Vietnamese workers in South Korea shared similar stories. After more than a decade working there, Ngo Van Hien and his wife, from Dong Thap Province in the Mekong Delta, purchased a 56-square-meter ...

For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing Japan's dire labour needs. But now, having overstayed his visa, he is in ...