Labour Legislation & Relations
The labour policy of the Lao Government Priority gives priority to recruiting Lao workers and training and upgrading of professional skills. Foreign investors are allowed to use foreign labourers, but not exceeding 10% of the enterprise’s labour force.
Academic Graduates
The University of Pakse has 5 faculties: Education, Economics and Management, Agriculture, Law and Administration and Engineering. Each year approximately 300 students graduate from the Education faculty, 320 from the Economics & Management faculty. The Agriculture faculty account for 125 students, the Engineering faculty for 117. The Law and Administration faculty started only recently with their study programme. Further information on availability on human resources can be directly obtained from the University and the Pakse Vocational Technical School.
Technical and Industrial Training
The Pakse Vocational and Technical School (PVET) has about 2000 students. PVET trains students in a 2-3 year vocational education programme in the following professions: construction, carpentry, electronics, electrician, business administration, accounting, basic science including computer science, hotel and catering, restaurant and kitchen services, tourism service, car and motorbike mechanic, metal works, dress making and textiles. The education programme comprises on-the-job training attached to various industries and companies. Each year approximately 800 well-trained students complete their professional education and are available for the labour market.
