20/01/2021 02:10 AM

According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), by mid-2020, about 500 million full-time jobs have been lost and about 2.2 billion workers (of which 111 million are migrant workers) equivalent to 70% of the global workforce have been affected by social distancing measures. To assist in the development and implementation of social security programs for migrant workers, ISSA recommends insurance organizations refer to the ISSA Guidelines on Administrative Solutions for Coverage Extension.

20/01/2021 12:30 AM

Vietnam's growth accelerated to 4.5 percent in the last quarter of 2020, resulting in an annual growth rate of 2.9 percent - making it one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Vietnam News Agency quoted figures of the World Bank (WB).

19/01/2021 06:55 PM

On January 19, in Hanoi, Deputy General Director Tran Dinh Lieu had a meeting with representatives of VSS ‘s units on the implementation of new model health insurance card model-nationwide.

19/01/2021 05:45 PM

On January 19, in Hanoi, Deputy General Director Tran Dinh Lieu had a meeting with representatives of units directly under the Vietnam Social Security on the implementation of the new model health insurance card nationwide.

19/01/2021 01:05 PM

The Government has just issued Resolution 195/NQ-CP on serious, synchronous and effective implementation of key tasks and solutions for 2021, with the aim of striving to achieve economic growth of 6-6.5%.

15/01/2021 07:50 PM

Viet Nam is determined to ensure social insurance coverage for all the elderly people nationwide by 2021, said Deputy General Director of Viet Nam Social Security (VSS) Tran Dinh Lieu at a meeting of the Viet Nam National Committee on Ageing (VNCA) on January 15

15/01/2021 06:35 PM

As of December 31, 2020, Ha Tinh province had 84,617 participants in compulsory social insurance, 28,197 participants in voluntary social insurance (an increase of 16,057 compared to 2019); the number of participants in health insurance is over 1.1 million, reaching 90% of the population. The collection of social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance premiums reached 2,684 billion dong, equaling 101% of the assigned plan.

15/01/2021 02:25 PM

Child labour has decreased by 38 per cent in the last decade but 152 million children are still affected. The COVID-19 pandemic has considerably worsened the situation, but joint and decisive action can reverse this trend.