A total of 887 Vietnamese workers have flown home safely from war-torn Libya, the Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs announced on August 12.
The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, on August 12 transported 180 workers from Egypt’s Cairo International Airport to Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport, marking the end of its evacuation plan.
About 81 other workers were brought home via charter flights departing from Istanbul, Turkey.
DOLAB reported that 209 Vietnamese workers have left Libya for neighbours like Turkey and Egypt, waiting for charter flights to Vietnam. They are scheduled to fly to Vietnam on August 13.
These Vietnamese were working for three Korean contractors carrying out projects in Libya.
