Providing in-person training for people who want to work abroad will help meet the demand for quality workers in labour import markets, experts have said.

The re-emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the labour export situation for Vietnam with entry to some key markets remaining almost impossible.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) on April 5 asked the Overseas Labour Management Department to order businesses to suspend sending workers abroad until the end of April.

 VietNamNet Bridge – 2019 is considered a promising year for labour export with a series of potential markets with good jobs and salaries are opening door for Vietnamese workers overseas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As his plane landed at the Noi Bai International Airport in Ha Noi, Dong struggled with mixed feelings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will send workers to Thailand this year when an agreement overhauling the two nations' guest worker programmes goes into effect in June.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam aims to send 90,000 guest workers abroad in 2015, deputy director of the Overseas Labour Management Department Tong Hai Nam told Thoi Bao Kinh Te Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prof. Nguyen Huu Thu from the Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty at Ha Noi National University spoke with Ha Noi Moi about the challenges faced by farmers in urban areas, including the lack of employment opportunities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a highly skilled labour force, Vietnam is leading the markets of Japan and some European countries,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Thuy Dung, a resident in Ha Noi City's Cau Giay District, made several attempts to find a domestic housekeeper to take care of her one-year-old child earlier this month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the current global economic turmoil, Viet Nam is expected to send 85,000 guest workers abroad in 2013.

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