Viet Nam: Recent Changes in Labour Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

Event: 10th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Future of Labor Migration in Asia Challenges and Opportunities in the Next Decade

Viet Nam: Recent Changes in Labour Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

06 February 2020
Author / Speaker: 
Tran Anh Thu, Department of Overseas Labour Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour-Invalids and Social Affairs - Other materials by the author

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Viet Nam sent only about 1,000 workers abroad per year at the beginning of 1990s, but the number of Vietnamese migrant workers subsequently steadily increased. Recently, Viet Nam has sent about 100,000 workers abroad per year.

Geographical Focus: 
Viet Nam
Type of Content: 
Learning Event

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