18/04/2019 01:10 PM

Organisations and companies could reduce occupational diseases by implementing engineering control through specific methods built into plant design, equipment and processes. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said engineering control was more effective than administrative control (or work practice control) and the use of personal protective equipment.

18/04/2019 11:25 AM

World Bank Vice President for Infrustructure Makhtar Diop said the international institution is willing to help Vietnamese education establishments to train human resources for e-government development, particularly artificial intelligence.

18/04/2019 11:17 AM

After more than 3 months of implementing the compulsory social insurance (SI) scheme for foreign employees working in Viet Nam, there have been some initial achievements. Not only in accordance with international practices, but in the context of widespread economic integration nowadays, compulsory SI for foreign workers also contributes to creating a favorable business environment and attracting high quality labor force to Viet Nam.

18/04/2019 11:13 AM

Voluntary social insurance is a pre-eminent form of social insurance that helps self-employees, rural people… to deal with difficulties and risks which may derive from old age. As voluntary social insurance’s members, the workers could show their activeness and initiative on self-safety, contribute to community sharing and social development.

12/04/2019 08:56 AM

Muscat- Statistics issued by the Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI) till the end of January 2019 showed an increase in the number of active establishments covered by the social insurance system to 16,676.

12/04/2019 08:48 AM

THE Philippines needs to spend an average of 3.48 to 5.58 percent of its GDP to fill its social protection gaps up to 2030, according to estimates by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

11/04/2019 03:49 PM

Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is too heavily invested in the domestic market so any move to raise its foreign exposure will help to diversify investments and boost returns, fund managers say.

11/04/2019 03:31 PM

New rules aim to ensure access to social security for EU workers who have moved to a different EU country, while fairly distributing obligations among member states.