Vietnam sends nearly 79,000 workers abroad in 8 months
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TIN LIÊN QUAN | |
Romanian shipyard to recruit 300 Vietnamese workers |
The number reaches 75.16% of this year’s plan, according to the Overseas Labour Management Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
The ROK is one of top labour markets in terms of pay. Workers can earn anywhere from US$1,000-US$1,500 per month.(Photo: congluan.vn) |
Taiwan was the largest employer with 39,746 Vietnamese guest workers, followed by Japan with 31,225.
In August alone, 9,989 workers, including 3,448 females went to work abroad, 5,881 of whom went to Taiwan and 3,482 to Japan.
Other countries like Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Algeria, and Turkey received Vietnamese workers but just a few. Particularly, the Republic of Korea, as the traditional employer, only received 153 Vietnamese workers.
Japan’s 7-Eleven to recruit Vietnamese interns Japan’s convenience store chain 7-Eleven plans to recruit 10-20 Vietnamese interns to work at its stores in Japan starting in mid-2018, reported Japanese newspaper Nikkei. |
Vietnam aims to export more skilled labour The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is devising a scheme to export high-skilled labourers abroad to tackle domestic unemployment. |