Labor policy and administration
Worker rights
Roadmap proposed for calculating pensions for female workers
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will propose a new roadmap for calculating pensions for female workers to the National Assembly (NA).Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Strong rise in unemployment among graduates: labour ministry
The unemployment rate among university graduates and those holding higher degrees in the third quarter of 2017 was 4.51%, compared to 3.63% in the previous three months, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).Keep reading ...
VOV Reporter
Higher social insurance premiums to benefit workers
An increase in social insurance premiums that will accompany new rules that take effect next year will benefit workers, officials claim.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vocational training to centre on businesses’ needs
In future, the revised project on vocational training for rural labourers will be based on demands from enterprises.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Vietnam's minimum wages to increase by 6.5 per cent in 2018
The minimum wage will be officially increased from January 1, 2018 by an extra VND180,000-230,000 ($8.07-10.13), depending on the region.Keep reading ...
Ha Vy
Occupational diseases on the rise
A Ministry of Health report reveals that each year 100,000 labourers in the country were checked for occupational diseases and more than 5,000 found to have diseases.Keep reading ...
VIR Reporter
Textile industry in the throes of change brought by automation
Some 300-400 engineers are needed every year by the yarn, fabric and dyeing sectors while universities supply only around 30, experts said.[]In Việt Nam 86 per cent of garment and footwear workers are expected to be affected by the labour-replacement process.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
UN Women conducts online survey on revised Labour Code
The UN Women and the Australian Embassy in Viet Nam are calling on labourers to participate in an online survey to assess the effects of the revision of the Labour Code on men, women and different labour groups in society. Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Social insurance debts amount to VND14.7 trillion
Companies across the country still owe about VND14.7 trillion (over US$646 million) in social insurance premiums, which may leave their employees on the verge of losing their health and retirement insurance benefits, Thanh Tra newspaper reports.Keep reading ...
The Saigon Times Reporter
Govt: No health insurance premium hike until 2020
The Government will not approve any proposal to increase healthcare insurance premiums until 2020, so payment rates should be calculated to ensure the rights and interests of all stakeholders.Keep reading ...
Hoang Nhung