HANOI, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam sent 121,190 workers abroad in the first 10 months of this year, reaching 93.2 percent of the annual target, the Department of Overseas Labor under the Ministry of Home Affairs said Thursday.
Japan remained the largest destination for Vietnamese workers, receiving 55,049 Vietnamese workers during the period, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Vu Truong Giang, acting director of the department, said Vietnamese workers abroad earn relatively stable incomes, significantly higher than those working domestically in the same fields, and send home about 6.5 to 7 billion U.S. dollars annually.
By the end of this year, the total number of Vietnamese workers sent abroad in the 2021-2025 period is expected to reach 636,000, equivalent to 127.3 percent of the five-year target, according to the department. ■
