Malaysia and Taiwan are the two major markets for the largest number of Vietnamese workers while other markets such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Libya also have a high demand for workers.

Currently, Taiwan is in need of workers in production, manufacturing and nursing and   the Republic of Korea wants to employ around 12,500 Vietnamese workers.

MOLISA has set a labour export target of 85,000 in 2010 with a focus on sending workers from 62 poor districts in the country. After ten months of working towards the target, more than 5,300 workers from 43 districts in 16 provinces have registered to work abroad under time-limited contracts.