01/01/2024 09:35 AM

Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 29 presented his credentials to Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva Tatiana Valovaya.

01/01/2024 09:25 AM

Việt Nam’s labour force (aged 15 and above) in 2023 counts for 52.4 million people.

01/01/2024 05:25 AM

1.What is the procedure for ‘Settling the grant of benefits for teachers currently receiving a pension but have not yet received seniority allowances in their pensions according to Decree No. 14/2020/NĐ-CP dated January 24, 2020, of the Government’?

31/12/2023 08:20 AM

The International Social Security Association (ISSA) and ASEAN Social Security Association (ASSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will mark a significant milestone in the joint pursuit of inclusive, adequate, and sustainable social protection systems in the ASEAN region. The MoU signing ceremony took place on 20 November 2023 during the 40th ASSA Board Meeting and Seminar, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

30/12/2023 06:50 PM

Social protection plays a key role in achieving sustainable development, promoting social justice and realizing the human right to social security for all. Thus, social protection policies are vital elements of national development strategies to reduce poverty and vulnerability across the life cycle and support inclusive and sustainable growth by raising household incomes, fostering productivity and human development, boosting domestic demand, facilitating structural transformation of the economy and promoting decent work.

30/12/2023 09:50 AM

In the series of working sessions with provincial Social Security agencies in the last months of 2023, Director General of Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Nguyen The Manh consistently emphasized the requirement that local Social Security agencies must continuously exert the highest determination to fulfill the tasks in 2023. This goes beyond targets related to social insurance and healthcare coverage; it is, above all, the responsibility of the sector towards the people—making efforts to ensure social welfare and guaranteeing citizens' access to crucial policies set forth by the Party and the State.

29/12/2023 03:50 PM

According to UNICEF, nearly two thirds of children around the world are not protected from lifelong consequences of poverty. Governments play a critical role in safeguarding every child from poverty. By strengthening the linkage between cash benefits and other social services, systematizing data collection, and routinely monitoring progress, Governments can help ensure all children – especially those hardest to reach – are protected.

28/12/2023 06:05 PM

The project is expected to open the door to trade and economic connection in the northeast region, serving the goal of promoting socio-economic development in related provinces, contributing to ensuring national defense and security. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday attended the ground-breaking ceremony of the Dong Dang-Tra Linh expressway with total investment capital of VND14,331 billion.