#Ministry of Labour

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.

Recent volatility occurring in the global economy has dealt a heavy blow to Vietnamese businesses, especially those operating in the wood, textile and footwear manufacturing industries, forcing them to lay off tens of thousands of employees.

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.

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.

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, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the Ha Noi municipal People’s Committee has launched an action month for children, which starts on June 1 with theme of ‘Enforcing the Law on Children and Preventing Child Abuse’ in Ha Noi.

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 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).