Foreign employers in Vietnam face new hiring duties from November

Several new rules on recruitment and management of Vietnamese working for foreign entities and individuals in Vietnam will take effect from November.

The government decree effective on Nov. 15 requires foreign organizations and individuals that need Vietnamese workers to notify the managing agency or organization in writing, by post or online via its official email, specifying the job position and headcount.

Workers inside a washing machine and refrigerator factory of AQUA Vietnam in Bien Hoa, Dong Nai City, January 2026. Photo by VnExpress/Bao Lam

Foreign organizations and individuals must also publicly post recruitment information for Vietnamese workers on the National Employment Exchange at https://vieclam.gov.vn/, other lawful job portals or their own official website.

They must recruit Vietnamese workers directly. At their request, the managing agency or organization will select and refer candidates based on the job description provided.

Under the decree, they must notify the managing agency or organization in writing, by post or online via its official email within 10 working days of signing a labor contract with a Vietnamese worker, stating the worker's full name, personal identification number, job position and start date.

Other decrees effective next month set out 15 groups of investment and business sectors subject to security and order conditions, administrative penalties for lottery business and data, and new rules on automobile use standards and norms, universal preschool education for children aged 5- 6, compulsory education and literacy.