Dung proposed Norvanto continue to act as a bridge to coordinate and step up cooperation activities in vocational education such as building and developing training institutions of Finland, establishing a quality assessment system that meets international standards, connecting Vietnamese vocational education institutions with Finnish businesses in Vietnam, enhancing the capacity of management officials and teachers, and selecting support for technology transfer and training courses aligned with Finland's key strengths.
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Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Keijo Norvanto |
While acknowledging the absence of a formal labor cooperation agreement between the two countries, Dung highlighted the recent trend of receiving Vietnamese guest workers to Finland, saying that since late 2023, about 20 Vietnamese workers have secured jobs in various sectors, including nursing, welding and forestry.
Amid the labor shortage caused by an aging population and a low birth rate, Norvanto said the Finnish Government launched the pilot Talent Boost Program to attract workers, experts and entrepreneurs during 2020-2022 to draw 50,000 immigrants for employment to Finland by 2030 and 250,000 by 2050.
Vietnam, alongside Brazil, India, and Turkey, has been identified as a key source country for this initiative, he said.
He urged the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) to prioritize strengthening bilateral labor cooperation, specifically by expeditiously studying and signing a Memorandum of Understanding outlining a framework for Vietnamese laborers working in Finland.
With the upcoming visit of the Finnish Minister of Employment to Vietnam in January 2025, he expressed his desire for close collaboration between MoLISA and the Finnish Embassy to solidify cooperation plans.
Source: VNA