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PSNews - The Ministry of Public Security in coordination with the Vietnam Elderly Association held a conference to honor the advanced examples of the elderly in the movement of “All people protecting national security” in the 2016-2021 period, on December 10. Politburo member and Minister of Public Security General To Lam, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, attended the conference.

Vietnam will focus on completing its social welfare legal and policy system while prioritising the reform of social insurance and life-long learning for women and girls, and creating jobs for elderly and migration women, thus fulfilling the gender equality targets, stated Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Dao Ngoc Dung.

The nation’s population policy must be integrated with other socio-economic factors including national defence and security to ensure rapid and sustainable development, experts said at a meeting in Hanoi on November 29.

There are more than 10 million elderly people in Vietnam accounting for 11% of its population. Caring for and promoting social security policies for the elderly are priorities in the Action Month for the Elderly from September 25 to October 31.