Previously, My Loc Commune in Can Loc District was poor as local residents only depended on farming, while they have to face severe climate.
Before the 2000s, most of the local houses are cottages which were often seriously damaged whenever it rained heavy or had storms.
A big house in My Loc Commune
However, over the past ten years, the commune has greatly changed. Now, there are a lot of big houses in the commune.
Nguyen Khanh, head of Nhat Tan Village, said initially only a few people went to Thailand to work. Then, others followed them.
Khanh said he himself worked in Thailand for four years. Like other people in My Loc, he tried a variety of jobs. According to Khai, men often work as builders or for parking lots, while women can serve at restaurants.
People in My Loc Commune earn around VND15 million (USD681.8) each a month on average.
Nhat Tan Village has 360 households and up to 460 local people are now working in Thailand. Each household has 1-2 people working there on average.