It was followed by Taiwan (China) with 5,807, the Republic of Korea with 457, and Malaysia with 102. Other markets such as Arab Saudi, Algeria and Romania also attracted Vietnamese workers.

Vietnamese workers check job offers.

The total number of workers sent abroad topped 13,900 during the month, more than 5,000 of them women.

In the first quarter of this year, over 32,300 Vietnamese workers were sent abroad, or 27 percent of the yearly plan. Of this, 19,000 went to Japan.

Vietnam has so far sent more than 200,000 workers to Japan, surpassing China in terms of the annual number of workers sent abroad and the number of trainees in Japan among 15 countries.

Japanese localities also worked closely with Vietnam in human resources development. In mid-March, the MoLISA and authorities of the Japanese prefecture of Chiba signed a Memorandum of Understanding on human resources development, which will establish a cooperation framework in sending and receiving engineers, technicians, skilled trainees, and vocational students in fields of shared interest.

Chiba Governor Kensaku Morita said there are currently 54,000 foreign workers in the prefecture, 14,000 of them from Vietnam. He added that local firms highly appreciate the Vietnamese workers’ hard-working spirit, and that is why the prefecture has offered support to help them adapt to the new life.

The number of Vietnamese workers to Japan is forecast to increase in the near future thanks to amendments to the draft revised Law on Immigration Management.

Overseas Vietnamese contribute to national development, integration

There are nearly 3,000 overseas Vietnamese (OV)-owned businesses with total registered capital of about 4 billion USD in 2018, heard a conference to connect OVs and localities in the central province of Nghe An on December 27.

 

Events arranged for overseas Vietnamese at home

A series of big events are scheduled for Vietnamese expatriates visiting their homeland later this month and in January, according to Luong Thanh Nghi, deputy head of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.

 

Outstanding overseas Vietnamese in Japan honoured

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan held a ceremony on December 10 to honor Chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Japan Tran Ngoc Phuc and Professor Tran Van Tho who had received the host country’s noble awards.

 

PM urges further support for overseas Vietnamese

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has wished that the Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese (OV) would offer more support to Vietnamese nationals abroad so that they can better contribute to national development at home.

 

60 Overseas Vietnamese youths attend summer camp in Ho Chi Minh City

The Ho Chi Minh City summer camp for Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) youths opened on July 23 with the participation of 60 young expats from 10 countries worldwide.

 

Source: VNA