Over 108,000 labourers go abroad to work in 11 months

In November, 10,120 labourers went to work abroad, increasing the total number of guest workers since the beginning of this year to late November to 108,530.

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Of which nearly 100,000 labourers went to work in Northeast Asian labour markets, with 58,659 labourers going to China’s Taiwan, 33,593 to Japan and 7,265 to the Republic of Korea, presenting a year-on-year increase of 5.08%, 36% and 14%, respectively.

The 11 months of the year also marked labour export growth in the Middle East market, when as countries in the region received 5,336 Vietnamese labourers, a year-on-year increase of 10.18%.

Although 26 markets received Vietnamese labourers, only 6 received 1,000 labourers or more, including China’s Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Algeria and Arab Saudi Arabia.

The year 2016 is expected to mark a successful year for labour export as diverse countries opened the door for Vietnamese labourers, especially the markets offering high incomes, such as the Republic of Korea and Germany./.

Compiled by BTA