The country will send about 48,000 workers to Taiwan, 63,000 labourers to Japan and 8,500 to South Korea this year, according to the ministry.

In 2023, the number of Vietnamese labourers sent to work abroad under contract reached its peak with 155,000 people.

There are currently about 650,000 Vietnamese guest workers in 40 countries and regions in the world.

(With UNI inputs)