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Should I become a migrant worker as a single mom?

Should I become a migrant worker as a single mom?

I’m 30 and divorced, as my ex-husband was addicted to gambling. My current monthly income is VND11 million (around $460).
'I'm going now': final message of Vietnamese worker drowned in Channel

'I'm going now': final message of Vietnamese worker drowned in Channel

Migrant workers face challenges in returning to cities to work

Migrant workers face challenges in returning to cities to work

Returnees get warm welcome in Mekong Delta

Returnees get warm welcome in Mekong Delta

Migrant workers returning from industrial hubs to their hometowns have volunteers making food for them to eat and strangers helping them.
October 9, 2021 | 08:55 pm PT
HCMC sees fresh exodus of migrant workers

HCMC sees fresh exodus of migrant workers

Thousands setting out for their hometowns on motorbikes with suitcases and other belongings have created gridlocks at the eastern gateway of HCMC and Thu Duc City.
August 15, 2021 | 03:31 am PT
South Korea extends residence permit for stranded Vietnamese workers

South Korea extends residence permit for stranded Vietnamese workers

Vietnamese workers in South Korea under the Employment Permit System with E-9 visas will have their residence permits extended for 50 days.
January 4, 2021 | 10:24 pm PT
Impoverished by Covid-19, stranded overseas Vietnamese yearn for home

Impoverished by Covid-19, stranded overseas Vietnamese yearn for home

Vietnamese workers abroad are unable to fly home due to pandemic travel restrictions, trapping them in limbo.
August 7, 2020 | 06:09 am PT
Covid-19 turns life miserable for Hanoi workers

Covid-19 turns life miserable for Hanoi workers

Migrant workers in Hanoi, who left their hometowns with dreams of a better life, are now partially employed or laid off due to Covid-19.
April 23, 2020 | 06:00 pm PT
Man jailed for trafficking job seekers to Taiwan

Man jailed for trafficking job seekers to Taiwan

A court in the central province of Ha Tinh sentenced a local man to five years in prison on Wednesday for organizing illegal emigration to Taiwan.
October 30, 2019 | 11:19 pm PT
Taiwan crackdown on illegal migrants nets 246 Vietnamese: report

Taiwan crackdown on illegal migrants nets 246 Vietnamese: report

Of 413 illegal migrant workers arrested in Taiwan Saturday, 246 were Vietnamese, working in factories, construction sites, restaurants and massage parlors.
June 17, 2019 | 10:00 pm PT
Taiwan arrests Vietnamese woman for abandoning newborn baby girl

Taiwan arrests Vietnamese woman for abandoning newborn baby girl

A female Vietnamese migrant worker has been placed under criminal investigation in Taiwan for abandoning her newborn baby girl.
March 28, 2019 | 01:59 am PT
Vietnam is ninth highest receiver of remittances

Vietnam is ninth highest receiver of remittances

Vietnam received remittances of nearly $16 billion last year, more than 100 times the amount it had received 25 years earlier. 
January 30, 2019 | 06:11 am PT
South Korea allows illegal Vietnamese workers to return

South Korea allows illegal Vietnamese workers to return

A new South Korean policy allows voluntarily departing Vietnamese illegal migrants to return legally and not be blacklisted.
October 11, 2018 | 01:38 am PT
New Year hangover cuts into the pockets of Saigon businesses

New Year hangover cuts into the pockets of Saigon businesses

Some workers have taken three weeks off while the official holiday lasted seven days.
February 14, 2017 | 02:35 am PT
Vietnamese banks race to cash in on surging remittances before Lunar New Year

Vietnamese banks race to cash in on surging remittances before Lunar New Year

Many banks see remittances as an attractive business because they generate steady fees and require little capital.
January 11, 2017 | 11:39 pm PT
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