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Illustrative image (Source: betterwork.org) Jakarta (VNA) - The Indonesian government has imposed temporary additional duties on imports of textiles and textile products up to 67.7 percent, the country’s finance ministry has said. The fresh move is a safeguard measure to protect the domestic upstream industry from a recent surge in imports and encourage the use of domestic market products. The policy is regulated in three circulars - PMK 161/PMK.010/2019, PMK162/PMK.010/2019, and PMK 163/PMK.010/2019, which can be accessed on the official website of the ministry. Through PMK 161/PMK.010/2019, the finance ministry has determined temporary additional duties for yarn products – other than sewing thread – from imported synthetic and artificial staples starting from 1,405 Rp (0.1 USD) a kilogram. Meanwhile, in PMK162/PMK.010/2019, the ministry has also set temporary additional duties for imported fabric products ranging from 1,318 Rp to 9,521 Rp a … [Read more...] about Indonesia imposes textile product import tariffs up to 67 percent

Deputy-Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong (L) and UK Minister of State for Trade Policy Greg Hands sign a cooperation agreement. Photo: baocongthuong.com.vn The event was co-hosted by UK Minister of State for Trade Policy, the Rt. Hon. Greg Hands and Vietnamese Deputy-Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong. On this occasion, the two sides discussed issues of mutual concern, focusing on how to quickly remove trade barriers and popularize UK goods and services to the Vietnamese market. Both sides also took on measures to boost bilateral cooperation in the fields of intellectual property rights, culture and tourism, power and education, especially the collaboration between the two countries’ universities. Speaking at the event, the UK Minister of State for Trade Policy said that following Brexit, the UK government hoped to bolster trade ties with fast-growing economies in Asia, including Vietnam. With an average growth rate of 7 percent annually, millions … [Read more...] about JETCO 2018’s meeting takes place in Manchester

This level, which is the worst in the scale of air quality index, requires urgent health warnings made to the entire population. All people living inside the area, regardless of their conditions, are susceptible to be affected with noticeable health issues due to hazardous air quality. At 556 Nguyen Van Cu Street in Long Bien District, the air quality index (AQI) reached 344 at 5 a.m. and only dropped to 270 at 8 a.m. Similarly, AQI at Minh Khai air monitoring station in Bac Tu Liem District was 213, and at Pham Van Dong in Cau Giay District 201. All other stations recorded the average AQI of over 170, with many stations above 200 for many hours. AQI levels above 100 are considered unhealthy. Independent air quality analysis apps, PAMAir and AirVisual, also recorded similar results throughout the city in the morning. Nguyen Che Nghia station in the downtown Hoan Kiem District recorded 327 AQI, De La Thanh station in Dong Da District 326, and Ho Tay station in Tay Ho District 317. Air … [Read more...] about Hanoi air quality reaches hazardous level

“Vietnam has cut child labor by 67 percent since 2000, and more Vietnamese children are better off today than 20 years ago,” according to Save the Children’s third annual Global Childhood Report 2019, released on July 30. Ms. Dragana Strinic, Country Director of Save the Children in Vietnam Photo: Save the Children Fund The Global Childhood report measures the extent to which children in each country experience “childhood enders” - life-changing events like child marriage, early pregnancy, exclusion from education, sickness, malnutrition, and death. Vietnam ranked 95th this year out of 176 countries, with less than 10 per cent of children aged 5-14 being engaged in child labor and an overall reduction in the stunting rate to 24.6 per cent against 36.5 per cent in 2000. Speaking at the report’s release, Ms. Dragana Strinic, Country Director of Save the Children in Vietnam, said the rate of child labor in Vietnam has achieved impressive … [Read more...] about Child labor in Vietnam down 67 percent since 2000: report

Many members of the National Assembly Standing Committee have rejected the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs’ proposal to raise the overtime hour cap to 400 hours per year as it runs counter to the global trend. Nguyen Thuy Anh, head of the NA’s Committee for Social Affairs, speaks at the discussion on the draft amended labor law on August 14 - PHOTO: QUOCHOI.VN At a discussion on the draft amended labor law on August 14, Nguyen Thuy Anh, head of the NA’s Committee for Social Affairs, said at the NA’s seventh sitting that many NA deputies had agreed to increase the maximum work time, applicable to certain sectors, but noted that the overtime pay must be hiked in a consistent manner. Meanwhile, other deputies suggested careful consideration of the proposal to increase the overtime work limit was necessary as it protects local workers’ health. The Committee for Social Affairs agreed that the Government should review the proposal as … [Read more...] about NA Standing Committee rejects proposal to raise overtime hour cap