The Government would create all possible conditions to support guest workers to return home or be evacuated to neighbouring countries of Libya if the unrest continued, Ngan said on July 30.

"The workers can be transported by road, sea or air to safer places," she said.

At present, the workers were being moved to safer locations within the country by employers and provided with safe living conditions and sufficient food, she said.

"For those working in unaffected areas in Libya, the ministry has recommended that they try to continue to work and remain where they are. We will provide them with a hotline to call for help in case of emergency," Ngan said.

The ministry yesterday worked with the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Public Securities, Vietnam Airlines and relevant ministries and agencies to prepare polices and measures if a full-scale evacuation of guest workers had to be organised.

"The ministry has also prepared conditions and policies to support workers on their return," the minister added.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has actively worked with Vietnamese ambassadors in neighbour-ing Egypt and Tunisia to provide assistance for the transport of Vietnamese workers from Libya to their host countries," she said.

Vietnamese labour-exporting companies were ordered to monitor the situation and provide help to the guest workers.