The 184 returnees are among the 682 workers that the Vietnam Manpower Supply and Commercial Joint Stock Company (Vinamex) supplied to the Republic of Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd to work at a housing project in the eastern city of Al-Beida – around 200km from strife-torn Benghazi in Libya
Another flight carrying 254 Vietnamese workers from Cairo will arrive at Noi Bai on August 11, and the remaining 244 are expected to land in Hanoi the next day.
Welcoming back the workers at Noi Bai airport, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen said her ministry will continue working with the Vietnamese Embassy in Libya to quickly bring home the remaining Vietnamese workers, especially those trapped in combat zones.
The ministry will provide financial support and new jobs for the returned workers, she added. By mid-July, Vietnam had 1,750 workers in Libya, including 281 working in the troubled areas of Tripoli and Benghazi.
