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ThAi nguyen University Southern luzon STATE University

Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of Philippines

Policy and Recommendations on Administrative Management of

Foreign Labor: Bases for Capability Building of Domestic Labor

Advisor: Associate Professor. Dr. DINH NGOC LAN

Name of Student: NGUYEN THI TUYET VAN

English Name: HELEN

Date of Birth: 27/9/1972

Course: SLSU-DBA1

HANOI JUNE, 2013

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Acknowledgments

I would like to express our most sincere thanks to the Management Board of

the Southern Luzon State University, Thai Nguyen University, the teacher, the teacher

of the school has helped me facilitate the learning process throughout.

I would like to express sincere gratitude and profound Associate Professor.

Dr. Dinh Ngoc Lan, enthusiastic teacher who have dedicated guidance,

encouragement, spends time and exchange orientation for me during this research.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Department of Employment -

Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, the Department of Labor - Invalids

and Social Affairs, Hanoi, Lang Son, Ninh Binh, Quang Ninh, Phu Tho, Nghe An,

Thanh Hoa, Quang Nam, Da Nang, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Binh Duong, Ho Chi Minh

city and Dong Nai has helped me research material, through a questionnaire survey.

I sincerely thank the Board of the University of Labor and Social affair (ulsa),

colleagues in ULSA, classmates DBA1 facilitated enthusiastic help and share my

experience to help complete the dissertation.

Finally, I would like to send the gift to the heart of my family has passed

enthusiasm and encouragement to complete my dissertation.

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LỜI CẢM ƠN

Tôi xin gửi lời cảm ơn chân thành nhất tới Ban Giám hiệu Southern Luzon

State University, Đại học Thái Nguyên, các thầy giáo, cô giáo của Trường đã tạo điều

kiện giúp đỡ tôi trong suốt quá trình học tập.

Tôi xin bày tỏ lòng biết ơn chân thành và sâu sắc tới PGS. TS. Đinh Ngọc Lan,

giáo viên tâm huyết đã tận tình hướng dẫn, động viên khích lệ, dành nhiều thời gian

trao đổi và định hướng cho tôi trong quá trình thực hiện luận án.

Tôi xin bày tỏ lời cảm ơn chân thành tới Cục Việc làm – Bộ Lao động – Thương

binh và Xã hội; các Sở Lao động – Thương binh và Xã hội: Hà Nội, Lạng Sơn, Ninh

Bình, Quảng Ninh, Phú Thọ, Nghệ An, Thanh Hóa, Quảng Nam, Đà Nẵng, Bà Rịa –

Vũng Tàu, Bình Dương, thành phố Hồ Chí Minh và Đồng Nai đã giúp tôi về tài liệu

nghiên cứu, khảo sát qua bảng hỏi.

Tôi xin chân thành cảm ơn tới Ban Giám hiệu , các bạn đồng nghiệp trường Đại

học Lao động – Xã hội, các bạn cùng lớp DBA1 đã tạo điều kiện, nhiệt tình giúp đỡ

và chia sẻ kinh nghiệm giúp tôi hoàn thành luận án.

Cuối cùng, tôi xin gửi tấm lòng ân tình tới gia đình của tôi đã động viên và

truyền nhiệt huyết để tôi hoàn thành luận án.

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DEED OF DECLARATION

I, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Van (English name: Helen), hereby submit my

dissertation for oral examination, entitled “Policy and Recommendations on

Administrative Management of Foreign Labor: Bases for Capability

Building of Domestic Labor” truthfully declare that the said paper is a product of

my original research investigation.

