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Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai speaks at the conference. At the conference, the proposal of handling difficulties for anti-flooding projects, including anti-flooding projects due to high tides is a target of voters of Nha Be District. Meanwhile, voters of District 7 had opinions about housing, real estate and construction issues, especially the usage of 28-hectare public land for public works for residents; handling the granting of land use rights, ownership of the house and other properties associated with land for over 50,000 apartments, prioritizing the implementation of the Nguyen Khoai bridge and road project. Through meeting with voters of two districts, the central agencies also said that it is urgent to amend the Land Law 2013. A voter of Nha Be District gives opinion at the conference. Regarding the housing issue, Chairman Phan Van Mai affirmed that HCMC will focus on deploying additional accommodations for workers. After listening to … [Read more...] about City to build 35,000 more commercial houses, 28,000 accommodations for workers

employee Le Van Nhi of Coats Phong Phu Company A few days ago, employee Le Van Nhi of Coats Phong Phu Company who is living in a rented house at 40/19A in Street No.176 in Phuoc Long A Ward in Thu Duc City) was informed that he was eligible for accommodation rent support. Mr. Nhi said that the form is made by the company and he just needs to fill in all the information, choose a payment method, then give it to the landlords to sign for confirmation. Mr. Nguyen Quoc An, an employee of a garment company at a rented house at 33 Dinh Cung Vien in Phuoc Long A Ward of Thu Duc City said that he is eligible for VND500,000 month support. According to the regulations, employees working at enterprises will be supported at VND500,000 a person each month, while an employee returning to the labor market will be supported VND1 million a month. The maximum support period does not exceed three months. Up to now, many localities have received a list of workers who need support from … [Read more...] about HCMC supporting rents for workers

Improved conditions for foreign workers will be a "key legacy" of the World Cup, Qatar's organisers insisted Friday as they marked the six month countdown to the event facing dogged questions over rights in the Gulf state. Qatar says workers rights to become 'key legacy' of World Cup The treatment of foreign labourers on Qatar's multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects has faced intense scrutiny as the country prepares for the start of the tournament on November 21. Rights for women and the LGBTQ community have also been criticised. Efforts to improve conditions on construction sites will be extended to the hospitality and other sectors that also depend on foreign workers, the organising committee chief spokesperson Fatma Al-Nuaimi, said in a statement in response to AFP questions. Bolstered worker rights would be part of the "human, economic and environmental legacy for decades to come," Nuaimi insisted. "Our efforts in developing, fine-tuning and … [Read more...] about Qatar says workers rights to become ‘key legacy’ of World Cup

With the German labor market's scarcity of highly skilled workers, this is an opportunity for Vietnamese workers to develop their careers in Germany. In order to help young people best prepare to work in Germany, the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam (AHK Vietnam) and Saigontourist Hospitality College (STHC) organized the seminar "Working in Germany" on May 13. The seminar aims to provide information about opportunities, challenges, application process in Germany for foreign workers, the "ProRecognition" and "Hand in Hand for International Talents" projects. In the exciting atmosphere of the seminar, students and alumni learned from the experts of AHK Vietnam information about the German labor market, the requirements of German employers for foreign skilled workers as well as opportunities and challenges for Vietnamese workers. In addition, they also had the opportunity to listen to practical sharing from Khanh and Tien, two former students of … [Read more...] about Sharing information on opportunities for Vietnamese workers to develop their careers in Germany

A military doctor gives check-up to a baby in a rural area. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – An integrated military and civilian medical programme for public health to 2030 has been approved by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam. Among its objectives, this programme looks to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment at integrated military and civilian medical establishments, especially those in remote, border, coastal and insular areas. At grassroots level, it aims to assist infrastructure and equipment upgrades for 30 - 50 establishments of this type. About 5,000 - 10,000 medical workers are set to receive training while more than 200,000 residents in remote, border, coastal, insular and disaster-prone areas will benefit from check-ups and treatment under the programme. In addition, the programme also includes targets on support for the reserve forces in the health sector./. VNA … [Read more...] about Integrated military and civilian medical programme receives approval

