Over 121,000 Vietnamese Workers Sent Abroad in the First 10 Months of 2025
The activity of sending Vietnamese workers to work abroad continues to remain stable, reaching over 93% of the 2025 plan, contributing significantly to economic growth, labor structure adjustment, and income improvement for the people.
According to Mr. Vũ Trường Giang – Acting Director of the Department of Overseas Labor Management (Ministry of Home Affairs), in the first 10 months of 2025, the total number of Vietnamese workers sent abroad reached 121,190, including 40,938 female workers, equivalent to 93.2% of the annual plan for 2025.
Key and traditional markets continued to maintain stable reception levels. Japan led with 55,049 workers, followed by Taiwan (China) with 47,135 workers, and South Korea with 9,996 workers. European markets such as Germany, Romania, Hungary, Russia, etc., also recorded stable labor export activities.
It is estimated that by the end of 2025, the total number of Vietnamese workers sent abroad during the 2021–2025 period will reach approximately 636,000, equivalent to 127.3% of the 5-year plan (the initial target was 500,000 workers).
Currently, about 860,000 Vietnamese workers are working abroad, mainly in Japan, Taiwan (China), South Korea, and several European countries. Besides maintaining traditional markets, Vietnam is actively expanding into new markets such as Germany, Romania, Hungary, Israel, and the UAE – countries with high demand for skilled and disciplined labor.
Vietnamese workers abroad have stable incomes, significantly higher than those in the same industries and qualifications in Vietnam. On average, annually, remittances sent home by these workers reach USD 6.5–7 billion, contributing to foreign exchange reserves, improving people’s livelihoods, and promoting local economic accumulation and development.
The activity of sending workers abroad not only creates an important source of national income but also helps improve the quality of Vietnam’s human resources, expands opportunities for learning, acquiring professional skills, and adopting international industrial practices.
According to Mr. Vũ Trường Giang, this achievement is thanks to the active contributions of over 500 licensed service enterprises, many of which have become exemplary in recruitment, training, and international cooperation.
These units are proactively expanding markets and investing systematically in vocational training programs, foreign languages, and integration skills, contributing to the implementation of the policy under Resolution 68-NQ/TW on developing a dynamic private sector that is integrated and socially responsible.
According to the Department of Overseas Labor Management, the agency is urgently completing the draft Decree to amend and supplement Decree No. 112/2021/ND-CP of the Government on the activity of sending Vietnamese workers abroad under contracts.
The new draft decree is expected to:
Shift some administrative procedures from pre-inspection to post-inspection, enhancing transparency and corporate responsibility;
Simplify and reduce administrative documents and conditions, shifting some processes from "condition management" to "condition publication";
Promote digital transformation, apply electronic licenses, and strengthen supervision and inspection to ensure the safety and rights of workers.
In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs is completing a Circular to replace Circular 21/2021/TT-BLDTBXH, expected to be issued in December 2025.
The new Circular will simplify the procedures for registering labor supply contracts, helping enterprises be more proactive in exploiting and expanding markets, while assigning higher responsibility for implementing and protecting the rights of Vietnamese workers abroad.
Vietnam aims in the coming period to develop labor export activities sustainably, focusing on quality rather than quantity, with an emphasis on vocational skills, foreign languages, and discipline.
At the same time, bilateral cooperation will be expanded, especially with markets that have transparent labor policies, good welfare, and long-term study and work opportunities for Vietnamese workers.
According to the Department of Overseas Labor Management, continuing to improve the legal framework combined with digital transformation in management will help Vietnam’s labor export sector enter a new development phase – more efficient, sustainable, and humane, thereby enhancing the position of Vietnamese workers in the international market.
Source: www.doanhnhansaigon.vn
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