More than 4,170 workers sent abroad in first quarter
Ha Noi, April 5 (VNA) -- Viet Nam sent 4,172 of its citizens to work abroad in the first quarter of this year, reports the Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Ministry's Department of Labour Management with Foreign Countries.
More than 1,270 of the workers went under labour contracts signed last year.
Centre for Labour Export Consultancy Information Director Truong Quang Oanh says that in addition to labour contracts, workers are sent abroad by tender or as part of joint ventures and private contracts or bilateral cooperation between Viet Nam and foreign localities.
The guest workers are employed in the electronic and textiles-garment industries, as housemaids or crew for cargo and fishing vessels both needed by the Republic of Korea and Japan.
Some are military officers.--VNA