Laborers are having their health checked in the event ‘For the Health of Laborers’ In the event, nearly 600 female workers who have already recovered from Covid-19 disease had their physical and mental health checked carefully by doctors, plus corresponding healthcare advice. Poor female laborers with small children or being pregnant were offered gifts worth VND1 million (US$43.3) each. On the same day, at Linh Trung I Export Processing Zone in Thu Duc City, over 1,200 workers took part in the event ‘Worker’s Day – Fair of Sharing’, held by the Labor Union of Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing zone and Industrial Park Authority (HEPZA). All goods in the fair were sold at half price. On this occasion, the mentioned labor union signed a contract ‘Welfare for Union Members’ with the three units of Binh Thanh Hospital, Viet Phu Payment Services Support Corp., and Thien Ngoc Anh Commercial Investment Co. Ltd. (owner of Hanh Phuc Supermarket). Accordingly, the above units will offer … [Read more...] about HCMC taking care of poor laborers

Easing weeks of punishing restrictions in the commercial hub would bring relief to China's battered economy, although there is growing concern that Beijing may yet take a similar course of action if it fails to get a nascent outbreak under control. Shanghai's deputy mayor, Wu Qing, said the city of 25 million aims to eliminate Covid outside of quarantined zones within the next week or so. After that, the city's lockdown will be "lifted in batches", with shops opened and traffic restictions eased, he said in the announcement which confirmed a Reuters story from Sunday. The vast majority of Shanghai's more than 2,000 new cases are in areas already under the tightest controls, while those found in the relatively freer communities are the ones most closely watched for clues as to where Shanghai's outbreak is heading. The number of such cases rose to four on May 12, up from two the previous day. Last week, some of Shanghai's residents were allowed outside their housing compounds … [Read more...] about Shanghai aims to defeat Covid over next week as Beijing hunkers down

Elderly people in Tây Mỗ Ward, Nam Từ Liêm District, Hà Nội receive COVID-19 vaccines in early 2022. Seniors are set to be the first to get the fourth vaccine shots in the upcoming rollout. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hiếu HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese health ministry has asked provincial/municipal health departments to provide the tentative number of vaccines needed for the rollout of second COVID-19 booster shots (fourth doses) before May 25, 2022. The second boosters will for now be for adults over 50 years, or people from 18 years old with immunocompromised conditions from mild to severe level, or people from 18 years old who are at risk of exposure to the virus (frontline healthcare workers, officials, and workers at industrial parks, etc.). The latest document was sent to local health departments, health department of the public security ministry, and the military medicine department, Pasteur institutes and the National Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE). mRNA COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Việt Nam gears up for rollout of fourth COVID-19 vaccine shots

Le Thi Bao Tran, a young white-collar worker in Ho Chi Minh City, has spent the past eight years moving between rented rooms, doing her best to save up enough money to purchase a home of her own. Like other young, white-collar workers who have moved to Ho Chi Minh City to pursue their careers, Tran hopes to eventually purchase a home in the city, but the rising cost of real estate has kept that dream out of reach. A lifelong dream Tran spent her college years moving between rental apartments in Binh Thanh District. At one point, she shared a tiny 10-square-meter apartment with a friend for just VND1.1 million ($47) per month, including utilities. During the dry season, the apartment would heat up like an oven, and the putrid smell from a nearby garbage dump would waft through the windows. "If you closed the door, you could hardly breathe. If you opened the door, you still couldn’t breathe because of the horrible smell," she shared. Things were not much better in the … [Read more...] about Young Vietnamese turn to mortgages, installment plans to secure dream homes

ASEAN should be fully consulted in settling regional issues with respect to international law. Vietnam has called for more support for ASEAN’s central role in solving regional disputes and maintaining peace and security in the region in a transparent and constructive manner. Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the US-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington, D.C.on May 13. Photos: VGP Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shared the view in the US-ASEAN Special Summit held on May 13 in Washington, D.C., with the participation of ASEAN members’ leaders and the bloc Secretary General. Chinh expressed his hope that major countries and partners of ASEAN respect ASEAN’s central role, fully consult with ASEAN, respect international law, and contribute to peace, security, and stability in the region and around the world. In the meeting co-chaired by US President Joe Biden and Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Chinh said the 45-year of US-ASEAN relations have … [Read more...] about Vietnam calls for more support to ASEAN’s Centrality