A total of 7,001 people were sent abroad to work in September this year, according to the Overseas Labour Management Department.
Of the figure, 3,559 people are working in Taiwan, 824 in Malaysia, 751 in Japan, 430 in the Republic of Korea (RoK), 397 in Saudi Arabia, 382 in Laos, 341 in Cambodia, 131 in Macau, 96 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 65 in the Republic of Cyprus, and 25 in Russia.
In the past nine months, more than 67,500 workers have been sent abroad. The main markets have been Taiwan and the RoK, recruiting 27,232 workers and 14,564 respectively.
Despite illegal residence of some Vietnamese guest workers in the RoK in recent times, the department said that the RoK will continue to receive eligible Vietnamese workers.
The department added that flights are scheduled every week to send Vietnamese workers to the RoK. Many workers who received certificates of the Korean language have participated in training courses before travelling.
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