Southern region helping freelance workers

Implementing Government Resolution No. 68/NQ-CP on financial support for employers and laborers affected by Covid-19, 19 southern cities and provinces have provided support of more than VND911 billion ($40.1 million) to over 635,000 freelance workers who have lost their jobs due to Covid-19. Ho Chi Minh City alone has supported 462,600 people, totaling nearly VND694 billion ($30.5 million). The cities and provinces together have more than 10 million freelance workers.