May 08, 2017 | 23:05 (GMT+7)
Over 100,000 poor people helped to land jobs overseas
The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies has helped 109,462 laborers from families of disadvantaged conditions and beneficiary policies and in disadvantaged localities go to work abroad.
People who want to work abroad receiving advice
The assistance is part of a preferential credit program the bank has designed for labor export activities.
Nguyen Van Ly, Deputy General Director of the bank said that the program has significantly contributed to poverty reduction efforts in various localities as well as the National Target Program on Poverty Reduction, while helping the country collect a considerable sum of hard currencies.
Workers returning home after overseas working terms are likely to produce higher productivity and work performance, thus raising their living standards.
Source: VNA