Abstract
This report on Measuring Sustainable Development Goal indicator 10.7.1 on the recruitment costs of migrant workers: Results of Viet Nam pilot survey 2019, presents an assessment of the pilot process on measuring SDG indicator 10.7.1, undertaken by the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam (GSO), in collaboration with the ILO, during the quarter four of the 2019 country’s Labour Force Survey. The pilot process constituted a first attempt by Viet Nam in the production of this indicator at national level, while also looking at issues and difficulties for integrating such measurement in an existing household survey for sustainability. The report presents the findings of this pilot survey covering Vietnamese nationals who had worked abroad within the past three years (prior to the survey) and had returned, even if temporarily. Where possible, relevant data on youth and gender disparities are included. Results of this pilot cannot be used yet as official data for Viet Nam on this indicator, but they provide an indication on the burden of recruitment process to migrant workers, with a number of conclusions in line with existing findings in previous ILO–World Bank studies. The pilot process was implemented in the field in 2019, few months before the current Covid-19 pandemic; the report does not therefore include any reference to the likely COVID-19 impact on Vietnamese return migrant workers. However, as we complete this first report, the world and Viet Nam continue to face the consequences of COVID-19, and future measurements of SDG indicator 10.7.1 shall include the assessment of such impact.