HANOI (XINHUA) – Nearly 90,000 Vietnamese workers were sent abroad in the first seven months of this year, almost fulfilling 72 per cent of the yearly target, local media reported yesterday, citing the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan said the ministry had focused on solutions to stabilise and develop Vietnam’s overseas markets.
The labourers’ selection and training process has been more strictly controlled.
For 2024, the ministry aims to send 125,000 workers abroad, focusing on key traditional markets.
It eyes to have 120,000-143,000 Vietnamese people working in foreign countries every year, who send home total remittances of around USD3.5 billion to USD4 billion.
