(VOVworld) - Vietnam plans to boost cooperation in skilled labor and health care privatization, which is a good opportunity for Japanese firms, said Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung at a meeting with representatives from more than 100 Japanese trade unions in Tokyo on Thursday.

Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung (L) at the meeting (Photo: VNA)

The Minister said Vietnam and Japan are enjoying favorable conditions for labor cooperation because Vietnam is experiencing a “golden population” period – more than 60 percent of its population are of working age. The Japanese representatives offered to provide more training to Vietnamese guest workers in Japan.