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The delegation also included representatives from the Board of Commissioners; leaders of some VSS’s units and Director of Ha Noi Social Security Office Phan Van Men. Deputy Director General of Kim Lien Tourism Joint Stock Company Hoang Thi Lien Huong and leaders of some units of the company hosted the working session.

It is reported that over the past time Kim Lien Tourism Joint Stock Company has timely and fully implemented insurance policies and participated in the social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment schemes, ensuring the rights and benefits of labourers. As of August 2023, the company had 151 employees paying social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance premiums with total contributions to the social insurance fund of VND813 million (US$33,500). The settlement of social insurance benefits for the labourers has been assured. In 2021 alone, 168 labourers received financial assistance worth a total amount of VND546 million (nearly $22,500) due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy Chair of VSS Board of Commissioners Nguyen Van Cuong makes a remark at the working session

Given the context of the COVID-19 and difficulties facing the country’s socio-economic situations, the company still maintained its regular operation, ensuring employment for the labourers and fully implemented social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance policies as well as other welfare schemes, ensuring income and benefits for the labourers.

During the working session, a representative of the company spoke of difficulties in implementing social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance policies for labourers. Regarding the level of social insurance benefits, the company proposed to increase the level of social insurance benefits for employees; consider providing guidance for employees to voluntarily contribute 100 per cent of social insurance premiums to ensure continuous employment; and implement the methods of checking the labourers’ social insurance participation period, checking the usage time of health insurance cards, checking the submitted documents, and retrieving passwords via text messages through the hotline phone number, etc.

On the basis of the company’s reports at the working session, the VSS Board of Commissioners delegation had discussions to clarify some existing issues, in which the talks focused on key solutions in the implementation of health insurance, social insurance and unemployment insurance policies by employees; the management of labourers and application of information technology in the implementation of insurance policies; and support for needy workers, among others.

A representative of Kim Lien Tourism Joint Stock Company presents a report on the implementation of social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance policies at the company

In his closing remarks, Deputy Chair of VSS Board of Commissioners Nguyen Van Cuong spoke highly of the results that the company has achieved in implementing social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance policies over the past period; and appreciated frank and responsible opinions of the participants at the working session.

Understanding the thoughts and desires of the company’s leaders as well as opinions of the relevant units, Deputy Chair of VSS Board of Commissioners Nguyen Van Cuong directly answered and explained the contents of the recommendations. He affirmed that all issues raised by the company at the working session will be properly dealt with by the VSS Board of Commissioners if they are within VSS Board of Commissioners’ authority or submitted to relevant agencies, departments and sectors for proper settlement if they are beyond the VSS Board of Commissioners’ authority, ensuring best benefits for the labourers./.