Over 110,000 Vietnamese labourers sent abroad to work in nine months

More than 110,000 Vietnamese labourers were sent abroad for work under contract in the first nine months of 2023, surpassing 1.37% of the full year’s projection and 8.23% year on year, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has reported.
Over 110,000 Vietnamese labourers sent abroad to work in nine months ảnh 1Over 110,000 Vietnamese labourers sent abroad to work in nine months (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – More than 110,000 Vietnameselabourers were sent abroad for work under contract in the first nine months of 2023, surpassing the full year’s projection by 1.37%  and up 8.23% year on year, the Ministry of Labour, Invalidsand Social Affairs (MoLISA) has reported.

In the reviewed period, the number of labourers returned home after their whosecontracts expired was nearly 79,000. The number ofworkers working abroad under valid contracts was over 650,000.

It is estimated that Vietnam will send about 125,000 labourersto work abroad under contracts in 2023, surpassing the yearly plan by 4%.

Along with tightening foreignlabour management, the MoLISA  hasenhanced the efficiency of management and licensing for foreign workers workingin the country. The ministry has submitted to the Government for promulgation DecreeNo. 70/2023/ND-CP dated September 18, 2023 amending and supplementing a numberof articles of Decree 152/2020/ND-CP dated December 30, 2020regulating foreign workers working in Vietnam and the recruitment and management of Vietnamese workers working for foreign organisations and individuals inVietnam.

As of September 2023, there were 132,381 foreignworkers working in Vietnam while the national labour force reached 52.3million people, up 760,000 labourers compared to the same period last year.

The domestic labour market continued to see recovery, with increases seen in the labour force and number of employed workers./.

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