Foreign and labor ministries have been ordered to protect Vietnamese workers starved and beaten by a Chinese employer

Labor and nutrition experts call for regulations to improve workers' meals

She is also accused of badly insulting workers and limiting their toilet use

His family is receiving no support since he worked illegally in the south-west African country

The beating and starving has reportedly lasted two weeks but the Hanoi labor company that sent them remains in denial

The National Wage Council last month proposed a 12.4 percent bump, but labor unions want more

The unpaid salaries have amounted to $275,800, officials say, calling for cooperation from South Korea    

Many workers were paid only $130 a month while others did not even receive salaries of previous years

Experts say schools do not teach practical skills and many trainers are not even qualified  

The unions say they will keep fighting for a bigger raise to help cover basic demands for workers

Vietnam is expected to catch up with the Philippines in 2038 and Thailand in 2069

Authorities are trying their best to rescue the last worker still trapped inside

Taiwan had stopped receiving Vietnamese workers for a decade until last June

It has been cited to back up the labor association's proposal for a 16-18 hike in wages

The union wants at least a 15 percent pay bump for 2016, but businesses claim that they are struggling