Invalids and social affairs

On November 21, 2019, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc signed Decision No.1676 to observe May every year as the month for all Vietnamese people to participate in the national social insurance scheme. This is an occasion for public offices, organisations and the general public to participate in the scheme. On May 23, the Việt Nam Social Insurance Agency (SIA) launched a month to call on all people nationwide to participate in this scheme. … [Read more...] about Encouraging more people to join the voluntary social insurance scheme

As of May 14, Hanoi has delivered aids to 385,390 people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, reaching 99.9% of the people entitled to receive such support, local media reported, citing the municipal Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs’ report at a May 27 meeting. … [Read more...] about Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia May 29

Pham Thi Ngoc Thuy, Deputy Standing Director of the Private Sector Development Committee, said that although Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the entry of foreign experts to resume business operations, administrative hassles were creating difficulties for businesses. … [Read more...] about Major projects face delays as Covid-19 blocks foreign experts

According to a top official from Ba Ria Vung Tau's Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, over 150 patients of the 447 who escaped have been returned to the center. “We didn’t resort to force but called their families to convince them to return them to the center,” the official said.  … [Read more...] about Drug users stage massive breakout from rehab center

Two months after the package was announced, only 6,400, or around 10 percent of 62,500 employees at factories and other businesses, have received the stipend of VND1.8 million ($78) a month, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs said on Friday. … [Read more...] about Procedural hurdles prevent Covid-19 jobless from benefiting from HCMC support package