The Government has agreed to extend, for the second time, the deadline for imposing a fine of VND100 million (US$4,800) on Vietnamese guest workers who illegally stay in the host country after their labor contracts or visas expire.
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Accordingly, the deadline will be postponed for two months until March 10, 2014, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs said.
This is the second extension for the application of the fine, which, along with other fines, is provided for in Article 35 of Decree 95/2013 dated August 22, 2013 by the Government on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on labor, social insurance, and overseas manpower supply.
Vietnamese guest workers will face fines in case they illegally stay in the host country after the labor contract or visa expires and in some other cases.
Under the decree, the fine will be applied as of October 10, 2013, but the application had been extended until January 10, 2014, to give more time for Vietnamese workers illegally staying abroad to arrange their return to Vietnam.
Now, given that the number of such workers who registered to return home is very high, leading to an overload in settling procedures for them, the ministry has proposed the Government extend the deadline for the second time.
According to the Department of Overseas Labor Management (Dolab), after the decree was issued, hundreds of Vietnamese workers illegally staying in Taiwan and South Korea for work have voluntarily registered for repatriation.
According to Dolab, the majority of Vietnamese workers in South Korea work in production and manufacturing (over 78 percent), followed by 10.5 percent in agriculture and more than 9 percent in construction.
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