Tuesday, 23/08/2016 22:34 (GMT+7)
In July, 11,645 labourers went to work abroad, the Overseas Laborer Management Department under the Ministry of Labor, War-Invalids and Social Affairs has reported.
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Specifically, over 6,000 labourers were sent to China’s Taiwanese labor market; over 3,500 to the Japant; over 1,100 to the Republic of Korea; 79 to Malaysia; 269 to Saudi Arabia; and 11 to China’s Macao.
According to the Department, 65,776 laborers went to work in foreign labor markets so far this year, representing 65.78% of the year’s plan and accounting for 95.99% compared to the same period last year.
The largest markets for Vietnamese laborers are Taiwan (China) (54%) and Japan (nearly 30%)./.
Compiled by BTA