Social affairs

Tran Lan Phuong : In the recent past, the capital entrusted to the bank from local budgets has increased continuously, contributing remarkably to the bank’s credit capital. At the conference reviewing 15-year operation of the bank, the Prime Minister requested localities to entrust part of their budgets to the bank to lend to beneficiaries of social policies as a supplement to poverty reduction credit. … [Read more...] about Poor borrowers use capital effectively: social policy bank

Vientiane (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and Lao Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Khampheng Saysomepheng co-chaired the sixth Vietnam-Laos Ministerial Conference on Labour and Social Welfare in Vientiane, Laos on March 28. The event was part of the Vietnamese minister’s Lao visit from March 26-28. Speaking at the conference, Minister Dung said the event is timely, given the context of the growing Vietnam-Laos relationship. Over the past two years, Vietnam has offered a number of scholarships for master’s, doctorate, and short-term training to Laos in the fields of labour and social welfare. Vocational training between the two ministries has been enhanced via experience sharing and short-term training for teachers. Regarding labour cooperation, the minister asked Laos to continue providing support for Vietnamese workers employed by investment projects, adding that the Vietnamese Ministry … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Laos discuss boosting labour, social welfare cooperation

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam lacks comprehensive solutions to encourage migrant workers to buy voluntary social insurance, the country's top labour official has said. Minister of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung told Vietnam News Agency in a recent interview that only 270,000 rural-to-urban migrant workers have bought voluntary social insurance, 0.8 per cent of the total 34 million migrant workers, although the Government has issued many social security policies for migrant workers. It is also estimated that about 500,000 Vietnamese labourers work abroad, a figure which increases by about 100,000 each year. Of which, only 6,000 migrant workers have bought voluntary social insurance, Dinh Duy Hung, deputy head of Vietnam Social Security's Department of Collection said. Gaps in policy implementation were to blame for the situation, Le Thanh Sang, President of Southern Institute of Social Sciences said. There were many barriers … [Read more...] about VN struggling to persuade migrants to buy social insurance

Outstanding balance for ethnic minority people at the bank exceeds 49.6 trillion VND, accounting for 24.8 percent of the total outstanding debts, Thang said. Social policy credit has changed their way of thinking, allowing many ethnic minority people to overcome their inferiority complex to apply for a loan, and successfully develop their own business. The preferential credit has also helped hamper loan sharks, he added. Soft credit is one of the 54 policies exclusively designed for ethnic minority groups and a standout in sustainable poverty reduction, said Truong Thi Mai, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation. Disadvantaged ethnic minority people have become more independent with greater responsibility for their livelihoods rather than relying on others’ support, according to Mai. Such a change in thinking has heightened their chances to sustainably escape poverty, she said. According to statistics from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids … [Read more...] about Social policy credit lifts 2 million ethnic families out of poverty

In most cases, the perpetrators have been found to be people familiar with the children, such as teachers, school security officials, relatives and neighbors, prompting lawmakers and non-governmental organizations to call for Vietnamese parents to be more alert and pay more attention. … [Read more...] about Saigon social support center director demoted after molestation scandal