Labor Export

A lone worker tends towering rows of spinning machines inside a textile mill

Vietnam

290,000 Vietnamese Workers in Taiwan: The Story Starts Back Home

How did the Vietnamese caregivers and factory workers you see in Taiwan get here — and why are they the largest group of undocumented workers? Seen from Vietnam, this isn't a "migrant problem" but a 40-year-old industry called labor export.

Vietnam

Vietnam's $500-Per-Worker Toll: How a Labor Ministry Turned Visa Approvals Into a Cash Machine

How Vietnam's Labor Ministry designed an approval process that workers paid for, $500 at a time.

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