30/04/2022 10:50 PM

The contemporary Fourth Industrial Revolution and labor mobility trend on the global scale have created many challenges to the implementation of social security policies and ensuring members’ entitlement. It is urgent to develop social security policies specifically for migrant workers, which might be adopted via bilateral, multilateral agreements as well as national efforts.

30/04/2022 03:15 PM

Recently, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Pham Luong Son had a meeting with Mr. Emin Turan – General Manager of the General Medicines and Country Lead for Indochina, General Director of Sanofi Vietnam, to exchange information on supply and purchase of health insurance covered drugs in Vietnam.

30/04/2022 02:03 PM

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the National Committee on Digital Transformation to quickly implement mechanisms and policies to promote the process of national digital transformation.

30/04/2022 01:43 PM

According to VSS’ statistics, it is estimated that for 4 early months of 2022, number of people receiving one time social insurance reduced 3% compared to the same period last year, in April 2022, this number reduced 10% compared to April 2021.

30/04/2022 01:30 PM

According to VSS’ statistics, at the end of April 2022, the entire industry has paid to more than 1.45 million of covid-19 infected people enjoying sickness benefits with the sum of VND 1,945 billion. Since 2021 till now, VSS has paid sickness benefits to more than 1.5 million of covid-19 infected people.

30/04/2022 09:05 AM

Collecting lump-sum payments of social insurance coverage has become more common among labourers, imposing negative impacts on realising social security targets and social insurance participant network expansion. Tightening lump-sum payment regulations is necessary to achieve universal coverage of social insurance among workers and sustainable welfare.

29/04/2022 02:10 PM

HA NOI — Vietnam Social Security (VSS) on April 26 held a training workshop on foreign affairs and international integration for its staff.

28/04/2022 02:15 PM

On April 27, in Hanoi, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) in collaboration with the World Bank Organization (WB) held an international consultation seminar on the content of amending and supplementing the Law on Social Insurance. Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Le Hung Son and Robert J. Palacios - Chief expert in the field of social security in East Asia-Pacific region co-chaired the seminar. The attendants were members of the Drafting Team for the Law on Social Insurance (amended) and WB experts.

Social security for migrant workers

Core goals: Providing people with proper and good-quality medicines; improving efficiency of health insurance fund

PM Chinh orders to promote national digital transformation

Labor market recovered, number of people enjoy one time social insurance reduced

More than 1.5 million of covid-19 infected employees to enjoy sickness benefits

Limiting lump-sum social insurance withdrawal: For a better future for labourers

VSS organises training workshop on foreign affairs and international integration

Consulting international opinions on amendments and supplements to the law on social insurance