HANOI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 90,000 Vietnamese workers were sent abroad in the first seven months of this year, almost fulfilling 72 percent of the yearly target, local media reported on Wednesday, citing the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.
According to the ministry's Department of Overseas Labor, Japan, China's Taiwan, and the Republic of Korea (RoK) remained the largest recipients of Vietnamese guest workers.
Deputy minister Nguyen Ba Hoan said the ministry had focused on solutions to stabilize and develop Vietnam's overseas markets. The laborers' selection and training process has been more strictly controlled.
For 2024, the ministry aims to send 125,000 workers abroad, focusing on key traditional markets such as Japan, Taiwan and the RoK.
It eyes to have 120,000-143,000 Vietnamese people working in foreign countries every year, who send home total remittances of around 3.5 billion to 4 billion U.S. dollars. ■
