Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP amending Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP on foreign workers working in Vietnam
Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP amending Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP on foreign workers working in Vietnam, and recruitment and management of Vietnamese workers working for foreign employers in Vietnam On September 18 th , 2023, the Government issued Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP on amendents to the Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP on foreign workers working in Vietnam, and recruitment and management of Vietnamese workers working for foreign employers in Vietnam. There have been some significant changes in the procedure for determining the need for foreign workers as follows: 1. Change of the competent authority for approving the employment of foreign labor According to Clause 2 of Article 4 of Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP, the authority to approve the use of foreign worker was vested in the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs or the provincial People’s Committee. Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP has amended this provision by delegating this authority to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social A...