Signed this …………………… 2013 at Thai Nguyen University

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Nguyen Thi Tuyet Van

DBA Candidate

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I: .................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................1

1.1. Background of the Study ................................................................................1

1.2. Statement of the problem................................................................................7

1.3. Significance of the study.................................................................................8

1.4. Scope and limitation of the study: ..................................................................9

1.5. Definition of terms........................................................................................10

CHAPTER II................................................................................................................13

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES........................................13

2.1. Review of related studies..............................................................................13

2.1.1 Local of studies...........................................................................................13

2.1.2 Foreign of studies........................................................................................16

2.2. Theoretical and conceptual framework.........................................................18

2.2.1. Administrative management of foreign labor............................................26

2.2.2 A foreign labor ...........................................Error! Bookmark not defined.

2.2.3 The employer .............................................................................................32

2.2.4 Basic contents of the administrative management of foreign labor ...........21

2.2.5. The reasons and the existing conditions that led to enterprises of hiring

foreign labor in term of:.......................................................................................39

2.2.6. The reasons sustain the hiring of foreign labor as perceived.....................42

2.2.7. The results and limitations in the management of State for foreign laborers

working in Vietnam .............................................................................................46

CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY .............................................................................52

3.1. Methods of collecting information................................................................52

3.1.1. Methods of collecting secondary data........................................................52

3.1.2. Methods of collecting primary date ...........................................................52

3.2. Data processing method................................................................................56

CHAPTER IV: PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF

DATA ..........................................................................................................................58

4.1. Characteristics and understanding of foreign labors on the policy, legal

documents relating to the management of foreign labors in Vietnam.................58

4.1.1. General characteristics of foreign laborers working in Vietnam...............58

4.1.2. Understanding of foreign labors on policies, laws relating to foreign labors

..............................................................................................................................60

4.1.3. Find out the information channel transmiss legal document to foreign

labors....................................................................................................................62

4.2. The granting of labor license for foreigners working under labor contracts 63

4.2.1. Period of labor license ...............................................................................63

4.2.2. Regarding the term of the labor license .....................................................64

4.2.3. Promulgating the Act on foreign labors.....................................................64

4.3. Management of foreign labors in Vietnam ...................................................65

4.3.1 Foreign labors is need to manage information............................................65

4.3.2. The information of foreign labors have to register ....................................66

4.3.3. Appropriate forms to manage foreign labors.............................................67

4.3.4. The difficulties for enterprises / organizations on the implementation of the

recruitment provisions to foreign labors ..............................................................68

4.3.5. Additional provisions of the law in buying compulsory insurance for two

types foreign labor ...............................................................................................69

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4.3.6. Additional provisions of the law of the place and work which is not allow

to use of foreign labors ........................................................................................69

4.3.7. The necessity to promulgate the Act on foreign labor...............................70

CHAPTER V: FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........71

5.1. Findings.........................................................................................................71

5.2 Conclusion .....................................................................................................74

5.3 Recommendations..........................................................................................74

ACT ON FOREIGN LABORS....................................................................................81

Chapter I.......................................................................................................................81

GENERAL PROVISION.............................................................................................81

Article 1: Scope....................................................................................................81

Article 2: Application objects ..............................................................................81

Article 3: Definitions ...........................................................................................83

Article 4: The principle of the use of foreign labor .............................................84

Article 5: Responsibilities of state management of foreign labors:.....................84

Article 6: Responsibilities of Employers .............................................................85

Article 7: Responsibilities of foreign labors ........................................................85

Article 8: Prohibited Acts ....................................................................................86

Chapter II .....................................................................................................................86

GRANTING WORK PERMITS, REISSUE OF LABOR LICENSE, EXPULSION

OF FOREIGN LABORS WITHOUT LABOR LICENSE..........................................86

Article 9: The case of foreign labors who are not eligible for a work permit

granted..................................................................................................................86

Article 10: Conditions for granting labor license for foreign labors ...................88

Article 11: Demand for foreign labors.................................................................88

Article 12: Profile granting labor license.............................................................89

Article 13: The term of the labor license .............................................................91

Article 14: The procedures for the labor license..................................................91

Article 15: The cases reissue of the work permit.................................................92

Article 16: Profile of the proposed reissue labor license .....................................92

Article 17: Order of reissue of labor license........................................................93

Article 18: The term of reissue of the labor license.............................................94

Article 19: Revoke of work permit ......................................................................95

Article 20: Expulsion of foreign labors ...............................................................96

