korea long-term.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan gave gifts and encouraged each worker working in Korea (Photo: Thai Anh).

Bui Van Dai (born in 1998, also from Nghe An province) went to South Korea with a D4-6 visa. Dai said there are many advantages for trainees, from study conditions and accommodation to vocational training. After completing 3 months of language and vocational training, Dai started receiving his trainee salary.

Each week, the male worker works 3 days, attends school 2 days, and has 2 days off on the weekend, earning 1 million won (approximately 18-19 million VND) per month. Dai considers this salary suitable for someone like him who is both studying and working.

Le Quoc Viet, a fellow countryman born in 1997, came here at the same time as Dai. He's having difficulty learning the language, so the training center is providing him with extra tutoring three evenings a week. Viet is working harder to get his work visa approved as soon as possible.

Le Viet Giap is also an intern with a D4-6 visa. He commented that the learning process was comfortable, at first he did not expect to receive so much support. His family in Vietnam was also reassured that their children did not have to worry about food or cold in a foreign country. After 3 months in Korea, he gained 3kg, Giap said, most of the interns were like him because they ate well and lived a disciplined life.

Leaders of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs urged each individual to strictly abide by the law, maintain work discipline, focus on the country, and return home on time (Photo: Thai Anh).

Presenting gifts to encourage each worker, Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan urged them to strive step by step to learn, improve their skills, and achieve higher job positions, better visa status, and the expected income.

He emphasized that workers going to Korea to work in basic technical industries such as shipbuilding are a valuable source of human resources who can return and contribute to the country's economic development in the future. The leaders of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs urged each individual to abide by the law, maintain work discipline, focus on their homeland, return home on time, and have a concrete plan to help maintain a sustainable labor market in Korea.

The Deputy Minister also expressed confidence in the leaders of the foreign businesses, hoping that they would, under the circumstances, provide even better care for the material and spiritual well-being of Vietnamese workers far from home.

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