23/07/2018 05:19 PM

The Politburo has submitted the social insurance policy reform project to the seventh plenary session of the 12th-tenure Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee for discussion including the reform of retirement benefit.

24/07/2018 12:10 PM

If a person has retired but still works, does he/she need to continue making social insurance contributions? If a person is working in two companies at the same time and pays social insurance premium in a company, how are his/her social insurance benefits in the other company calculated? Are irregular bonuses included in the amount of income to calculate social insurance premiums? Those are some questions sent to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) for answer.

19/07/2018 05:05 PM

According to the General Statistics Office (Ministry of Planning and Investment), there are great numbers of labourers in the informal sector, including those working in agriculture and rural areas, free labourers, and labourers in household economy and small production and trading activities. They have significantly contributed to national food security, and the production of goods for domestic consumption and export, while generating jobs for other labourers. They have contributed about 30 percent of the national GDP.

14/06/2018 09:48 AM

Vietnamese labourers working abroad still have to pay high expenses and face numerous risks, heard a conference announcing the 2018 Code of Conduct and monitoring tools of the Vietnam Association of Manpower Supply (VAMAS) on April 24 in Hanoi.

08/06/2018 02:01 PM

Vietnamese labourers who want to work abroad have to pay higher fees than their counterparts from other countries, said Chang-Hee Lee, Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office for Vietnam.

06/06/2018 02:43 PM

During the eighth session of the National Assembly's Committee on Social Affairs in Hanoi on April 23 morning, congressmen discussed and questioned social insurance policy, the use and management of social insurance fund for 2017. They mentioned the adjustment of pension for female workers that took effect on January 1, 2018 in accordance with the Social Insurance Law 2014, under which nearly 3,000 female workers have their pension lowered, down 6-10 percent compared to social insurance payees that retired in 2017. The issue has been of public concern over the past time.

30/05/2018 09:10 AM

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has compiled a draft decree on adjusting retirement pension, social insurance benefits and monthly allowances.

04/05/2018 06:13 PM

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed the need to build a breakthrough institution to create an impetus for the development of three special zones -Van Don, Bac Van Phong and Phu Quoc, and spread their effects on other economic regions nationwide, helping spur the country’s economic growth in a rapid and sustainable manner.