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Trade union members and workers who lost their jobs or had their working time reduced from October 2022 will receive financial support up to 3 million VND. ( Photo: laodong.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has passed a resolution on support to its members and workers who lost their jobs or had their working time reduced from October 2022 because their enterprises suffered from a reduction in order. Accordingly, trade union members will be given support from 1 million VND (42 USD) if they lost their jobs or halted working for at least 14 straight days between October 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023. Members who lost their jobs or halted working for at least 30 straight days will get a support of 2 million VND. Those who have their labour contracts terminated between October 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023, but fail to get unemployment insurance benefits will receive a support of 3 million VND each. Workers who are not trade union members will … [Read more...] about Financial support for laid-off workers: Labour confederation

Nestlé Vietnam has teamed up with the Dong Nai Labour Confederation to provide 1,000 gifts to union members and workers in difficult circumstances in the province. The company also coordinated with the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai to offer 500 Lunar New Year gifts to disadvantaged people. In addition, Nestlé Vietnam also participated in programmes to provide Lunar New Year gifts to poor and disadvantaged women and children in four border provinces, as well as workers in industrial zones in Hung Yen province. Other recipients were female workers in Ho Chi Minh City who cannot return to their hometown during the festive break; disadvantaged students who travel from Ho Chi Minh City to their hometowns for the holiday; and poor households, near-poor households, and orphans struggling since the pandemic emerged in 2020. Since December, Nestlé Vietnam has donated about 54,000 units of nutritional products to more than 8,500 people in provinces and cities across the … [Read more...] about Nestlé Vietnam supports 8,000 disadvantaged people for Lunar New Year

The same day, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Do Van Chien visited and sent New Year greetings to the border commune of Mo Rai, Sa Thay district, Kon Tum province. The delegation handed over 200 gifts and 100 blankets to needy people and students in Mo Rai commune. From January 9 to 14, Military Region 1 sent a delegation to inspect its units’ combat readiness observance; visited and presented gifts to policy families, needy households in remote areas, and ethnic minority residents. Agencies and units visited and presented gifts to 2,521 policy families and needy households in 61 border communes and towns; 39 families of troops who are carrying out missions on Truong Sa Islands, DK1 Platforms, three convalescent centers, national contributors, 24 heroic Vietnamese mothers, hundreds of wounded soldiers and martyrs’ families. In Long An province, the Secretariat of the Youth Union Central Committee, in collaboration with the Vietnam Labor Federation and … [Read more...] about Activities in support of needy people in lunar New Year held

Representatives of Unilever Vietnam and the People's Committee of District 7 provide 300 gift packs to underprivileged children in District 7, HCM City. — Photo courtesy of the company Unilever Vietnam launched the "For a loving Tet season" programme to pay tribute to those who have silently made contributions to our society and community as well as provide support to the underprivileged on the occasion of (Tet) Lunar New Year 2023. Unilever Vietnam collaborated with Vietnam Women's Union to conduct "Tet of Solidarity – Tet of the Border" project, giving 750 gifts to heroic Vietnamese mothers and families under the preferential treatment policy, and women in need, orphans and disadvantaged children in six provinces, including Thua Thien Hue, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Tay Ninh, An Giang and Dong Thap. The company also gave more than 50,000 Unilever products to the professional healthcare staff at 12 hospitals in Ha Noi, HCM City and Dak Lak with the purpose of encouraging their spirit … [Read more...] about ​​Unilever Vietnam launches programme to support society this Tet

In order to share difficulties with workers, the Vietnam Labor Federation asked trade unions at all levels to ensure wages, bonuses, and Tet gifts for employees. Trade unions strive to take care of about 1 million employees, especially female workers who are pregnant and have children. According to the Thai Binh provincial Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, the province has mobilized resources to take care of national contributors, needy families, those under social protection, and needy children on the occasion of the lunar New Year. So far, Thai Binh has presented more than 341,000 gifts to revolutionary contributors and their families, poor households, needy families, workers, those under social protection, and children. The Trade Union of the Ministry of National Defense has actively built plan and guidance on organizing New Year activities for trade union members in the whole military. The Trade Union of the Ministry of National Defense has visited and … [Read more...] about Activities held in support of those in need

