VietnamExpress-May 17

Companies are concerned that hiring foreign experts will become more difficult with a decree requiring at least a bachelor’s degree in the related field of work.

South Korean electronics giant Samsung, one of the largest foreign direct investors in Vietnam, is worried that the new decree will pose challenges for its recruitment process. The company was referring to a labor decree which took effect in February that allows foreigners to get a work permit only if they have at least a bachelor’s degree and three years of experience in their field or a practicing certificate with five years of experience in their own country. Samsung Vietnam said that in the long run, the decree will rob experts with outstanding skills the opportunity to develop their own potentials. Several foreign manufacturing companies in Vietnam have reported no immediate issue relating to the new decree, but are concerned that recruiting will become more difficult in the future.

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