Offshore recruitment and employment

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched its fifth annual Global Media Competition, themed “fair recruitment and the future of labour migration”, aiming to recognise exemplary media coverage of the issue.For the first time, the competition has a student prize category with a fellowship, according ...

Increasing numbers of professionals are choosing to work abroad, especially in Southeast Asia, drawn by higher salaries, better growth opportunities.According to a survey in 2018 by JobStreet, one of the largest employment portals in Southeast Asia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand were the most popular Southeast ...

Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and four Japanese agencies on July 1 signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on sending specific skilled workers of Vietnam to work in Japan.Under the deal, specific skilled workers in Japan will enjoy benefits in line ...

The number of people living in poor districts who have taken up offers to work abroad remains very low. Local authorities, enterprises and labour export cooperation programmes have in recent years offered assistance to help people find jobs in other countries.Keep reading ...

Vietnam created new jobs for more than 1.63 million people last year, achieving 102.48% of its plan, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs. Of that figure, more than 1.5 million people found domestic employment opportunities and over 135,000 people found placement abroad.Keep ...

The job market in Việt Nam is expected to be largely positive next year as the country continues to develop its manufacturing base, recruitment companies say.Keep reading ...