Extreme weather

The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has ordered subordinate authorities to implement measures to keep the elderly, children, and students safe, in order to avoid similar damages caused by a previous strong cold spell hitting the north and north central provinces from January 7-11. … [Read more...] about Cold front returns, temperature to dive in northern, central Vietnam

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

With the policy of performing dual tasks, economic and service activities in Vietnam still take place normally. As a result, the number of unemployed people is controlled, basically the entire people still have conditions to work and earn a living, even some fields and occupations are busier to serve the needs of society in the epidemic period and especially to anticipate the opportunities that the multilateral trade agreements bring about. Education - training activities at all levels are still normal. Many local schools welcome students returning from other countries. At the same time, cultural, tourism and sports activities still take place normally. Looking at the world with nationwide blockades in many countries, we can see all the value of freedom and the right to enjoy and seek happiness in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Accepting economic losses, protecting people’s lives at all costs

Within 10 years implementing the voluntary social insurance policy, from 2008 to 2018, the total number of new voluntary social insurance participants reached about 280,000 people. In 2019, the process of developing participants of voluntary social insurance recorded an impressive breakthrough, with a new increase of nearly 300,000 people. The total number of people participating in voluntary social insurance has so far reached 580,000 people. That means, in just one year of implementation, the number of people who participate in voluntary social insurance is 1.07 times compared to that of the whole 10-year period. … [Read more...] about Resolution No. 28-NQ/TW: A progressive resolution promoting the right to social security