Over 1 million Vietnamese labourers sent to work abroad in 10 years
Over 1 million Vietnamese nationals have been sent abroad to work in the past decade, up nearly 40% from the figure recorded in the pre-2012 period, according to a report delivered at a nationwide conference held in Hanoi on August 25.
Over 1 million Vietnamese nationals have been sent abroad to work in the past decade. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Over 1 million Vietnamese nationals have been sent abroad to work in the past decade, up nearly 40% from the figure recorded in the pre-2012 period,according to a report delivered at a nationwide conference held inHanoi on August 25.
Ahybrid event was organised to review the 10-year implementation ofDirective16-CT/TW dated May 8, 2012 by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’sSecretariat on strengthening the CPV’s leadership on the management ofcontracting guest labourers and specialists to work abroad.
Reportingon the directive’s implementation, deputy head of the Party Central Committee’sEconomic Commission Do Ngoc An said that legislation on this matter has beenimproved to align with international laws and practices and Vietnam’s policieson global integration.
Thecountry has exerted greater efforts in vocational and foreign language trainingfor guest workers and specialists as well as provided them with knowledge on theirhost countries’ legal systems and customs, and career counselling, he said.
The conference reviews the 10-year implementation of Directive 16-CT/TW dated May 8, 2012 by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Secretariat on strengthening the CPV’s leadership on the management of contracting guest labourers and specialists to work abroad. (Photo: VNA)
Thereare now 451 organisations and companies providing overseas labour services,doubling that of 2012 when the directive was issued. The number of foreignmarkets that Vietnamese workers are sent to reached 25 in 2022, compared tojust nine in 2013, according to An.
Vietnamese guest workers earned an average income of 200 million VND (8,536 USD) per person per year,much higher than that of those doing similar jobs in Vietnam, he said, adding the remittances sent by them have contributed toeradicating poverty, expanding business and production, creating jobs andincreasing the country’s foreign currency reserves.
Inhis remarks, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dungurged ministries and local administrations to further enhance regulatoryframeworks on the matter. Greater attention should be paid to negotiating withhost countries on overseas labour agreements, improving state management on theissue, researching foreign labour supply and demand, and developing asustainable, flexible and modern labour market./.
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Over 1 million Vietnamese nationals have been sent abroad to work in the past decade. (Photo: VNA)
The conference reviews the 10-year implementation of Directive 16-CT/TW dated May 8, 2012 by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Secretariat on strengthening the CPV’s leadership on the management of contracting guest labourers and specialists to work abroad. (Photo: VNA)
