18/04/2019 11:17 AM

After more than 3 months of implementing the compulsory social insurance (SI) scheme for foreign employees working in Viet Nam, there have been some initial achievements. Not only in accordance with international practices, but in the context of widespread economic integration nowadays, compulsory SI for foreign workers also contributes to creating a favorable business environment and attracting high quality labor force to Viet Nam.

18/04/2019 11:13 AM

Voluntary social insurance is a pre-eminent form of social insurance that helps self-employees, rural people… to deal with difficulties and risks which may derive from old age. As voluntary social insurance’s members, the workers could show their activeness and initiative on self-safety, contribute to community sharing and social development.

10/04/2019 02:39 PM

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

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

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.

10/04/2019 02:09 PM

From April 3, 2019, social and health insurance participants can trace their social, health and unemployment insurance contributions and benefits through SMS services.

27/03/2019 10:08 AM

The Viet Nam Social Security (VSS) aims to slash the social insurance debt ratio to below 1.7 per cent this year in an effort to ensure benefits for social insurance and health insurance card holders, said VSS deputy general director Đào Việt Ánh.

27/03/2019 08:27 AM

Viet Nam has made an important step in the development of its labour market by ratifying ILO Convention 159 on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment for Disabled Persons, further proving the country’s commitment to eliminating employment discrimination against people with disabilities.