Inventory of Business Licenses

General information
Name of formality	License to Establish Recruitment Service Enterprise (suspended)
Type of formality	License
Date of last modification	17.06.2020
Responsible Authorities	Skill Development and Employment Department
LSIC	N - Administrative and support service activities
Who should complete this business formality?	Any individual or legal entity including Lao citizen or a joint venture with a foreign partner is allowed to establish a recruitment service agency in accordance with the laws of Lao PDR and the Decision on the Establishment and Management of Recruitment Services Business, No. 043/MLSW.
Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality	- Individual or legal entity including Lao citizen or a joint venture between Lao and foreign citizens. - Be at the age of 25 or over. - Must at least finish high school level. - Be in good health. - Have a secure fund for sending Lao labour abroad, and for the business registration. - Shall submit the application by his/her own. - Be not in any situation for bankruptcy.
Additional Comment	The recruitment service is prone to human trafficking or employment discrimination, therefore it is necessary for the state to request the issuance of the license for recruitment service enterprise in order to prevent risks from such business.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Name	Number	Date	Comment
Order on the Establishment and Management of the Employment Service Enterprise	1050/MOLSW	12.01.2010	Chapter II Establishment of the Employment Enterprise (Article 11 to Article 19)
Law on Labour (Revised)	43/NA	24.12.2013	Article 46 Establishment and Dissolution of the Employment Service Enterprise Article 47 Conditions for the Establishment of the Employment Service Enterprise Article 48 Issuance and Renewal of the Employment Service Enterprise

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - First time
Name	Type	Comment
Application Form	Confirmative act	must be clearly defined whether it is a recruitment agency for domestic or both for domestic and oversea
Location Map of the Enterprise	Confirmative act	including contact number or fax
Court Clearence	Confirmative act
Education Qualification Evidence	Confirmative act	must graduate from high school or any specialization 
Feasibility Study	Confirmative act	on the recruitment services
Curriculum vitae of Managing Director	Confirmative act
Organization Chart of Board of Directors	Confirmative act
Article of Association	Confirmative act
Internal Regulations on Labor Usage and Management	Confirmative act	employee management
Address Certification	Confirmative act
Copy of ID/Family Book	Confirmative act
photo (4x6)	Confirmative act	4 photos
Other Related Documents	Confirmative act

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - Renew
Name	Type	Comment

 

Mean of presentation
Means of presentation	At the Authority Offices
Address of authority	Skill Development and Employment Department, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
Processing Time (Day(s))	60	- For a domestic recruitment agency, it shall not exceed 30 working days after receiving the application (excluding the application process through Vientiane Capital or Provincial Department of Labour and Social Welfare). - For a domestic and overseas recruitment agency, it shall not exceed 60 working days after receiving the application.

 

RENEWAL INFORMATION
Does the formality have a validity or an expiration date?	YES
How long will the formality be valid for? (in months)	36
What is the process and conditions to get the formality?
What is the process and conditions to renew the formality?	The renewal of the license shall depend on a three-year implementation summary.

 

ISSUING FEES
Has application fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Application fees	Total fees
YES	0.00	1000000.00	0.00	1000000.00
Comments	Refer to the Edict on fees and service charges, No. 003/PO The fee for the issuance of the license for establishing a domestic recruitment service agency is 500,000 LAK per time, and for a domestic and overseas recruitment agency is 1,000,000 LAK per time.

 

RENEWAL FEES
Has renewal fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Renewal fees	Total renewal fees
YES	0.00	500000.00	0.00	500000.00
Comments	Refer to the Edict on fees and service charges, No. 003/PO The renewal of the license for a domestic recruitment service agency is 250,000 LAK per time, and the license for a domestic and overseas recruitment agency is 500,000 LAK per time.

   

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Document Name	Comment
Application Form	must be clearly defined whether it is a recruitment agency for domestic or both for domestic and oversea
Location Map of the Enterprise	including contact number or fax
Court Clearence
Education Qualification Evidence	must graduate from high school or any specialization 
Feasibility Study	on the recruitment services
Curriculum vitae of Managing Director
Organization Chart of Board of Directors
Article of Association
Internal Regulations on Labor Usage and Management	employee management
Address Certification
Copy of ID/Family Book
photo (4x6)	4 photos
Other Related Documents

 

STATISTICS (Issue or/and renewed number)
Year	Issued	Renewed
2016	4	4