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VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies on Friday agreed that the retirement insurance policy needed be adjusted.
MOLISA proposes new pension calculation method
VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social
Affairs Pham Minh Huan talks to Dau Tu (Investment) Newspaper about
possible changes to the pension policy in 2015.
Viet Nam targets gender equality
VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has to improve provision of social
protection for women and girls because current policies are not
inclusive enough, officials and experts said at a policy dialogue held
in the capital city yesterday.
2kg of meth seized at international airport
Customs officers at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City
seized 2kg of methamphetamine being smuggled into Viet Nam yesterday.
Civil servants benefit more from social insurance
VietNamNet Bridge – The current social insurance in Vietnam is having
a big discrimination where military personnel and civil servants are
having an advantage over workers from the private sector, according to
labor experts.
Men arrested for stealing gene research devices
Two men have been arrested by the Dong Da District Police for
stealing electronic devices from the Centre for Gene-Protein Research at
Ha Noi Medical University.
Minimum wage for civil servants rises
VietNamNet Bridge – Civil servants, members of the armed forces and
socio-political organisation stafff will enjoy an increase of 9.5 per
cent to their monthly minimum wage from July 1.
Draft law sees tougher social insurance rules
VietNamNet Bridge – Enterprises that delay paying social insurance
will be subject to a fine three times higher than the current level if
the amended draft Social Insurance Law goes into effect.
Social insurance fund in deficit
"If wages continue to rise, it is forecast that by
2023, with about 10 million pensioners, the social insurance fund will
have only enough money to pay retirement pension, not enough for
investment," warned a senior official.
Over 60 million people get insured
VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people taking social and healthcare insurance amounted to over 60 million in 2012, equivalent to 68% of the population, according to the Viet Nam Social Security.
Domestic helpers at a disadvantage
The Government's Decree 103, which takes effect this month, increases regional minimum wages for helpers employed by businesses, co-operatives, farms, households and individuals by VND250,000-350,000 per month.
