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The Ministry of Labor reiterate the employment company must not charge the fee from foreign workers for transfer a new employer
Publish Unit

Cross-Border Workforce Management Division

Publish Date

2018-07-30

Date of inspection

2023-06-20

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161


The Ministry of Labor points out that employment company is commissioned and arranged by employer. The foreigner workers shifts to work for a new employer within the expiration of the duration of employment permit and the employer may not apply for extension. It is not allowing in the name of transfer a new employer to charge the relevant fees from foreigner workers.

When the employment company charge the fees from foreigner workers which  violates Subparagraph 5 of Article 40 shall be fines an amount of at least ten times up to twenty times and suspend its operation for three months to protects the rights and interests of foreigner workers.