The Overseas Labor Center (Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs) has recently issued a warning about fraudulent activities involving the impersonation of the Center and the illegal collection of money from job seekers intending to work in Australia.
According to the Overseas Labor Center, there have been instances of individuals misusing social media platforms to impersonate the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs and the Center. They have created fake Fanpages with names such as “Overseas Employment Consulting Center – Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs” and “Employment Consultancy – Asian” and posted job advertisements for positions in Australia on TikTok, falsely claiming to represent the Ministry and the Center.
These fraudulent individuals have also posted documents bearing the signature of Mr. Dao Ngoc Dung, the Minister of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, along with images of the Ministry’s leaders meeting with foreign partners. They aim to gain the trust of potential job seekers and entice them to join a non-existent program for employment in Australia.
The scammers have also pretended to be officers from the Overseas Labor Center and demanded that job seekers transfer an amount ranging from 40 to 50 million VND to their accounts or set up their own international payment accounts (Visa cards) and deposit the same amount.
Once the unsuspecting job seekers transferred the money to their Visa accounts, the scammers provided a link for them to click, which was used to steal their account information and transfer the funds to another account.
The Overseas Labor Center has clarified that the aforementioned Fanpages are not their official electronic information pages or those of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs. These fraudulent activities are a form of impersonation and illegal money collection from job seekers.
The Center further emphasized that they are currently in the negotiation stage with Australia and have not started the recruitment process for workers intending to work there. Once the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs approves the recruitment, detailed information will be publicly announced on the following websites: molisa.gov.vn; dolab.gov.vn; and colab.gov.vn.
The Overseas Labor Center advised individuals who have fallen victim to these scams to report the incident to the police and inform the Center to facilitate verification and clarification.
Under the Pacific Australia Labor Mobility (PALM) program, the Australian Government will allow up to 1,000 Vietnamese workers to take up positions in the agricultural sector. These workers can choose between short-term jobs lasting 6-9 months or long-term positions ranging from 1 to 4 years.
The criteria for Vietnamese workers to participate in this program include being 21 years of age or older, possessing a minimum IELTS score of 4.0 or equivalent, meeting health requirements, having relevant occupational knowledge, skills, or work experience, and being selected by Australian employers.
The job positions offered to Vietnamese workers require low to semi-skilled labor in the agricultural industry, including horticulture, meat processing, seafood, and forestry.
More detailed information will be announced during the recruitment drives. The Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, in collaboration with the Australian Government, will jointly select the participating Vietnamese service enterprises.
