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Update news labor exports
Vietnam sends 142,000 workers abroad last year
Japan was the top destination with more than 67,000, followed by Taiwan (China) with nearly 58,600 and South Korea with approximately 10,000.
Labor exports: Not all rose-tinted glasses
Vietnamese working class without specialized skills looking to make quick money abroad will sometimes pay smugglers handsomely to get them to Europe.
Labor exports: Hard-earned money and desolated villages
Labor export has been a common practice for poverty-stricken provinces of Vietnam for many years, both via legal and irregular gateways.
