Rural villa villages
Dien Hanh Commune (Dien Chau) and Do Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) were formerly purely agricultural communes, with people’s lives still being difficult. About 10 years ago, many people in these two localities chose to work abroad.
Currently, Dien Hanh commune has nearly 2,000 households, nearly 9,000 people, but about 1,600 people are working abroad. Foreign currency sent back by workers is tens of millions of USD each year.
A castle-like building in Dien Hanh commune, Dien Chau district (Photo: Nguyen Tung).
Mr. Nguyen Van Huu, Head of Hamlet 4, Dien Hanh Commune, said: “The whole hamlet has 297 households, currently 300 people working abroad. Many families go together, sending money back to build big houses and buy land. From 2022 until now, many people in the hamlet have gone to work abroad because growing rice and tobacco at home is hard work, not enough to eat.”
Now, walking on the main road of Dien Hanh commune, the villas stand tall like a wealthy neighborhood.
Mr. Nguyen Manh Ho, Chairman of Dien Hanh Commune People's Committee, said: "The whole commune has about 1,600 people working abroad, mainly in Korea, Japan, Europe, America, Taiwan, Canada...
People who work abroad build beautiful houses, and about 70% of the population owns cars. Thanks to working abroad, people become richer, so every time the commune builds a project, it gets enthusiastic support from the people.
A corner of Do Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district today (Photo: Nguyen Phe).
Do Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District is also a famously wealthy commune thanks to many people working abroad. Coming to Do Thanh Commune, many people are surprised by the fact that along the central road of the commune, villas are built close together, and luxury cars are parked all over the road.
Previously, Do Thanh was a poor commune, people's lives mainly depended on rice cultivation, life still faced many difficulties. About 15 years ago, many people turned to work abroad in countries such as England, Russia, Poland, Germany... Realizing that working abroad could escape poverty, many households borrowed money and invested in sending their children to work.
Villas are built close together on the main road of Dien Hanh commune, Dien Chau district (Photo: Nguyen Phe).
Mr. Luyen Xuan Hue, Chairman of the People's Committee of Do Thanh commune, said that the total area of the commune is only 10 square kilometers, but currently has more than 4,500 households with about 18,500 people.
According to Mr. Hue, the whole commune currently has more than 11,000 people of working age, of which 1,500 people work in countries such as: England, Germany, Poland, Japan, Korea, America, Canada, Australia... In particular, more than 2,000 people work and do business in Laos.
“Currently, the commune has about 3,000-4,000 people aged 55-100; the oldest person in the commune is an old woman who is nearly 100 years old. Up to 70-90% of the villas here have been built with remittances. If you earn money domestically, it will take a lot of time to build such a big house…”, Mr. Hue added.
A villa worth tens of billions of dong of a resident in Do Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district (Photo: Nguyen Phe).
According to Mr. Hue, Do Thanh used to be one of the poor communes in Nghe An in the 1980s. This is a low-lying area, people's lives are mainly related to rice cultivation, hard work but hunger and poverty still cling. By the 1990s, after the wave of emigration exploded, the appearance of Do Thanh commune changed dramatically.
“Before 1980, many people here traded wood and did carpentry. At first, there were only a few small businesses, then people expanded their business and considered this the main occupation in their families. However, this profession became more and more difficult, so people in Do Thanh switched to going abroad and became richer day by day,” said Mr. Hue.
Currently, the entire Dien Hanh commune has about 1,600 people working abroad (Photo: Nguyen Tung).
Nowadays, along the Do Thanh inter-commune asphalt road, there are rows of bustling high-rise buildings, many 2-5 storey villas built at a cost of billions of dong. In addition, luxury cars are also purchased by the people here.
That is why Do Thanh is often compared by many people as "billionaire village", "European village",... when many families here live in houses like castles.
In Do Thanh, on average, each family has at least one member working abroad. It is estimated that workers send home more than 200 million USD each year.
Life changed thanks to working abroad
Mr. Nguyen Trung's family, in Phu Xuan village, Do Thanh commune, used to be a poor household. When the trend of going abroad to do business became more and more popular and wealthy, Mr. Trung's family boldly borrowed and invested money for their 3 children to work in Europe.
With stable jobs, Mr. Trung's children have sent hundreds of millions of dong to their family every year. With this money, in recent years, Mr. Trung's family has bought cars and built high-rise villas for his children, changing the family's life.
Villas are built close together in Do Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district (Photo: Nguyen Phe).
Mr. Nguyen Duc Hoe's family, in Phu Vinh village, Do Thanh commune, has 3 sons, 1 daughter and 1 daughter-in-law working in Germany. After a time of struggling to make a living in a foreign land, now their job is stable, and they send home foreign currency regularly every month. His family has built a villa and bought a car, their economic life has completely changed.
In Dien Chau district, besides Dien Hanh, there are also communes famous for being rich thanks to working abroad such as: Dien Thap, Dien Van, Dien Kim, Dien Hoa...; and in Yen Thanh district, communes such as: Son Thanh, Khanh Thanh, Bao Thanh, Vinh Thanh... have many people working abroad.
Speaking to Dan Tri reporter, Mr. Vu Van Quyen, Deputy Head of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Yen Thanh district, said that currently the whole district has about 20,000 workers working abroad.
A villa under construction in Do Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district (Photo: Nguyen Phe).
Main markets such as: Korea (about 1,400 people), Taiwan (3,500 people), Japan (2,900 people), Federal Republic of Germany (1,800 people)... In 2023, Yen Thanh will have nearly 2,500 people working abroad.
“Working abroad is one of the solutions to contribute to economic development, creating a new face for the locality. Over the years, the government has implemented many solutions to promote and encourage people to boldly develop the economy by working abroad,” said Mr. Quyen.
Mr. Phan Van Tuyen, Chairman of Yen Thanh District People's Committee, said: "In recent years, thanks to the large amount of foreign currency sent back home, our children have started very good businesses in their hometown, creating jobs for many workers.
Many business models have been well developed thanks to foreign currency sent back home, such as brick factories, garment factories, orange and grape farms, etc. The district will continue to promote and reform administrative procedures, creating the most favorable conditions for people who want to work abroad.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/lao-dong-viec-lam/vung-que-nhan-nhan-biet-thu-lau-dai-duoc-vi-nhu-lang-chau-au-o-nghe-an-20240717085230974.htm
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