Changwon Chamber of Commerce and Vietnam SONA Sign Agreement on Worker Training and Dispatch

Agreement Signed to Launch Employment Support and Retention Program for Vietnamese Workers Dispatched to Gyeongnam Region

On April 21, the Changwon Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Gyeongnam signed a business agreement with SONA (Solutions in Occupational & National Advancement) of Vietnam to support the training of Vietnamese workers and their dispatch to companies in the Gyeongnam region.

Group photo of the agreement ceremony.

SONA is a vocational education institution under the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance, specializing in providing comprehensive overseas employment services for local workers seeking employment abroad. These services include vocational training, foreign language education, and support for departure procedures.

The signing ceremony was attended by Choi Jaeho, Chairman of the Changwon Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Nguyen Duc Nam, Chairman of SONA; Phuong Trong Long, SONA's manpower supply manager; Nguyen Duc Thuy, head of SONA's Korea branch; and Shim Yangsik, SONA's Korea representative.

Through this agreement, the two organizations plan to closely cooperate with the goal of improving the Korean language skills of outstanding Vietnamese workers and facilitating their smooth dispatch to companies in Gyeongnam. In particular, SONA will operate a "Gyeongnam Korean Language Class" for Korean language education, recruit and supply workers according to demand, and establish a management system to support stable settlement in Korea.

The Changwon Chamber of Commerce and Industry will actively support the priority employment and settlement of skilled workers recommended by SONA at companies in Gyeongnam, and will also cooperate in supporting the visa issuance process for workers of Filipino nationality. In addition, the chamber plans to regularly survey the demand for foreign workers among companies in the Gyeongnam region and provide this information to SONA.

Chairman Choi Jaeho stated, "This business agreement, based on mutual trust and cooperation between the two organizations, will serve as an opportunity to contribute to the settlement of Vietnamese workers in Gyeongnam and to the revitalization of the local industry."

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