Over 42 million USD in remittances sent home during Tet in Nghe An rice-growing district
(Baonghean.vn) - On the occasion of the Lunar New Year this year, the amount of remittances sent back to their homeland from children of Yen Thanh district (Nghe An) working abroad is estimated at 42 million USD, about 7 million USD higher than last year.
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| Thanks to their children working abroad, people in Son Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) have the conditions to build spacious houses and facilities. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Yen Thanh is one of the localities with a high number of labor export workers in Nghe An province. According to the statistics of Yen Thanh district, the whole district currently has over 16 thousand people working abroad.
The localities with the largest number of children working abroad are: Son Thanh, Vien Thanh, Hong Thanh, Phu Thanh, Lang Thanh, Ma Thanh... Therefore, people in these localities have stable lives, built many high-rise buildings, bought cars and expensive living facilities. Many villages have become villas thanks to working abroad.
Typically, Son Thanh commune always has 1,500 - 1,800 children working in European countries. Mr. Tran Ba Toan - Chairman of the Commune People's Committee said that during the Lunar New Year, the amount of remittances sent home is estimated at about 6.5 million USD, equivalent to 140 billion VND.
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| Yen Thanh countryside is changing day by day. Photo: Anh Tuan |
Mr. Phan Minh Khue - Head of the Yen Thanh District Statistics Office said: Tet is the time when the amount of remittances sent home by children working abroad is the highest in the year, estimated at about 1/5 of the total remittances of the year, with 42 million USD (Tet 2019, Yen Thanh's remittances were 35 million USD). The total amount of remittances sent home in 2019 was about 210 million USD, an increase of 10% compared to the previous year.