Employers in Laos should avoid hiring new foreign nationals from areas or cities where Covid-19 has been reported, authorities have advised.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare on Wednesday issued an announcement asking employers to follow the new rules imposed to regulate workers, in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Before entering Laos, overseas workers must have their temperature checked at ports of entry and undergo any other checks imposed by the authorities. The ministry also told Labour and Social Welfare Departments in provinces and Vientiane to work with the relevant authorities before granting permission to hire foreign labourers.
The departments were also told to work in collaboration with the relevant bodies and exercise caution when sending Lao workers abroad as well as receiving them from foreign countries. — Vientiane Times/ANN
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