Vietnam sent over 60,000 people to work abroad in the first five months of this year, up almost two-fold compared to the same period of last year, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
There remained more than 1.97 million poor and near-poor households nationwide based on the multi-dimensional poverty standards, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) in 2022.
Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan recently had a meeting with Juhas Csongor, general director of Prohuman Company (Hungary) to discuss the possibility of bringing Vietnamese workers to Hungary.
PSNews – In response to the Action Month for Children 2021 themed “Joining hands to ensure children’s rights and protect children in natural disasters and pandemic”, ministries and branches in Vietnam have carried out various activities for children from the grassroots level.
A virtual 23rd meeting of the ASEAN Social-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council took place in Hanoi on June 23, with the ten ministers in charge of ASCC, the ASEAN Secretary General, delegates from member countries, and the ASEAN Secretariat taking part.
More than 91,600 workers were sent abroad for work in the first eight months of this year, or 76.38 percent of the yearly plan, said the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs’ Department of Overseas Labor.
It is necessary to carefully consider reducing laborers’ working hours from 48 to 44 hours per week to ensure the interests of enterprises, said Phan Thi Thanh Xuan, Vice President and Secretary General of the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association.
The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs on July 25 signed a coordination agreement in various fields.
PSNews – Nearly 1000 human trafficking victims have been returned home since 2016 by Vietnamese authorities, according to the Department for Social Evils Prevention under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs launched the 2018 action month for children, themed “For children’s safe and healthy living”, in the northern province of Phu Tho on May 27.
Leaders of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Molisa) say an updated forecast for 2017 shows the guest worker program is on solid ground.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) aims to create more than 1.6 million new jobs for labourers, including 105,000 people sent to work abroad, said Minister Dao Ngoc Dung.
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs is drafting a decree on compulsory social insurance for occupational accidents and diseases, in which the insurance rate is proposed at 0.5% of a company’s total payroll fund, compared to the current 1%.
The Vietnam government is hoping to delay the age at which people stop working and retire, according to plans from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Molisa).
