Nearly 116,700 Vietnamese workers sent abroad

Vietnam sent some 116,700 workers to foreign countries and territories in the first 10 months of this year, exceeding the yearly plan by 6.07 percent.

Vietnam sent some 116,700 workers to foreign countries and territories in the first 10 months of this year, exceeding the yearly plan by 6.07 percent.

This is also the fourth consecutive year that the number of workers sent overseas has surpassed the 100,000 benchmark.

Taiwan topped the list of countries and territories hiring Vietnamese guest workers with 67,000 people in 2017, nearly half of the total number.-VNA

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