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Permit for Sending Lao Labour to Thailand, Japan, and Korea
向泰国、日本及韩国派遣劳工许可
ໃບອະນຸຍາດຈັດສົ່ງແຮງງານລາວໄປເຮັດວຽກຢູ່ປະເທດ ໄທ, ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ, ເກົາຫຼີ
Any individual, legal entity, and organization related to the exportation of Lao labour (recruitment agencies, recruitment centers) Decree on Sending Lao Labour Abroad, No. 245/PM Apply at Skill Development and Employment Department.
Who needs this
Any individual, legal entity, and organization related to the exportation of Lao labour (recruitment agencies, recruitment centers) Decree on Sending Lao Labour Abroad, No. 245/PM
Requirements
- Be a recruitment agency obtaining a business operating license for domestic and overseas recruitments, and shall operate the business at least 60 days before the expiry date of the license.
- Have a registered capital and secure funds as defined in the laws.
- Have a representative agency in the receiving countries in order to contact, coordinate and support Lao labour.
- Have a labour market and employees certified by the local authorities.
- Have the internal labour regulations approved by the Labour Management sector.
- Have a labour supply contracts, contracts between recruitment agencies, and the contract between the employers and the workers. (Decree on Sending Lao labour Abroad, No. 245/PM, Article 13)
Documents — first application
| Document | Note |
|---|---|
| Application Form | a application by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare |
| Business Operating License | on sending Lao labors to work oversea (a copy) |
| Letter from the host country on labor demand | |
| Contract between Lao labors and the oversea recruitment agency | |
| Contract on labor supply between an oversea recruitment agency and the labor unit or recruitment agency in the host country | |
| Employment contract between the employee and employer or between the representative of the employee and the representative of the employer |
Legal framework
- Law on Labour (Revised)
- Decree on the Export of Labours to Foreign Countries
How to submit
- Means of presentation
- At the Authority Offices
- Address of authority
- Skill Development and Employment Department, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
- Processing time
- 5 After all submitted documents are complete and accurate, the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare shall review and approve the issuance of the permit for sending Lao labor abroad within 5 working days. (Decree on Sending Lao Labour Abroad, No. 245/PM, Article 1)
Validity and renewal
- Has an expiry date
- NO
Additional comment
The permit for sending Lao labour abroad approved by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare for the overseas recruitment agencies. The permit allows Lao labour to work for 2 years, and it can be extended for another 2 years, or 4 years in total, then the labour shall return to Laos. In the case that Lao labour intends to continue working abroad, they shall repeat the process again (but they must return to Laos 30 days prior to the expiry date of the permit)