90% of Vietnamese migrant workers are low-skilled: expert

A man (L) looks for jobs in Hanoi after returning from working in South Korea, July 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Hong Chieu

The vast majority of Vietnamese workers abroad are low-skilled, driving the future need for more high-skilled labor, experts told a Tuesday conference.

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs said Vietnam began to export workers in the 1980s, and by today, over 100,000 travel abroad annually.

Vietnamese workers are now present in 40 countries and territories and work in over 30 fields, bringing home over $3 billion a year, the ministry added.

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