08/01/2019 10:25 AM

Up to 97.9 percent of labourers in the informal sector have no social insurance, according to research carried out in November by the Department of Social Assistance under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Aid for Social Protection Programme Foundation Vietnam (AFV).

08/01/2019 09:15 AM

Nguyen Thi Ha, a Hanoi street vendor from Ha Nam province, has never dreamed of receiving a pension when she retires. In fact, Ha and other free labourers like her can enjoy pensions if they join social insurance thanks to a policy introduced 10 years ago. However, Ha has never accessed information on social insurance and pension policies, but just worked and tried to save.

29/12/2018 03:35 PM

The National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for Social Affairs and the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) held a workshop in December 2018 to discuss ways to expand the social insurance coverage of workers in the informal sector.

29/12/2018 03:20 PM

As from December 1, 2018, many new points in the health insurance policy have been officially put into practice. Nguyen Ta Tinh, head of the Health Insurance Implementation Department under the Vietnam Social Security (VSS), has clarified some matters of public interest such as changes in groups subject to health insurance and benefits of health insurance card holders.

18/12/2018 11:18 AM

On December 11, 2018, the Vietnam Social Security (VSS), in collaboration with the Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service (COMWEL), held a workshop to evaluate their cooperation in carrying out social security policies and prepare for a meeting to review 10 years of realizing the memorandum of understanding signed between the two agencies in 2009.

18/12/2018 10:27 AM

The 37th Session of the Council of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) took place in ISSA headquarters in Geneva on December 7, 2018 with the participation of representatives from all 338 member organisations.

14/12/2018 09:45 AM

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has ratified US$100.6 million to support efforts of the Vietnamese Government’s reform to improve health service delivery and the quality of health care providers, especially in poor border areas.

28/11/2018 02:10 PM