Over 100,000 poor people helped to land jobs overseas

The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies has helped 109,462 labourers from families of disadvantaged conditions and beneficiary policies and in disadvantaged localities go to work abroad.
Over 100,000 poor people helped to land jobs overseas ảnh 1People who want to work abroad receive advice (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies has helped 109,462 labourersfrom families of disadvantaged conditions and beneficiary policies and indisadvantaged localities go to work abroad.

The assistance is part of a preferential credit programme the bank has designedfor labour export activities.

NguyenVan Ly, Deputy General Director of the bank said that the programme hassignificantly contributed to poverty reduction efforts in various localities aswell as the National Target Programme on Poverty Reduction, while helping thecountry collect a considerable sum of hard currencies.

Workersreturning home after overseas working terms are likely to produce higherproductivity and work performance, thus raising their living standards.-VNA
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