Vietnamese in Russia’ Kursk region still safe

Workers at Hanoi garment factory in Kursk oblast. — VNA/VNS Photo Duy Trinh

MOSCOW — Around 100 Vietnamese labourers working at the “Hanoi” garment factory – the largest group of Vietnamese working near conflict zones in Russia’s Kursk oblast, have been still working hard to ensure timely delivery of products to customers, despite the ongoing conflict in border areas between Russia and Ukraine.

Located near Zheleznogorsk city, about 120km from the centre of Kursk province and about 140km from the conflict zone, the road leading to the factory shows almost no signs of the nearby conflict.

Inside the garment factory, three production lines are still operating as usual. Workers are busy sewing and processing winter clothing items to meet the market demand.

Nông Minh Đức, from the northern province of Cao Bằng, who has been working at the factory for two years, said the situation has largely remained unchanged since the news of the conflict.

Ngô Thị Thuý Quỳnh, a worker from the southern province Sóc Trăng, was quite worried in the beginning when she first learned the news, but everything seems to remain fine, and orders are still good.

Nguyễn Thanh Bảo, manager of the factory, from the southern province of Đồng Nai, said the situation there is still stable, adding that everyone is focused on their work, and the company has not been negatively affected.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia is maintaining daily contacts with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Kursk to keep updated on information related to overseas Vietnamese there. — VNS