HCM City supports 100% of health insurance cost for close-poverty people The residual fund balance of state-owned HCMC Social Insurance will be used to support the poor and those in close to poverty line, said the insurance company during a meeting on how to use the abundant fund of the insurance company for the poor. The meeting was presided over by Deputy Chairwoman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Thi Thu and representatives from departments of Labor, Invalids and Social Affair, Health, Finance after Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper published an article entitled: "Insurance fund balance is residual while poor people have no insurance card". Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance Agency Cao Van Sang said the surplus in insurance fund in 2015 was VND1,141 billion (US$51 million). As per the regulation of allocation and using the fund, the city is allowed to use 20 percent of the fund balance of the insurance company or VND228 billion (US$10,225,128). The Department … [Read more...] about Social News 8/9
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Social News Headlines 27/5
Legal proceedings begin against alleged Dong Nai looters The People's Procuracy of Nhon Trach district in the southern province of Dong Nai has indicted Phan Van Giau and Thach Quy on the charge of stealing property. The indictments read that on the night of May 13 and May 14, taking advantage of the chaotic situation due to protests by workers against China's illegal placement of an oil rig in Vietnam's waters, the duo broke into some enterprises at industrial parks in Nhon Trach district to steal property. Giau and Quy stole five golf clubs and a pair of computer speakers valued at VND3.6 million from Minh An company in Nhon Trach 3 industrial park. Their case will be heard at the court later this month. In a related move, Dong Nai authorities have so far commenced legal proceedings against 241 arrestees involved in 22 criminal cases of "causing social disturbance", "destroying property," "stealing property," "openly appropriating property," and "resisting against on-duty … [Read more...] about Social News Headlines 27/5
Social Headlines December 25
Human traffickers jailed for 80 years The People's Court in the southern Tay Ninh province yesterday sentenced 23 defendants to 80 years in jail for human trafficking, illegal money lending and fraud with the intent to appropriate property. The harshest sentence, 12 years and six months in jail, was given to Nguyen Truong Son, 39, the head of the ring, from Tay Ninh Province. His wife, Tran Thi Co, 34, was given a four-year jail sentence. The indictment by the provincial People's Procurary said the couple, along with other members of the gang, cheated and forced some 40 women to work at a karaoke bar. They also lent money to these women as monthly stipends at very high interest rates. The couple is believed to have earned more than VND1.2 billion (US$56,000) from such illegal money lending. In addition to being loan sharks, the couple also confessed that they had trafficked 20 women. Man killed in road accident The two vehicles, coming from opposite directions, collided head-on … [Read more...] about Social Headlines December 25
Social Highlights for October 26
All cosmetic surgery centers in country under inspection Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen in coordination with related agencies sent a document to municipal and provincial administrators in the country to conduct thorough inspections on all plastic surgery centers. Inspections should focus on skills, treatment methodologies, surgery procedures, rights and responsibilities of client and cosmetic surgeons, and operation license as per the country's law. Inspectors must issue proper penalties on centers which offer illegal cosmetic surgery services to earn profits. The Department of Health in Hanoi has publicized list of 33 beauty parlors and three hospitals that are licensed legally to offer cosmetic surgery services. However, the department noticed that beauty parlors can only provide simple cosmetic surgery services such as 'double eyelid' surgery or eyebrow tattoo, while complicated surgeries such as abdominal liposuction and breast lift surgery must be performed in … [Read more...] about Social Highlights for October 26
City tightens policies on foreign workers
Inspections, conducted by the HCMC Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, at 200 businesses that have foreigner workers revealed that just over 30 percent have signed contracts and are registered with the Department of Ministry and Trade. Preliminary reports indicate some 10,300 foreigners are currently working in the city. Among 3,063 foreign workers working at 3,063 representative offices, only 111 have registered their contracts. Most foreign workers from other Asian countries including Korea and Taiwan work in leather, shoes and textiles, and printing companies, and receive an average monthly income from $300 -1,500. Such an income is not great, so few employees are willing to register their contracts, if they are not forced to do so. This is seen as a measure not only for foreign workers but also for businesses that hire them to evade income taxes and reduce overheads. At P.Y. Ltd. Co., in Binh Tan District, and the Shoe and Leather Company H.P., in Go Vap District, … [Read more...] about City tightens policies on foreign workers