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Vietnam targets to send 90,000 labourers abroad in 2021

Vietnam hopes to send 90,000 guest workers abroad in 2021, targeting markets that secure high and stable incomes, according to the Overseas Labour Management Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Vietnam targets to send 90,000 labourers abroad in 2021 ảnh 1Vietnamese workers brought home from Equatorial Guinea due to COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam hopes to send 90,000 guest workers abroad in2021, targeting markets that secure high and stable incomes, according to theOverseas Labour Management Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalidsand Social Affairs.

Last year, more than 78,600 workers were sent abroad, accounting for 112.3percent of the adjusted plan due to COVID-19.

Of the total, 38,891 worked in Japan, 34,537 in China’s Taiwan, and 1,309 inthe Republic of Korea, and the rest in other countries and territories.

Last year, the country aimed to send 130,000 labourers to work abroad. Due tothe pandemic, the target was adjusted down to 70,000 workers.

The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a major blow to many countries andterritories in the region and the world, including traditional marketsreceiving Vietnam’s migrant workers. Various firms had to restructure, cut downthe number of migrant workers or cancel request to send more workers abroad./.
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