HA NOI — The five companies that sent 11 Vietnamese to work aboard the South Korean fish trawler which sank off Antarctica on Monday have been ordered to do urgent tasks.
The Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Ministry's Management of Overseas Labour Department has told them to send representatives to South Korea to deal with the aftermaths of the sinking; the identify of the dead and missing – presumed dead – and those who were saved.
The department requires the five companies to ask the Foreign Affairs Ministry's Consular Office and Viet Nam's embassies in South Korea and New Zealand for more information.
They will also have to ask the diplomats to provide any essential documents.
In addition, they must inform the families and localities of the seafarers of their findings and provide support through any losses and difficulties.
The companies have been instructed to ask the trawler owner to ensure treatment for the rescued fishermen; the buying of e-tickets and the completion of procedures for those who want to return home.
They must also liquidate contracts with the workers who return to Viet Nam in accordance with the law.
The department has proposed that the families of the missing fishermen empower the companies or the trawler owner to make the necessary funeral arrangements and issue the appropriate declarations about the missing.
The department requires the five companies to work with their partners to pay all the salaries, allowances, bonuses and any other welfare due the fishermen.
They must also complete insurance procedures and arrange support from the overseas employment support fund in accordance with the regulations.
They must also issue regular updates.
The toothfish trawler sank in freezing waters early in the morning about 1,850km north of Antarctica and 2,700km south of New Zealand.
The New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre says it's not known what caused the ship to sink and no distress call was made.
But information from the ship carrying the survivors suggests the boat sank quickly, giving the crew no time to don life jackets or immersion suits.
The water temperature was about 2 degrees and estimated survival time without proper equipment was about ten minutes.
One of the Vietnamese crew was reported dead with three missing and seven rescued.
The trawler had 42 crew aboard with 17 still missing. — VNS
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