Labor service abroad, also known as labor export, refers to the provision of labor services or services by labor exporting countries (exporting countries) to labor importing countries (importing countries) in order to seek economic benefits and obtain foreign exchange income. Labor service abroad can be said to be an intangible labor service trade. There is no uniform regulation on the scope of personnel involved in overseas labor services. As long as the labor importing country needs it, the labor services owned by the labor exporting country can be included in the ranks of overseas labor services.

Take China as an example, the exported personnel mainly include: construction workers, engineers and technicians, seafarers, chefs, medical personnel, literary workers, agricultural growers, craftsmen, arts and crafts workers, foreign trade workers, translators, educators and nannies engaged in housework.

Extended data:

There are five main ways to export labor services in China:

(1) Labor export driven by foreign contracted projects. All kinds of contracted projects require the contracting company to send relevant project management, design, construction, installation, commissioning and technical training personnel to provide services for the project.

(2) A domestic enterprise as a legal person signs a labor dispatch contract with an overseas employer.

(three) to send managers, technicians and trainers to invest and set up enterprises abroad.

(4) The export of complete sets of equipment and technology requires domestic laborers to carry out installation and debugging, technical guidance and personnel training.

(5) Export of non-governmental labor services. Individual workers contact foreign countries to find jobs through various channels.

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