A dialogue was held in HCM City on March 6 to help enterprises in Việt Nam that employ foreign employees deal with difficulties and obstacles. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ

HCM CITY — Foreigners working in Việt Nam have contributed significantly to improving the country’s labour productivity and efficiency of production and business activities.

Lê Văn Thinh, director of the city’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said this at a dialogue on recruitment and employment of foreign workers in Việt Nam, held in HCM City on March 6.

With the participation of nearly 200 enterprises, the dialogue aims to help enterprises using foreign employees deal with difficulties and obstacles.

Thinh said foreign workers have contributed to providing human resources with expertise, management experience, and professional working skills that meet international standards.

HCM City has nearly 30,000 foreigners licensed to work at the city’s agencies, organisations and businesses.

“They help improve the city’s labour quality and create new career opportunities for locals,” he said.

In recent years, Vietnamese legal regulations related to foreign workers have changed many times, aiming to create favorable conditions for foreign workers working in Việt Nam, including loosening the visa policy for foreigners, creating more favourable conditions for foreigners coming to the country, and no limit on the ratio of foreign employees working in organisations and businesses in Việt Nam.

However, there are still inadequacies and shortcomings in the implementation of the regulations.

The participants discussed issues related to licensing; entry, exit and temporary residence procedures; personal income tax calculation; and payment of social and health insurance for foreign workers.

Representatives of the municipal Taxation Department, the Social Insurance Agency, and the Department of Public Security’s immigration unit answered participants’ queries, helping them address problems. — VNS