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Vietnam's factory workers return to country life / 36UF4NN
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Treading a familiar path for women in rural Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Hiep found a factory job in dynamic Ho Chi Minh City and spent 16 years helping make shoes for Western brands such as Adidas and Nike.
The southern metropolis offered stable jobs with decent pay, and young women in particular flocked to garment and shoe factories, where the workforce is three-quarters female. But as living costs surge, Hiep is joining a wave of workers rejecting the commercial hub for a quieter life back home. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES