15/10/2024 08:47 AM
New regulations on foreign indirect investment in Việt Nam drafted
The SBV new circular will regulate the opening and use of Vietnamese đồng-denominated accounts for foreign investors, in order to conduct foreign indirect investment activities in Việt Nam.
09/10/2024 09:11 AM
Policies needed to ensure middle-aged female workers’ rights
Experts say policies are needed to safeguard the rights of middle-aged female workers.
27/09/2024 09:30 AM
Vietnam and Germany expand cooperation to ensure social security for labors
Germany has been the leading economic partner of Vietnam in Europe and Vietnam is one of Germany's major trade partners in Southeast Asia. Cooperation with Germany has benefited Việt Nam in infrastructure improvement and human resources development, ensure social security for labors... At the same time, the two countries' cooperation creates opportunities for Vietnamese workers and youngsters to access vocational training according to international standards.
26/09/2024 03:30 PM
Increasing the retirement age to help the labourers to promote their ability
Social insurance is a main pillar of the social security system in Vietnam’s socialist-oriented market economy. Proper implementation of social insurance is the duty of the entire political system. Currently, Vietnam is undergoing a population aging process where the proportion of people of working age is decreasing, and the dependency ratio is increasing. According to MOLISA's Minister Dao Ngoc Dung, increasing retirement age could be considered an inevitable solution for coping with population ageing, improving gender equality, meeting market demands, and ensuring long-term balance of the social insurance fund.
26/09/2024 10:50 AM
Law on Health Insurance to be revised for patients’ interests
Health insurance is very important for all people so amending and suplementing law on health insurance to ensure the best benefits for the beneficiaries. The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee continued its 37th working session on September 25, focusing on contributing comments to the draft Law on supplementing and amending some articles of the Law on Health Insurance. Deputy NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh chaired the session.
26/09/2024 09:14 AM
To continue to improve the health sector in Vietnam
The health care and protection for people constitute an important task and top priority of the Vietnamese State. Resolution 20-NQ/TW of October 25, 2017 of the 6th Plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee on “ Enhancing the protection, care and improvement of people’s health in the new situation” (Resolution 20-NQ/TW) has affirmed the goal of constantly heightening Vietnamese people’s health, stature, life span and living quality; ensuring that every citizen is entitled to health protection and care; to be equal in rights and obligations in participating in and benefiting from the health insurance and related services. With the efforts of the entire political system and the health sector as the core, the protection, care and improvement of the people’s health have obtained great results, thus greatly contributing to the national development.
25/09/2024 09:30 AM
Health and social security for the domestic emigrants are ensured
Social security is a basic human right. Portable social security benefits for migrants have great potential to alleviate poverty and contribute to development. Yet, The migrants still face barriers and difficulties related to accessing health care services.
24/09/2024 01:50 PM
NA Standing Committee promotes assessment on broadening health insurance benefit enjoyment condition
VSS has made numerous proposals for the revised health insurance law to ensure the rights and interests of health insurance participants and address the shortcomings and obstacles of current regulations.
Sickness
Work Injury and Occupational Disease
Survivor’s
Old-age
Maternity
Unemployment
Medical (Health Insurance)
Certificate of coverage
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