Foreign workers need to obtain a work permit (WP) – is a legal document that allows a foreign worker to work in Vietnam. The work permit must clearly state information about the employee, including: full name, passport number, date of birth, nationality, name and address of the working organization, and working position. So during working in Vietnam, does foreign employee need to re-apply for WP when changing...
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On September 18, 2023, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 70/2023/NĐ- CP, which amends and supplements certain provisions of Decree No. 152/2020/NĐ-CP regarding foreign laborers working in Vietnam and the recruitment and management of Vietnamese laborers working for foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam. Here are the key points of Decree No. 70/2023/NĐ-CP: 1. Experts are foreign laborers falling into one of the following cases: –...
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GOVERNMENT ________ No. 70/2023/ND-CP SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence – Freedom – Happiness _______________________ Hanoi, September 18, 2023 DECREE Amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP dated December 30, 2020 regulating foreign workers working in Vietnam and recruiting and managing Vietnamese workers working for foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam ____________ Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization...
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According to The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (“MOLISA”), from the beginning of April, Vietnam has about 101,550 foreign workers working in Vietnam. In which, foreign workers at management positions account for nearly 12%, those at executive position are more than 8% and those at expert position are the largest with 58%. Foreign workers currently working in Vietnam come from 110 countries...
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On 30 December 2020, The Government promulgated Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP regarding foreign employees working in Vietnam (“Decree 152”). Decree 152 is effective from 15 February 2021 and replaces Decree No. 11/2016/ND-CP (as amended by Decree No. 140/2018/ND-CP). This Decree regulates foreign employees working in Vietnam as well as the recruitment and management of Vietnamese working for foreign organisations and individuals in Vietnam following the provisions...
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