Living, working conditions and access to basic social services of Dong Thap province workers working abroad in the period of 2018 – 2020

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to describe the living, working conditions and access to basic social services of oversea migrant workers of Dong Thap province in 2018-2020. Methods: We used a descriptive cross-sectional study that collected information from 102 workers through KoboToolbox software. Results: 91.2% of subjects lived in houses rented by their company, mainly living with Vietnamese people. About 70% had health insurance in the host country and only 55.9% had social insurance. Around 88% of subjects earned good and they could save their income, and about 97% lived in a good security places. About 47% assessed their work as hard, but most of working activities were repetitive and less creative. Over 90% rated their working environment well and good relationship with their colleagues. Conclusion: Strategy of partner assessment before sending workers oversea of Dongthap province brought good living and working conditions for workers. The province needs to have a plan for preparing human resources, especially vocational training before exporting oversea. This makes the local goverment could enhance human resources of the province in the future. Keywords: labor export, living conditions, working conditions, social services