Vietnamese citizens warned about fraudulent job offers abroad
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again recommends that citizens exercise caution when considering job offers abroad that promise "easy work, high salary" without any requirements for qualifications, degrees, signed contracts, or without going through businesses or labour dispatch organisations, said the ministry’s spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)⛎ - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs once againrecommends that citizens exercise caution when considering joboffers abroad that promise "easy work, high salary" without anyrequirements for qualifications, degrees, signed contracts, or without goingthrough businesses or labour dispatch organisations, said the ministry’s spokeswoman Pham ThuHang.
She made the statement during the ministry’s regular pressconference in Hanoi on March 14 in response to reporters’ queries about theprotection of citizens in association with the recent arrests ofVietnamese nationals in Cambodia and Thailand by local authorities for working in fraudulent gambling establishments. She said according to the Vietnamese Consulate General inSihanoukville, over 100 Vietnamese citizens illegally working at an onlinegambling scam facility were arrested and deported by the Cambodian authoritieson March 9. Following the foreign ministry’s directions, the Consulate General coordinatedwith the Cambodian and domestic authorities to conduct consularprocedures and return the citizens through the Prek Chak - Ha Tien international border gate, sheadded. According to her, the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand also reported that 18 Vietnamese citizens have been apprehendedin Thailand for running gambling scams,directly or indirectly promoting or inviting others to gamble throughelectronic means without proper authorisation. She said the embassy will continue closely monitoring the situation and request therelevant authorities to ensure the legal rights and interests of Vietnamesecitizens. In light of these recurring incidents, she urgedVietnamese citizens to thoroughly study the jobdescriptions, employers, work locations, and the person who referred them, aswell as insurance coverage and benefits, to make the right decision before going abroad to work./.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang. (Photo: VNA) 
