Migrant workers affect economic restructuring of Vietnam 14:36 | 26/04/2021 A very large part of migrant workers are women The report on "Gender issues in domestic migration and economic restructuring in Vietnam" carried out by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) under the support of Aus4Reform and Australian Aid highlighted that the feminisation of migrant workers continues. The ratio of females in migrant labour remains high, despite the decreasing trend. Researchers from CIEM outlined that the population migration from rural to urban areas is mainly caused by "economic demand". In Vietnam, up to 85 per cent of migration decisions involve economic reasons.