Wave of rail workers leave struggling sectorVietNamNet Bridge – An ordinary shift for a train guard at Hanoi’s Giap Bat level crossing will last for 12 hours non-stop, starting either from the early hours or through the night. Railway workers prepare to pick up passengers at Ha Noi Railway Station. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy HungSuch low wages are prompting a wave of workers to leave the railway industry. Wage riseAccording to Vietnam Railways (VR), 508 train workers in the rail infrastructure management sector, including the train guards, dropped out of work over the first nine months of 2017. In a recent plan proposed to the Ministry of Transport last year, VR asked to increase the salary of the rail workers.