Dien Bien promotes sending seasonal workers to Korea
Dien Bien - The working group of the People's Committee has just promoted the sending of workers to work seasonally in a series of localities in Korea.
Great opportunities for young workers
Since December 29, the Dien Bien Provincial Working Group led by Mr. Lo Van Cuong - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee has had working sessions with leaders of Yeongwol District and Pyeongchang District (Gangwon Province, Korea) to discuss and survey labor and employment needs in localities.
According to Mr. Lo Van Cuong, Dien Bien currently has abundant human resources with nearly 300,000 people of working age (from 20 years old and above).
This force is mainly working in the fields of agriculture and trade, capable of meeting the recruitment needs of the Korean labor market.
The Chairman of the Yeongwol District Council also confirmed that the district has a great demand for foreign workers, especially in the fields of agriculture and forestry.
Accordingly, recruitment demand at Yeongwol focuses on seasonal workers from April to October every year. Recruitment age is from 25-35 years old.
In Pyeongchang district, the two sides also agreed on human resource needs and agreed to deploy legal procedures to move towards cooperation in providing seasonal labor in accordance with the laws of the two countries.
The leaders of Dien Bien province also pledged to promote propaganda and mobilize workers to strictly comply with the laws of the host country, and at the same time closely coordinate in labor management throughout their working time in Korea.
Expanding provincial-level cooperation
Also on the morning of December 30, the Dien Bien Provincial Working Group worked with the Chairman of the Gangwon Provincial Council.
Mr. Lo Van Cuong also suggested that the Chairman of the Gangwon Provincial Council give instructions to the cities, districts and towns under his authority to pay attention and coordinate with Dien Bien in signing a cooperation agreement to send workers to work seasonally.
At the same time, it is proposed to consider signing a memorandum of understanding between the two provinces in the fields of agricultural investment, services and tours with Dien Bien province.
Informing about the labor shortage in Korea in general and Gangwon in particular, the Chairman of the Gangwon Provincial Council emphasized the urgent need for the recruitment of foreign workers to work seasonally in agriculture.
The leaders of Gangwon province pledged to direct affiliated units to expand relations with Dien Bien, aiming to sign cooperation agreements on labor recruitment and investment promotion as soon as possible.
On the afternoon of December 30, the Dien Bien Provincial Working Group worked with Wonju City, Gangwon Province to discuss cooperation terms. It is expected that in the first quarter of 2026, a legal corridor will be created to effectively implement coordination programs in the coming time.
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