Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Social Security Dao Viet Anh suggested that in the coming time, the Vietnam Social Security and the Central Propaganda Committee to continue to maintain and implement stronger and more drastic joint programs between the Vietnam Social Security and the Central Propaganda Department in directing and guiding the propagation of the Party's guidelines, State policies and laws on social insurance and health insurance, especially promoting the propaganda of the Resolution No. 28 NQ/TW, contributing to the completion of the targets set by the Resolution. … [Read more...] about Resolution No. 28-NQ/TW: A progressive resolution promoting the right to social security
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VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 16
Over the years, the Party and the State have paid special attention to development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong said at a workshop on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the Central Highlands and central coastal provinces, which was held in Dak Lak province on January 13. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 16
Efforts of the whole socio-political system to “Leaving no one behind”
The agency particularly proposed to amend regulations on conditions and time of paying voluntary social insurance premium to enjoy pensions, combined with adjusting calculation method of pension entitlement; Increasing the State's support for voluntary social insurance participants, especially farmers, informal workers who are not in poor or near-poor households to increase the level of to attract and encourage an increase in the number of people participating in voluntary social insurance; Setting the age conditions to enjoy pensions between men and women appropriately to encourage male farmers and workers to participate in voluntary social insurance. … [Read more...] about Efforts of the whole socio-political system to “Leaving no one behind”
Human rights considerations: Dialogue and cooperation are the only effective way
As the Chair of the General Assembly of WIPO, Vietnam pushed WIPO’s support many projects in Vietnam in this area, such as the project to assist Vietnam fulfilling WIPO's membership obligations, improving provision of statistics for compiling the national innovation report as well as building policies and measures to strengthen the nation's innovation work. In a quarter of a century associated with ASEAN, Vietnam has always been active, proactive in responsible participation and left many important marks. … [Read more...] about Human rights considerations: Dialogue and cooperation are the only effective way
Vietnam – a responsible member of international human rights conventions
Last year, the National Assembly passed the Labor Code (revised) with many new regulations that better guarantee the rights of workers and joined the Convention 98 of the International Labor Organization (ILO) on the right of collective negotiation. Convention 98 is one of the eight core ILO conventions within the framework of fundamental principles and rights at work. This is a pivotal convention that has become an important component of the new generation of free trade agreements, such as the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) or the free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the EU, as well as in most multinational groups’ corporate social responsibility policy. … [Read more...] about Vietnam – a responsible member of international human rights conventions