11/08/2017 11:11 AM

To ensure the rights and benefits of workers, provincial social security offices are strongly requested to focus on strengthening their social insurance (SI), health insurance (HI) and unemployment insurance (UI) contribution collection activities.

11/08/2017 11:09 AM

Female workers make up a large proportion of the labour force, particularly in industries such as textiles, trade, footwear, handicrafts and food processing. The law needs specific provisions for female workers to ensure gender equality. Their right to work and right to equality needs to be protected, as does their right to be a labourer and a mother if they so choose.

11/08/2017 11:08 AM

On October 26, 2016, under the chairmanship of Deputy Director General Tran Dinh Lieu and Deputy Director General Pham Luong Son, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) held a conference to provide a periodic report on social insurance and health insurance implementation to news agencies. This activity is carried out to provide accurate, sufficient and timely information for press agencies and the public.

11/08/2017 11:03 AM

In the process of international economic integration regionally and globally, Vietnam has signed and effectuated Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with 11 nations and international organisations, along with preparing for three new-generation FTAs, namely the Europe-Vietnam FTA, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

11/08/2017 11:00 AM

On 29 June 2016, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) and Ministry of Health (MOH) jointly held a Conference on health insurance implementation period of 2016-2020, to launch health care data portal and health insurance assessment information system. H.E Vu Duc Dam, Deputy Prime Minister; H.E Dinh Tien Dung, Minister of Finance and concurrently Chairman of VSS Governing Body attended the conference.

04/08/2017 03:32 PM

From March 1st 2017, the Government Decree No.166/2016/ND-CP stipulating electronic transactions on social insurance (SI), health insurance (HI) and unemployment insurance (UI) (to be called “social insurance” for short) shall come into force.

04/08/2017 03:31 PM

Ministry of Labor, War Invalids, & Social Welfare is currently drafting a Decree detailing and guiding the implementation of the Law on Social Insurance on compulsory social insurance for employees who are foreign citizens working in Vietnam and collecting feedbacks. According to the plan, this Decree will take effect from 1st January 2018

04/08/2017 03:29 PM

Acknowledging the public demand on transparency and professionalism in implementing administrative procedures at local levels, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has officially launched its centralized Electronic One-stop-shop system from 01/01/2017.