18/03/2024 11:30 AM

The Party and State’s guidelines and policies on social security, the Government approved the plan on building at least 1 million social housing units for low-income earners and workers of industrial parks in the 2021 - 2030 period. Support policies for low-income earners in urban areas and workers of industrial parks to help ensure political stability and social security.

16/03/2024 08:08 PM

This morning (March 16), in Hanoi, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Vietnam Post Corporation launched the program 'Youth of Vietnam Post Corporation take the lead in propaganda and mobilization for people to participate in Social and Health Insurance.'

16/03/2024 04:46 PM

On March 14th, Deputy Director General of Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Nguyen Duc Hoa chaired a meeting with the operational units of VSS to prepare a 15-year review of the implementation of Directive No. 38-CT/TW dated September 7, 2009, by the Party Central Committee on 'Enhancing health insurance work in the new situation.'

15/03/2024 01:45 PM

Gender equality is a human right. Women are entitled to live with dignity and with freedom from want and fear. Gender equality is also a precondition for advancing development and reducing poverty. Empowered women contribute to the health and productivity of whole families and communities, and they improve prospects for the next generation.

14/03/2024 03:05 PM

Given the increasingly complex violations of the obligations to contribute to social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance by businesses, aimed at creating a strong legal framework for stricter handling of violations of social, health, and unemployment insurance policies that are causing public concern, the 2015 Penal Code (effective from January 1, 2018) has supplemented provisions on offenses in the field of social insurance, including the offense of social and unemployment insurance fraud (Article 214), health insurance fraud (Article 215), and evasion of contributions to social, health, and unemployment insurance (Article 216).

14/03/2024 02:45 PM

In the vibrant mosaic of Vietnam’s socio-economic evolution, the concept of social insurance emerges as a cornerstone, transcending its financial implications to embody a collective promise of stability and societal welfare. As the country strides forward, steeped in rich cultural heritage and rapid economic advancement, social insurance assumes an integral role, not just as a protective financial measure but as a testament to the nation’s commitment to its people’s holistic well-being.

13/03/2024 03:25 PM

Since 2021, the ILO and UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa has been implementing a joint project aimed at ‘reasonable accommodation' for persons with disabilities in TVET institutions and workplaces. Among several interventions, a situational analysis was conducted in Zimbabwe to assess the extent of marginalization and discrimination of persons with disabilities in these two spaces.

13/03/2024 01:45 PM

To take a better care of seniors and carry forward their role in socio-economic activities, it is a must to consolidate the organisational apparatus of relevant associations at all levels, especially those at the grassroots, the official noted. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha asked localities to ensure resources for the implementation of policies towards the elderly, while addressing a hybrid meeting of the Vietnam National Committee on Ageing (VNCA) on March 12.