VietNamNet Bridge – Kim Thai, 37, a Khmer man living in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, wears a broad-brim hat to walk the streets of Long Phu Town, selling lottery tickets to earn a living as he has for the past 13 years. Thai reads books preparing for his incoming civil-servant job. — laodong.vn But his life may soon change. Thai recently learned that he had earned the highest score in the latest exam to enroll civil servants for the administrative office of the People’s Committee of the province’s Long Phu District. He scored 233; the runner-up notched 204. While awaiting the official letter from the local administration to enroll, Thai continues his job as a lottery vendor. Thai said his dream of becoming a civil servant was present in his thoughts every passing day, especially since he graduated from university in 2015, the Lao dong (Labour) newspaper reported. “If I become a civil servant, I think I will enter a new … [Read more...] about Lottery vendor aces exam to become civil servant
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Former deputy PM: civil servants incompetent
The majority of Vietnamese civil servants lack the skills necessary for their area of specialization and professional performance, said Nguyen Khanh, former Deputy Prime Minister. Khanh, also former Deputy Head of the Administrative Reform Department, told Thanh Nien that the currency of civil servants' working knowledge and management skills simply did meet the nation's demands. Civil servants had received inadequate training and most were armed with little more than common sense for performing complex state and macroeconomic management, he explained. The result was low productivity and inefficiency among bureaucrats, with the exception of a few stars here and there. Khanh added that citizens were widely displeased with civil servants' general behavior and ways of work. Too many behaved disrespectfully, execute their duties irresponsibly or simply lack sufficient knowledge to do their jobs cost-effectively, for either the government or the citizens they served. While … [Read more...] about Former deputy PM: civil servants incompetent
Central city authorities respond to young civil servants’ needs
A top authority of Danang central city held an exchange with 500 of its young civil servants Saturday to better understand their needs and aspirations for gainful employment. At the meeting, participants raised serious questions over the city's current difficulties in assigning graduates to work in the city's agencies, an overall assessment of young civil servants' performances, as well as salaries and housing problems. The city's agencies have recruited over 600 graduates with good results, most of whom work well, said secretary of Danang City Committee of the Party, Nguyen Ba Thanh. However, he disapproved of the attitude of comparing salaries to those in other major centers in Vietnam. "Staff needs to work hard and focus on what they are doing to be promoted," advised Thanh. We should think first of our contributions to our city's well-being; a developed city will automatically elevate its citizens' incomes, advised the secretary. The leader promised the city … [Read more...] about Central city authorities respond to young civil servants’ needs
Dong Nai deployed instruction documents of Law on Civil Servants and Law on Emulation and Commendation
On the morning of July 29, Dong Nai Department of Interior held a conference to deploy instruction decrees on the implementation of the Law on Civil Servants and the Law on Emulation and Commendation. The conference was presided over by Nguyen Dem, Director of Interior Department. The conference was attended by over 120 leaders, chiefs of the secretariat, officials and public employees who are in charge of emulation and commendation tasks in Departments and districts across the province. The conference deployed the instruction documents of the Civil Servants Law on the principles of training, recruitment, employment and management of civil servants; obligations and rights of civil servants, and conditions to assure public-duty performance. The conference also approved the detailed regulations of the Law on Emulation and Commendation and the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Emulation and Commendation; the activities and management of the … [Read more...] about Dong Nai deployed instruction documents of Law on Civil Servants and Law on Emulation and Commendation
Future minimum salary for civil servants too low, say readers
Vietnam is becoming an industrialized and modernized country but the planned minimum salary for civil servants by 2018 is only VND3 million ($150) per month. It is too low, commented VietNamNet’s readers. Vietnam’s salary reform in the eye of UNDP expert Deputy Minister explains about salaries Salary absurdity A hundred readers sent their feedback to VietNamNet after reading our news about the scheduled minimum salary for civil servants by 2018. The Prime Minister-approved administrative reform plan for 2011-2020 says that by 2020, salaries of civil servants will be enough to ensure their living standards a little higher than the medium level. However, Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Thu, vice head of the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Salary Department, recently said that by 2018, the government would try to increase minimum salary of civil servants to around VND3 million per month. “I’m a civil servant. The current salary is too low compared to the common … [Read more...] about Future minimum salary for civil servants too low, say readers