Social affairs

Built from 2016, the IT management center is tasked to give explanations and guidelines to employers on using of the agency’s database, which involves over 92 million people, and ensure the smooth, secured and stable operation of the IT system of Vietnam Social Insurance. Meanwhile, the customer service center will provide information of social, healthcare and unemployment insurances for customers, supporting them during the use of online public services of the sector and assessing the satisfaction level of customers. It will also receive feedback from customers and forward requests to authorized agencies for timely response, thus improving the sector’s State management effectiveness. Vice Director General of the Vietnam Social Insurance Pham Luong Son said that the two centers are of importance to the sector in strengthening the application of IT as well as administrative reform, thus providing online public services to the requirements of customers. It also aims to implement …

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The program aims to support people facing difficulties in the city where strict social distancing measures are being applied as part of efforts to prevent the spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the first day of launching on July 24, 200 meals were delivered to poor patients in Le Thanh Nghi street in Hai Ba Trung district, where patients suffering kidney diseases gather. On July 25 night, additional 300 meals and 200 loafs of bread were given to poor patients, workers and students in many areas across the city. According to the organising board, the program will make about 1,000 meals each day with the careful implementation of food safety regulations. The meals will be delivered with the support of the Pickup Vietnam Club. The Vietnam Youth Federation of Hanoi has called for support from donors to the program in any form, thus contributing to assisting people in Hanoi to overcome the pandemic. The capital city has been applying strict social distancing measures from 6am …

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The Government has issued Resolution No. 78/NQ-CP dated July 20, 2021, in which the Government said it would allow imposition of stricter social distancing rules in COVID-19 hotspots. An almost empty street in HCM City as the southern metropolis is being placed under social distancing. The following are highlights of the resolution: COVID-19 situation: The pandemic is evolving complicatedly in many localities, especially Ho Chi Minh City. Of these 19 southern provinces and cities are now placed under social distancing in accordance with the Government’s Directive No 16/CT-TTg in a bid to soon limit the spread and push back COVID-19. However, there remain shortcomings regarding transportation and supply of goods, coordination between ministries, agencies, and localities and COVID-19 response capacity of several localities. The Government requests the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, ministries and agencies to enhance …

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He made the statement at a meeting with the Vietnam Martyrs' Family Support Association (VMFSA) and the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA) on the occasion 74th War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27) and the 60th anniversary of the AO/dioxin disaster in Vietnam. The President lauded the two associations for their practical activities, helping to materialize guidelines and policies of the Party and the State towards families of war invalids and martyrs, and AO victims. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the associations should continue to coordinate with competent ministries and agencies in caring for them, he said, adding that Vietnam counts more than 560,000 families of martyrs. Since its inception in 2004, the VAVA has expanded its network to 63 cities and provinces, with over 4,000 members. It has played an active role in campaigns asking for the settlement of consequences of the toxic chemical sprayed by US troops during the war in Vietnam. …

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The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs plans to earmark 480.38 billion VND (20.85 million USD) for gifts to revolution contributors. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Labour , Invalids and Social Affairs plans to earmark 480.38 billion VND (20.85 million USD) for gifts to revolution contributors on the occasion of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27). Under the plan, Heroic Vietnamese Mothers , war invalids, war veterans contaminated with chemical toxins and losing at least 81 percent of working capacity, and relatives of martyrs each will get 600,000 VND. There is also another kind of gifts with a value of 300,000 VND each, to be presented to war invalids, war veterans losing 80 percent or less of their work capability, and martyrs’ relatives. The ministry said this year’s gift value is 50 percent higher than that in the previous year./. VNA …

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The poverty rate declined sharply from 9.88% in 2015 to 2.75% in 2020, with over eight million people being left the poor and near-poor status. As part of the national program on sustainable poverty reduction in 2021-2025, the Vietnamese Government is set to earmark VND75 trillion (US$3.2 billion) for this purpose. Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung revealed the figure at a sitting of the National Assembly today [July 23]. Minister of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung at the sitting. Photo: Le Son For the past five years, Dung said the poverty rate declined sharply from 9.88% in 2015 to 2.75% in 2020, saying over eight million people escaped from the poor and near-poor status. “Vietnam is the first and also among 30 countries adopting the multi-dimensional approach for assessing poverty, in line with sustainable development goals,” he noted, saying the country has achieved the UN’s millennial goals on poverty …

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Illustrative image (Source: cafef.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi attracts 109 million USD in foreign direct investment ( FDI ) in the first two months of 2018, it was reported at a meeting of the municipal People’s Committee and departments on February 27. The People’s Committee also said that the city posted good growth in many sectors, including industrial production, sales of goods and services, import-export and tourism. The committee’s Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung requested relevant agencies to continue creating favourable conditions for investors. He said the city ensured a joyful and safe Lunar New Year holiday for residents, noting that local agencies and authorities promptly set to work immediately after the holiday. The chairman announced that the People’s Committee will conduct an inspection of operations at all public offices of the city, in order to prevent delay in handling documents, especially in sensitive fields such as planning and investment. The …

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At a local nursing center for wounded soldiers, the President expressed his gratitude for war heroes and those who dedicated their lives to national independence and freedom. He also hailed them for contributing to national construction and development, overcoming difficulties and setting bright example for later generations. The Party and State always attach importance to providing care for those who paid merit to the nation, and strive to improve policies and mechanisms for them, he said. He handed over 50 million VND (2,170 USD), a television and gift packages to the center. The Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and leaders of the province also granted 20 million VND and other gifts on the occasion. The same day, Phuc also visited and offered gifts to heroic Vietnamese mother Nguyen Thi Mon and wounded soldier Hoang Van Tuyen, Director of Hoang Tuyen Apparel Company. Source: VNA …

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In a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency, GHAI Country Director Doan Thu Huyen said drowning remains one of the leading causes of death for under-15 children in Vietnam, with about 2,000 children aged under 16 losing their lives to water every year. Drowning increases in summer, when children have finished their school year and spend most of their time at home and in their community, causing not only losses to the country, the community, and their families but also uncompensable grief and pain to their parents and relatives, she noted. Since 2018, with support from the Bloomberg Philanthropies, the GHAI at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids of the US has coordinated with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the World Health Organisation to carry out evidence-based interventions that suit the Vietnam context so as to help minimise drowning deaths among under-15 children. Huyen said the child drowning prevention programme has been piloted in …

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Accordingly, heroic Vietnamese mothers, wounded and sick soldiers, and relatives of martyrs will receive 1 million VND each while those worshipping martyrs will obtain 500,000 VND each. The municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs together with authorities of districts and towns also visited and handed over gifts to 42 nursing centres for ex-revolutionaries and management boards of martyrs’ cemeteries, each 6-11 million VND. Seventy-two outstanding individuals who are relatives of martyrs, wounded and sick soldiers or ex-revolutionaries infected with Agent Orange/dioxin and living in difficulty received gifts worth 2.5 million VND each. On the occasion, Hanoi raised over 27.3 billion VND for the gratitude fund, or 123 percent of the plan, granted 4,366 saving books valued at more than 5.3 billion VND, repaired 74 works dedicated to martyrs at a total cost of over 45.6 billion VND, equivalent to 157 percent of the plan. Districts and towns sent around 374,000 …

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