It is the 15th consecutive year that the city’s trade unions have held the activity for the group. Chairman of the Hanoi Federation of Labor Pham Quang Thanh said last year, the city’s trade unions earmarked over VND 48 billion (USD 2 million) to support poor workers and helped 1,200 others return home for Tet on thousands of coaches. This year, the Binh Duong Confederation of Labor decided to triple funding in support of workers in especially difficult circumstances during Tet. Accordingly, each will receive gift worth 1 million VND from the local State budget, doubling that last year. The number of beneficiaries also increases by 25,000. In collaboration with the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the confederation also staged 20-night music shows in the locality. Music performances will also get underway from January 22-24, the first to third day of the lunar New Year. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Thousands of poor workers supported to return home for Tet

Google's parent Alphabet Inc is cutting about 12,000 jobs as it faces "a different economic reality", it said in a staff memo, doubling down on artificial intelligence (AI) and axing staff who support experimental projects. The job cuts affect 6% of its workforce, and follows thousands of layoffs at tech giants including Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Corp and Meta Platforms Inc who are downsizing after a pandemic-led hiring spree left them flabby in a weak economy. Shares in Mountain View, California-based Alphabet, which boosted its workforce by nearly a third through 2020 and 2021, rose 4% on Friday. They had fallen 30% in the past 12 months, echoing a 24% slump in the broader tech industry. Sundar Pichai, Alphabet's boss since 2019, said in the memo on Friday that he took "full responsibility" for the decisions that led to the layoffs. Pichai, whose pay was recently tied more closely to performance, said this was a moment to "sharpen our focus, reengineer our cost base and … [Read more...] about Alphabet cuts 12,000 jobs after pandemic hiring spree, refocuses on AI

Ingrid Christensen , Director of ILO Country Office for Vietnam (Source: ILO) Hanoi (VNA) - With a policy putting humans at the centre and leaving no one behind, when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in Vietnam, the Government has continuously made drastic instructions to support labourers with relief packages of largest-ever coverage, besides pandemic control measures. In an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the new year, Ingrid Christensen, Director of ILO Country Office for Vietnam, remarked that the Vietnamese Government has made significant efforts to mitigate the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic within its national resources and context. “In parallel with the prevention and control of COVID-19, we are aware that in consultation with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour ( VGCL ), Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), and the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA), the Government has extended various relief … [Read more...] about ILO hails Vietnam’s efforts to mitigate negative impacts of COVID-19 pandemic

In an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the new year, Ingrid Christensen, Director of ILO Country Office for Vietnam, remarked that the Vietnamese Government has made significant efforts to mitigate the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic within its national resources and context. “In parallel with the prevention and control of COVID-19, we are aware that in consultation with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL), Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), and the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA), the Government has extended various relief packages through different policies including on tax, capital, credit, and social security to retain jobs and to support businesses and workers,” Christensen said. She appreciated the support of the Vietnamese Government through the relief packages, citing for example adjustments in tax regimes for businesses, which has enabled enterprises to continue operations and retain workers in the … [Read more...] about ILO hails Vietnam’s efforts to mitigate negative impacts of COVID-19 pandemic

Hundreds of rescue workers were scouring the hillside where the Yeti Airlines flight, carrying 72 people from the capital Kathmandu, went down. Local TV showed rescue workers scrambling around broken sections of the aircraft. Some of the ground near the crash site was scorched, with licks of flames visible. The crash is Nepal's deadliest since 1992, the Aviation Safety Network database showed, when a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A300 crashed into a hillside upon approach to Kathmandu, killing all 167 people on board. The plane made contact with the airport from Seti Gorge at 10:50 a.m. (0505 GMT), the aviation authority said in its statement. "Then it crashed." Police official Ajay K.C. said rescue workers were having difficulty reaching the site in a gorge between two hills near the tourist town's airport. "Half of the plane is on the hillside," said Arun Tamu, a local resident, who told Reuters he reached the site minutes after the plane went down. "The other half … [Read more...] about At least 68 killed in Nepal’s worst air crash in 30 years