Chapter III PROTECTION OF FOREIGN LABORS.................................................96

Article 21: Prohibition of Discrimination............................................................96

Article 22: Wages payments and insurance .........................................................96

Article 23: Support for Organizations, etc., Related to Foreign labors ...............97

Article 24: Allows changing business, workplace...............................................97

Chapter IV STATE MANAGEMENT OF FOREIGN LABORS .............................97

Article 25: Contents of state management for foreign labors ..............................97

Article 26: State management authority for foreign labors .................................98

Chapter V INSPECT AND HANDLE VIOLATIONS OF .........................................98

LAW RELATED OF TO FOREIGN LABORS..........................................................98

Article 27: Inspection of foreign labors ...............................................................98

Article 28: Complaints and settlement of complaints and violations of the law on

foreign labors .......................................................................................................99

Article 29: Accusations and resolved accusations violations of the law on foreign

labors....................................................................................................................99

Article 30: Principles for handling violations of the law on foreign labors.........99

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Article 31: The form of illegal handling of foreign labors ..................................99

Chapter VI TERMS OF ENFORCEMENT...............................................................100

Article 32: Entry into force of the Law on foreign laborers working in Vietnam

............................................................................................................................100

Article 33: Detailing and guiding ......................................................................100

REFERENCES ..........................................................................................................101

CURRICULUM VITAE............................................................................................108

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Abstract

Administrative management of foreign labor in Vietnam is not new topics, but

always topical. Administrative management of foreign labors how to effectively,

while enhancing the capacity of domestic labor is the topic that interest the

dissertation author. In this dissertation, the author analyzes the legal status

administrative management of foreign labor, the actual use of foreign labor, and the

authors also survey to find out more about the inadequacies of policy, law to make

recommendations as appropriate. Specifically, in the dissertation, the author has given

data of foreign labors working in Vietnam and analysis of the current legislation on

labor contracts for foreign labors, employment conditions use, recruitment

procedures, workplace safety, compensation... for foreign labors. Thus, the policies

and regulations on foreign labor management basically refer deeper, wider. Of course,

if the regulations governing foreign labor tight fit will enhance the capacity of

domestic labor. Finally, the authors make conclusions and recommendations of the

special products specifically with the Draft Law on foreign labors.

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List of tables

Table/chart Page

Table 1.1: The cities/provinces of Vietnam using foreign labors 2

Table 2.1: Number of foreign labors in Vietnam 41

Table 2.2: Qualifications of foreign labors 41

Table 3.1: Distribution of the questionnaire for foreign

workers in the provinces

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Table 4.1: Some general information about foreign labors in

Vietnam

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Table 4.2: The policy, legal documents of Vietnam that Foreign

labors known

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Table 4.3: The information channel transmits legal document to

foreign labors

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Table 4.4: Opinion of foreign labors on labor license 75

Table 4.5: Opinions of workers of the term (24 months) of

labor license

75

Table 4.6: Opinion of foreign labors promulgating the Act on

foreign labors

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Table 4.7: The object needs to manage information 77

Table 4.8: The information of foreign labors to register 78

Table 4.9: Appropriate forms to manage foreign labors 79

Table 4.10: The difficulties for enterprises/ organizations on

the implementation of the recruitment provisions to foreign

labors

80

Table 4.11: Additional provisions of the law on compulsory

insurance are 2 types foreign labor to buy

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Table 4.12: Additional provisions of the law of the place and

work banned the use of foreign labors

81

Table 4.13: The necessity to promulgate the Act on foreign

labor

82

Chart 1.1: The highest level of technical expertise gained 72

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APPROVAL SHEET

This dissertation, entitled “Policy and Recommendations on

Administrative Management of Foreign Labor: Bases for Capability

Building of Domestic Labor”, prepared and submitted by Nguyen Thi Tuyet Van

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor in Business

Administration has been examined and recommended for acceptance and approval for

ORAL EXAMINATION.

