Vietnam proposes 7.8% increase in regional minimum wages from 2027
The proposed adjustment seeks to improve workers’ living standards while taking into account employers’ ability to maintain and expand production and business activities.
Regional minimum wage up 6% from July 1
The wage be increased by $7.8-11 per month.
Higher minimum wage expected for workers
Current incomes of many workers fail to meet spending needs.
Hanoi to survey workers’ wages and living conditions
Survey to be used as basis to propose minimum wage increases.
Decree on minimum wages to go to government
In order to address the labor shortages seen in the opening months of 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has assigned the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to urgently submit to the government for promulgation a Decree stipulating regional minimum wages for employees working under labor contracts.