Various kinds of workers dispatched abroad in January-July 2016 amounted to 271,000, decreasing 32,000 compared with those in the same period of last year. The workers dispatched for contracted projects reached 130,000, and those for labor cooperation were 141,000. At the end of July, the workers dispatched overseas reached 995,000, decreasing 23,000 compared with those in the same period of 2015.