Delegates attending the 6th session (Photo quochoi.vn)

At the start of the session, Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung, representing the Prime Minister, presented the draft amendments to the Law on Social Insurance.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Social Affairs Committee, Nguyen Thuy Anh, presented the inspection report on the draft amendments to the Social Insurance Law.

Subsequently, delegates will discuss the draft amendments to the Law on Social Insurance within their groups.

The draft amendments to the Law on Social Insurance contain several notable points, including the addition of retirement benefits to establish a multi-layered social insurance system; expanding the compulsory participation in social insurance; supplementing entitlements for sickness, maternity leave for non-professional workers in communes, wards, and towns; introducing maternity benefits into voluntary social insurance policies; reducing the minimum years of social insurance contributions required for monthly retirement pensions from 20 to 15 years to increase the number of pension beneficiaries; amending the provision for a one-time social insurance benefit.

The draft also includes provisions on revenue management, social insurance contributions to tackle the issue of evading payments, amending the compulsory basis for social insurance contributions, altering regulations related to state-sector salary brackets in line with Resolution No. 27-NQ/TW, and revising and adding elements to diversify the portfolio and structure of the Social Insurance Fund based on principles of safety, sustainability, and efficiency. It also addresses the issue of social insurance management costs./.