09/06/2026 08:25 AM

The International ​Labour Organization begins its final round of talks on Monday on the ‌first binding employment standards for platforms offering services such as ride-hailing, food delivery and e-commerce.

05/06/2026 08:45 AM

The Ministry of Health has issued Decision No. 1551/QD-BYT dated May 31, 2026, along with guidelines for collecting, updating, and interconnecting health examination data, and for creating and updating electronic Health Books on the VNeID application.

03/06/2026 04:30 PM

Indonesia will expand trials of its digital social protection platform, known as Perlinsos, to 42 cities and districts in June 2026. The initiative represents a significant scale-up of a pilot programme designed to modernise welfare distribution through integrated digital public infrastructure. By linking administrative and population data across agencies, the government aims to improve the accuracy and accessibility of social assistance programmes for millions of residents.

02/06/2026 08:10 AM

After one month of implementing the 2026 Universal Social Insurance (SI) Month campaign, themed "Social Insurance Social Insurance – A Lifelong Source of Security," has carried out coordinated communication activities and expanded participation in SI and HI across the country. The program has achieved many positive results, contributing to spreading the humanitarian values of SI and HI policies, raising public awareness of benefits from participation, and promoting the achievement of sustainable social security goals.

01/06/2026 02:50 PM

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra proposed that the WHO provide technical and technological assistance and support projects such as environmental monitoring stations and studies assessing the health impact of climate change to formulate long-term solutions.

01/06/2026 10:30 AM

Around 3.4 million pensioners and social insurance beneficiaries will receive an 8% increase under the government's latest social welfare measures.

29/05/2026 03:44 PM

According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), preventing occupational accidents is a fundamental human right; workers must be protected from illness, disease, and injury arising from their work. With a focus on the principle of "prevention is better than cure," the ILO has adopted more than 40 specific standards related to occupational safety and health, as well as more than 40 codes of practice, providing essential tools for governments, employers, and workers to establish regulations and ensure maximum safety in the workplace. As a full and active member of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Vietnam has ratified many fundamental ILO conventions on occupational accident prevention and applied them appropriately to the country's conditions and circumstances in each period.

28/05/2026 08:05 AM

On the morning of May 27th, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) and the National Social Security Office of Laos (NSSF Laos) held a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation for the period 2026-2028. The ceremony was co-chaired by Mr. Le Hung Son, Director of VSS, and Mr. Chomyeang Phengthongsawath, Director General of NSSF Laos.