Remittances sent to Yen Thanh rice homeland reached more than 250 million USD

Yen Thanhis a locality with the number of workers working abroad always ranking at the top of the province. Among them, there are many workers in European countries, with very good income, sending a significant amount of remittances back to their homeland every year, especially during the Lunar New Year.

Mr. Nguyen Van Duong - Vice Chairman of Yen Thanh District People's Committee said: The number of children in the district going to schoollabor exportincreasingly, there are currently approximately 20 thousand people doing business in European and Asian countries... With diligence and hard work, most of the children have a very good income. It is estimated that in 2023, the amount of remittances sent home will reach 252 million USD, an increase of 7 million USD compared to 2022. This amount of remittances accounts for 50% of the district's production value for the whole year. Of which, the amountremittancesent home during the Tet holiday of Giap Thin is estimated at about 25 million USD.

In addition to the localities with a long tradition of exporting labor such as Son Thanh, Vien Thanh, Hong Thanh, Phu Thanh, in recent years there have been additional communes: Ma Thanh, Tien Thanh, Lang Thanh...

Mr. Tran Dinh Canh - Chairman of the People's Committee of Ma Thanh commune said that the whole commune has 500 children working in developed countries. In 2023, the amount of remittances sent to the locality was estimated at about 12 million USD, of which about 2 million USD was sent during the Lunar New Year.

"Thanks to remittances from children, people's income has increased to nearly 62 million VND/person/year. Families have the conditions to build spacious houses and have the conditions to actively contribute to the locality's new rural development. Ma Thanh is waiting for the Provincial New Rural Appraisal Council to come and appraise to reach the advanced new rural goal in 2023," Mr. Tran Dinh Canh said excitedly.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Sau - Chairman of Son Thanh Commune People's Committee said that currently, the whole commune has nearly 2,000 children working abroad, most of them are in European countries with high income. With the spirit of the predecessors supporting the successors, the rate of children doing business successfully abroad is high. It is estimated that in 2023, the amount of remittances sent back to the homeland will be over 20 million USD.

Thanks to that, the average income of Son Thanh commune in 2023 reached 84 million VND/person. People with economic conditions are increasingly investing in building high-rise houses, currently more than 50% of houses have been built solidly, high-rise buildings, garden houses... with beautiful architecture. At the same time, welfare works are also invested in more and more modernly. From being the poorest commune in the district since the 90s of the last century, Son Thanh commune has now risen to the top in economic development of Yen Thanh district...