Society

Over the past ten years, Vietnam’s labor export markets have grown from nine in 2013 to 25 now, with more than a million Vietnamese workers and experts heading overseas. Remittances sent home have increased five-fold, averaging $10 billion a year.

Figures show that as of August 25, local social insurance agencies had provided support from the Unemployment Insurance Fund to more than 339,000 employees totaling more than VND963 billion ($40 million). Nineteen of Vietnam’s 63 cities and provinces have completed implementing the support package from the Unemployment Insurance Fund.

On August 25, Vietnam Social Security and the Laos National Social Security Administration held a working session to evaluate the implementation of an MoU for the 2016-2020 period and discuss cooperation activities in the future.

According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the disbursement of housing rental support for workers is rising rapidly in most cities and provinces, reaching nearly 52 per cent of applications in total. Seventeen localities have disbursed support for all applications. In Hanoi, 320,000 workers have received support, or 100.5 per cent of the number expected.

Amendments to the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment have become necessary. Financial mechanisms are now an issue in the health sector that requires a legal corridor for medical examination and treatment facilities to feel secure.

A representative from ManpowerGroup Vietnam presented survey data on Vietnam’s labor market at the “Development of a flexible, modern, sustainable and integrated labor market” conference. Low skills and low English use partly contribute to salaries for Vietnamese workers being far behind those in the region.