Nguyễn Văn Sáng of Thanh Hóa Province, a Vietnamese manual labourer, has worked in South Korea’s Gyeonggi-do Province since 2015. A Vietnamese labourer (in blue) receives a consultation in the South Korea-based Vietnamese Labour Management Office. Sáng said he earned about KRW7,500 (VNĐ155,000) each hour. He works about eight hours per day. “I often worked 10-12 hours per day when I first lived in South Korea,” he said. Sáng was sent to work as a labourer in South Korea under the Employment Permit System between South Korea and Việt Nam. He was given four years and 10 months to work in the country. He said he could have a saving of VNĐ1-1.5 billion (US$43,000-64,500) after deducting the cost of living. With so much money available for hard workers, many people living in rural areas of Việt Nam are tempted to move to South Korea for work. South Korea is believed to be one of the most attractive markets for Vietnamese workers because pay is higher than in Malaysia, Middle Eastern countries and even Japan. Local residents often do not work as construction workers in South Korea because of the hard work and risks involved. A Vietnamese manual labourers could earn KRW200,000-250,000 (US$177-220) per day if they work as a builder. Illegal labourers Due to the attractive salary, some Vietnamese labourers illegally stay in South Korea after their labour contracts end. They say it was easy to get another job there because of their experience and ability to speak the local… [Read full story]
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