Vietnam say that illegal foreign migrant workers would face deportation; 147 new cases on Monday (May 17)

Vietnamese authorities in Dien Bien Province handed over 20 illegal citizens found illegally crossing into Việt Nam to Chinese authorities on April 24, 2021. - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, May 17 (Vietnam News/ANN): Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung has asked for tightened control over foreign labourers working in Vietnam.

In a recent dispatch to Chairpersons of municipal and provincial People’s Committees, he said provincial and municipal authorities should consider deporting foreign workers without work permits or those failing to comply with entry and exit rules applicable to foreigners in Vietnam.