12/04/2019 08:56 AM
Oman: 16,676 active firms covered by social insurance system
Muscat- Statistics issued by the Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI) till the end of January 2019 showed an increase in the number of active establishments covered by the social insurance system to 16,676.
12/04/2019 08:48 AM
‘PHL must spend more for social protection’
THE Philippines needs to spend an average of 3.48 to 5.58 percent of its GDP to fill its social protection gaps up to 2030, according to estimates by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
11/04/2019 03:49 PM
Malaysia’s EPF mulls higher foreign exposure, fund managers welcome move
Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is too heavily invested in the domestic market so any move to raise its foreign exposure will help to diversify investments and boost returns, fund managers say.
11/04/2019 03:31 PM
Fairer and clearer rules on social benefits for EU mobile workers agreed
New rules aim to ensure access to social security for EU workers who have moved to a different EU country, while fairly distributing obligations among member states.
11/04/2019 01:34 PM
Diplomatic activities focus on spurring ties with ASEAN member states
In March, Viet Nam welcomed a head of state, Government and parliament leaders from ASEAN member states, including Brunei, Laos, Singapore and Cambodia in efforts to foster ties with regional countries.
10/04/2019 02:39 PM
On-demand health service users to receive health insurance coverage
The Ministry of Health recently issued Document No.1608/BYT-KH-TC on covering healthcare insurance costs for card holders using on-demand health services.
10/04/2019 02:37 PM
VSS gets tough on enterprises that owe social insurance contributions
Organising inspections, issuing sanctioning decisions, and sending results to investigation agencies as a basis for criminal handling are some of the weighty solutions being applied by the social insurance sector to enterprises which owe social and health insurance contributions.
10/04/2019 02:21 PM
VSS sets target of social insurance, unemployment insurance coverage in 2019-2021
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) recently issued Direction No. 357/QD-BHXH on the target to increase the number of people joining social insurance and unemployment insurance in 2019-2021 in 63 centrally-run cities and provinces nationwide.
Sickness
Work Injury and Occupational Disease
Survivor’s
Old-age
Maternity
Unemployment
Medical (Health Insurance)
Certificate of coverage
VSS - ISSA Guidelines on Social Security