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Thousands of Vietnamese workers scramble for high-paying jobs in South Korea

Thousands of Vietnamese workers scramble for high-paying jobs in South Korea

Nearly 23,000 Vietnamese workers are competing for just 3,300 agricultural and manufacturing jobs in South Korea, where wages can be four times higher than in Vietnam.
Over 37,000 Vietnamese workers sent abroad in Q1

Over 37,000 Vietnamese workers sent abroad in Q1

Seasonal farm workers queue up overnight in Ho Chi Minh City to get South Korea visa

Seasonal farm workers queue up overnight in Ho Chi Minh City to get South Korea visa

Indonesia eyes dispatching health workers for overseas employment

Indonesia eyes dispatching health workers for overseas employment

Indonesia is in a great position to capitalize the global need for nurses which has reached 6.4 million, according to the Ministry of Health.
December 25, 2024 | 10:59 pm PT
Vietnam sends over 130,640 workers overseas in 10 months

Vietnam sends over 130,640 workers overseas in 10 months

Vietnam sent 130,640 workers abroad, including 41,039 females, in the first 10 months of this year, surpassing the yearly target by 4%, according to the Department of Overseas Labor under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.
November 13, 2024 | 08:00 pm PT
Thailand eyes sending more workers to Singapore

Thailand eyes sending more workers to Singapore

Thailand’s Ministry of Labor is planning to export more workers, particularly those in the shipyard sector, to Singapore.
November 4, 2024 | 03:06 am PT
Employers’ reluctance to pay expats’ wages a growing concern in South Korea

Employers’ reluctance to pay expats’ wages a growing concern in South Korea

Dinh Tra, a Vietnamese student and part-time worker in Busan, South Korea, never expected to be cheated out of her wages by her employer at her very first job.
October 27, 2024 | 09:17 pm PT
Vietnam sends over 78,000 workers abroad in H1

Vietnam sends over 78,000 workers abroad in H1

Vietnam sent more than 78,000 workers abroad in the first half of this year, fulfilling 62.4% of the yearly target, according to the Department of Overseas Labor under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.
July 30, 2024 | 10:39 pm PT
Vietnamese labor export shifts towards Europe

Vietnamese labor export shifts towards Europe

As many European countries attempt to diversify professions and age groups, Vietnamese laborers are shifting direction in the context of traditional markets losing their appeal.
April 5, 2024 | 03:02 pm PT
Vietnam to send 125,000 laborers abroad in 2024

Vietnam to send 125,000 laborers abroad in 2024

Vietnam aims to send 125,000 laborers abroad to work under contracts in 2024, focusing on key traditional markets such as Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.
February 20, 2024 | 05:05 pm PT
Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs

Thousands of Vietnamese queue for Korean jobs

Around 10,000 people from the north-central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh have been lining up over the last five days to sign up for work in South Korea.
January 31, 2024 | 08:07 pm PT
Labor ministry calls for Vietnamese in Romania to get their acts together

Labor ministry calls for Vietnamese in Romania to get their acts together

Certain Vietnamese in Romania are committing illegal acts, including gambling and illegal residence, tarnishing their reputation, the labor ministry said.
January 30, 2024 | 06:19 pm PT
Vietnamese make up largest percentage of Japan's foreign workforce

Vietnamese make up largest percentage of Japan's foreign workforce

Vietnamese constitute the largest percentage of the foreign workforce in Japan, followed by Chinese and Filipino workers, according to Japan's labor ministry.
January 28, 2024 | 12:47 am PT
Rising rates of illegal Vietnamese workers in S. Korea: report

Rising rates of illegal Vietnamese workers in S. Korea: report

The rate of Vietnamese workers staying illegally in South Korea has increased to 34.5%, equal to the level in 2018, according to a labor report.
November 25, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
Illegal gambling debts ruin Vietnamese lives in Japan

Illegal gambling debts ruin Vietnamese lives in Japan

Vietnamese laborers in Japan have become addicted to online gambling and are resorting to loan sharks when they lose too much to borrow from people they know anymore.
November 8, 2023 | 03:27 pm PT
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