Associate Professor. Dr. Dinh Ngoc Lan Adviser

Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination with a grade of PASSED on

……. 2013

Dr………………………..………………….. Member

Dr………………………..………………….. Member

Dr………………………..………………….. Member

Dr………………………..………………….. Chairman

Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor in

Business Administration.

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Dean Dean

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

1.1. Background of the Study

In the context of international integration today, labors from this country to

work for other countries are indispensable objective. Vietnam as well as many other

countries around the world, the reception of foreign laborers working in Vietnam

country was inevitable. Together, the open-door policy to attract foreign investment

into Vietnam and the economic development in the country, foreigners entering

Vietnam to work for enterprises and organizations of all economic sectors is

inevitable. In fact, many enterprises and organizations wishing to recruit foreign

labors as enterprises of all economic sectors and the contractor is an organization with

legal economics of Vietnam or foreign contractors in Vietnam, business organizations

and services under the State administrative agencies, armed forces, Assembly Office

of foreign and branches of foreign companies, representative offices of economic

organization, trade, finance, banking, insurance, science and technology, culture,

sports, education, health; the business units of the state project office of foreign or

international in Vietnam, foreign law firm licensed to operate in Vietnam and the

cooperative. Presence of foreign labors in Vietnam are engaged in professional fields

such as industry, services, trade, construction and assembly; information technology,

education; produce cartoon graphic and physical education, sports, arts. In the 63

provinces/cities of Vietnam, there are 47 provinces /cities to use foreign labors.

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Number Provinces /Cities Notes Number Provinces /Cities Notes

1 Ha Noi 24 Quang Ngai

2 Ho Chi Minh 25 Thua Thien Hue

3 Hai Phong 26 Binh Dinh

4 Da Nang 27 Phu Yen

5 Lang Son 28 Khanh Hoa

6 Lao Cai 29 Ninh Thuan

7 Yen Bai 30 Dac Lac

8 Thai Nguyen 31 Lam Dong

9 Phu Tho 32 Binh Duong

10 Vinh Phuc 33 Binh Phuoc

11 Bac Giang 34 Tay Ninh

12 Bac Ninh 35 Dong Nai

13 Quang Ninh 36 Long An

14 Hoa Binh 37 Dong Thap

15 Hai Duong 38 An Giang

16 Hung Yen 39 Tien Giang

17 Nam Dinh 40 Ben Tre

18 Ha Nam 41 Vinh Long

19 Ninh Binh 42 Can Tho

20 Thanh Hoa 43 Kien Giang

21 Nghe An 44 Bac Lieu

22 Quang Nam 45 Ca Mau

23 Quang Tri 46 Baria - Vungtau

47 Binh Thuan

Table 1.1: The cities/provinces of Vietnam using foreign labors

The use of foreign labors in enterprises and organizations in Vietnam has

certain positive effects:

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- Foreign labors are qualified, highly technical, creating conditions for

enterprises and organizations in Vietnam to implement and develop the sectors

requiring high technology, high technology;

- The use of foreign labors will create conditions for employees Vietnam to

study and improve the professional qualifications, professional, fast absorbing new

techniques and new technologies, while working for Vietnamese workers behavior

and attitudes advanced work;

- The use of foreign labors will help improve productivity, labor quality,

business performance and reputation of the enterprise or organization.

In addition, foreign labors working in Vietnam and there are also negative

effects such as creating heavy pressure with the creation of jobs for domestic labor

even in conflict with domestic labor in the context of unemployment remain high. For

some fields, if using foreign labors will be vulnerable to reveal secrets and

technology. Use of foreign labors, the enterprises will have higher costs partly to

affect production costs of enterprises and especially if using a large percentage of

foreign labors is the difficulty in administrative management and problems will arise

problem of social order and security. The phenomenon of foreign laborers working

illegally in our country tends to increase, beyond the control of the state management

agencies. This fact poses serious questions about the effectiveness of management the

use of foreign labor in organizations, enterprises and concurrently set urgency

required for the state management agency on the increase strengthen inspection and

control this force.

Currently, administrative management of foreign labors is a hot subject in

Vietnam. This problem has attracted the attention not only of the State management