18/06/2024 01:45 PM

The Social Security Agreement between Vietnam and South Korea, officially enacted on January 1, 2024, marks a significant milestone in bilateral relations. The signing is seen as a significant step in protecting the social insurance rights of workers and enhancing cooperation between the two countries.

24/06/2024 02:46 PM

According to UNESCO Institute for Statistics, vocational education is education that is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships).

20/06/2024 10:50 AM

According to MOLISA’s data reported from businesses, the total number of Vietnamese workers working abroad in May 2024 is 17,489 (5,216 female workers).

24/06/2024 02:46 PM

According to ILO, Employment cooperation means Workers’ participation or involvement in decision-making, labour-management cooperation and participative or cooperative practices in an enterprise.

24/06/2024 02:45 PM

Social protection has become a key element in national strategies for human development, political stability, and inclusive growth to protect most vulnerable people from shocks and stress in the course of their lives. Many countries have by now achieved significant progress in expanding access to social protection. Nevertheless, 55% of the world’s population is still deprived of the benefits associated with social protection.

24/06/2024 02:45 PM

The ILO defines persons with disabilities at work as "indi - viduals whose prospects of securing, returning to, retaining and advancing in suitable employ - ment are substantially reduced as a result of a duly recognized physical, sensory, intellectual or mental impairment"

25/06/2024 01:45 PM

Extending social security coverage to workers in the informal economy is a daunting and formidable challenge. While some countries are making important inroads into this long-standing coverage gap, the continued growing number of workers in the informal economy makes it an even more urgent priority.

24/06/2024 02:45 PM

Occupation shortage is disparity between supply and demand in the labor market. Before Covid-19 pandemic, many high-income countries faced increased vacancy rates and labour shortages, which persisted into 2023. This analysis examines the dynamics underlying labour market fluctuations in advanced economies, such as cyclical movements, structural shifts and pandemic-induced trends.