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 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 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.

15/01/2021 10:45 AM

The Labor Code on Vietnamese employees working abroad under contracts in 2020 recently approved by the National Assembly has a number of amendments on employees’ rights.

14/01/2021 04:45 PM

The Prime Minister has just issued the Decision No. 72/QD-TTg on the continued enjoyment of issued social security policies by communes and villages in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

02/01/2021 03:15 AM

Eliminating the preferential 50% exemption of registration fee when buying domestic cars, terminating the rental debt collection service, apply the early retirement policy, the Procuracy is entitled to criminal examination, the Court will reconcile first then accept later, shortening the time to issue construction permits, etc. are new policies effective from January 1, 2021.

01/01/2021 03:31 PM

Some 130 scholarships have been presented to children affected by COVID-19 in southern Vietnam as part of a joint programme by Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and “For beloved Hoang Sa and Truong Sa” club.