Japan remained the top destination, receiving more than 35,240 workers, followed by Taiwan (China) with 28,206 and the Republic of Korea (RoK) with over 5,650.

Other destinations included China with 1,478 workers, Singapore with 1,100, Hungary with 572, and Romania with 400.

In June alone, Vietnam sent 13,060 workers abroad under official labour contracts. Japan was the leading market that month with 5,338 workers, followed by Taiwan (China) with 6,074 and the RoK with 673.

Vietnam aims to maintain and expand traditional labour markets while exploring new destinations that demand higher-skilled workers. At the same time, greater efforts will be made to safeguard the legal rights and welfare of Vietnamese workers abroad.

Over 37,000 Vietnamese workers sent abroad in Q1

The Department of Overseas Labour Management, at the Ministry of Home Affairs, has reported that 37,027 Vietnamese workers went abroad for employment in the first three months of this year, accounting for 28.4% of this year's target.