VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam, which has exported PhDs, specialists and farmers, has begun sending fishermen to the US.

 Approximately 116,000 Vietnamese labourers were sent abroad to work last year.

 The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will tighten labour export management to stop Vietnamese nationals from quitting their jobs in Taiwan before their contracts end.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria is working closely the companies involving in the Chinese employer’s assault on Vietnamese workers to deal with unsettled issues relating to right and legitimate interests.

 The world labour market has been favourable for Vietnamese guest workers this year, the Department for Overseas Labour Management (DOLM) said in connection with its latest release of official statistics.

VietNamNet Bridge - With the qualifications of Vietnamese scientists, Vietnam is capable of exporting highly qualified workers, analysts say.

 Illegal Vietnamese workers abroad and particularly in the Republic of Korea (RoK) who voluntarily return home from September 1 to December 31 this year will not be imposed with any administrative penalties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most labor-exporting countries are considered poor. The image of these countries is not bright internationally. It is the responsibility of Vietnamese leaders to put an end to this situation as soon as possible.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts doubt that Vietnam can export specialists on a large scale, claiming they are not qualified to work in an international environment.

 In 10 months leading up to November, Vietnam had sent almost 16,300 workers to Japan and this is the first year Vietnam broke its record of sending 15,000 guest workers to the country annually.

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 VietNamNet Bridge - Security instability, unstable job, the specter of diseases like malaria and dengue are the problems that Vietnamese workers have to face in Angola.

VietNamNet Bridge – Collecting workers for export turns out to be a more difficult job than labor companies and the local authorities could imagine.

A 20-year-old girl, a native of the central province of Ha Tinh, was just rescued from a prostitution ring in Angola. The victim has returned home and sent denunciations to the authorities.

Vietnamese workers in South Korea are quite calm before the information of a possible war between North Korea and South Korea. However, the Embassy of Vietnam in the RoK is ready to take them home in emergency case.

The majority of labor leasing companies have been operating illegally. This is a conditional business sector, while there has been no legal framework to manage the enterprises in the field.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese labor export firms all confirmed that they have received a lot of big orders from Japan, which promises a prosperous year 2013.

In 2012, the labor export industry did not reach the Government's target. It is forecast that in 2013, this sector will face more difficulty because of the freezing of the major markets and the intense competition in the markets for manual workers.