Recently, at Song Tien Hotel, Vietnam Social Insurance and Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social welfare held a conference of consulting and discuss about the social and unemployment insurance policy for more than 200 enterprises in Tien Giang.

Participants are representatives of Social Insurance department, Ministry of Labor, war invalids and social welfare and other related departments.

At the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Duy Cuong, Deputy Director General of Social Insurance, Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs disseminated the main contents of social insurance policy in accordance with the Law on Social Insurance (revised) in 2014; analysis of issues that need to be solved in social insurance policy, unemployment insurance; Occupational accidents and occupational disease policies under the Employment Law for employees and employers in enterprises.

The conference also received, explained, counseled and discussed directly the concerns and difficulties of representatives of laborers in the process of implementation of social insurance and unemployment insurance policies for employees. Focus on the issues: sickness, maternity, occupational accidents; procedures increase, reduce labor; subjects, salary and social insurance contributions under the new regulations; Types of labor contracts; regulations on job title in the social insurance book; how to calculate the pension in accordance with the new regulations; retirement before 2018 is beneficial or unfavorable; problems in paying social insurance book, participating in household health insurance ...

In conclusion, Mr. Nguyen Duy Cuong, Deputy Director General of Social Insurance, Ministry of Labor and war invalids and social affairs has acknowledged the opinions of delegates and also suggested enterprises in the process of implementation of social insurance policy to contact Social Insurance departments of district or province regularly to reflect the difficulties and problems in order to be solved promptly and not affect the interests of employees and enterprises.

(Reports: http://tiengiang.gov.vn/vPortal/4/625/1244/108857/Phap-luat/Tu-van--doi-thoai-ve-chinh-sach-bao-hiem-xa-hoi--bao-hiem-that-nghiep.aspx)

Collector：Pham Thi Ngoc Chon          Translator:  Nguyen Tran Thai Hoa 

On June 10, in the afternoon, in Tien Giang, President of General Confederation of Vietnam Labor, Mr. Bui Van Cuong worked with leader of Tien Giang Province about the project “Invest to build institutions of Labor union in Industrial parks, export proccessing zones” approved by Government.

At the meeting, Mr. Le Van Huong, Chairman of Tien Giang People’s Committee said that the province intends to arrange the residential area for workers in Trung An Commune (My Tho city), next to My Tho industrial park and Trung An industrial cluster. Tien Giang shall create conditions for legal procedures in order that the project may be put into the operation soon.

At the moment, Tien Giang has 4.000 enterprises with 100.000 laborers, so residential demand for workers is the big issue which locality cares.

President of General Confederation of Vietnam labor appreciates the cooperative spirit and effort of Tien Giang province in solution of land fund.

Tien Giang which is one of 3 provinces selected to deploy the project “to build institution in industrial parks and export process zones”. Then, the province was invested more than VND 372 billion with area 30.460m2 by General confederation of Vietnam labor.

This is the complex house including institutions for better life of workers. Specifically, area for construction of over 14.000 m2, 4.000 m2 for internal road, 4.400 m2 for plants and remaining area for supplementary projects...

(Reports: http://www.baomoi.com/tien-giang-tao-moi-dieu-kien-de-xay-nha-o-cho-cong-nhan/c/22502343.epi)

Collector：Pham Thi Ngoc Chon          Translator: Nguyen Tran Thai Hoa 

To respond the “union house” program by Labor Federation recently, Cai Lay district Labor Federation launched to implement then helping poor workers in the district to work and live in peace and contentment.

With the goal of grassroots level, the program "union house" has helped timely and practically poor families of members

Recently, the Labor federation of Cai Lay district held a delivery ceremony "Union house" for Mr. Nguyen Van Tri who is a union member of Nhat Toan private enterprise.

According to statistics, up to now, the district has built and handed over 47 "union houses" for union members. Based on the results of actual appraisal, the works of "Union house" meet good quality, ensuring solidity. The results thank to the support of enterprises and union members.

Mr Nguyen Duc Kien, Chairman of the District Labor Federation, said: "In the past few years, the District Labor Federation has paid much attention to the life of the union members. Each “union house” is the solidarity, caring and sharing for poor members. Then this also helps union members to work with a high productivity. Agencies, enterprises and union members contributed to this result.

(Reports: http://tiengiang.gov.vn/vPortal/4/625/1200/108735/Xa-hoi/-Mai-am-cong-doan--giup-nguoi-lao-dong-an-cu--lac-nghiep.aspx)

Author：Pham Thi Ngoc Chon    Translator: Nguyen Tran Thai Hoa 

(Chinhphu.vn) - In the investment promotion of visit Japan, on July 5th, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the meeting with big businesses and investors.

The seminar held by Plan and Investment Ministry and Vietnam Joint stock commercial bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) and Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) of Japan. Participants in the seminar are Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc and representatives of leading trade marks and groups of Japan in high tech, electromagnetic, oil, finance, trading and retail dealers such as Canon, Panasonic, Nipro Corporation... The meaning of the seminar is to receive sugesstions or opinions from Japanese investors in order to solve problems and difficulties in investment; that also contributes to economic development policy of Vietnam. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc highly appreciated proposals relating to interior production in Vietnam; promotion of infrastructure development.

He also assumed that this is a good occasion of clement weather, favorable terrain and concord among people for Japanese investors to invest in Vietnam and welcome Japanese enterprises. He requested departments to create favorable conditions for Japanese. Vietnam has available items for Japanese business to be interested in such as national infrastructure, private public projects (PPP) in finance, banking, insurance, reproduction energy, privatization of state-owned enterprises. In electrical field, Vietnam shall sell the shares of 3 general companies of power generation in 3 regions.  

2017 is the fifth year of performing Notice no. 77-TB/TW dated Feb 24, 2012 on report of worker month by Secretariat of the XI Party Central Committee.

Performing the Notice no.77-TB/TW, 5 past years, Provincial Labor Federation launched the annual worker month in Tan Huong Industrial Park (Chau Thanh District) with more than 5.000 workers. This event organizes activities of labor law, social insurace, unemployment insurance, safe traffic, safe security. Labor union offered 165 union house, 1.586 gifts for poor labors with total over VND 2 billion.

Mr. Le Minh Hung, Deputy Chairman of Tien Giang labor federation said that more than 600 workers and staffs attended the event. Provincial labor federation combined with labor and social welfare service ministry, health ministry, provincial police to hold an industrial safety and hygiene contest, fire fighting. There were more than 400 contestants of 84 teams attending.

Besides, workers’ expectation and thoughts have been interested in. On May 11, provincial labor federation and People’s committee held program “Chairman of Provincial People’s Committee meets Tien Giang laborers”. Chairman Le Van Huong understood laborers’ expectation and brought solutions  on working time, food quality, spirit life of workers through the meeting.

Business labor union and employer held 276 meetings with more than 60.000 workers. The purpose of the meeting is to deal with troubles, to set up labor relationship, to avoid the conflict of labor.

Mr. Le Minh Hung said that district labor union organized a political activity for members, labors and staffs about the meaning of international labor day, congress of labor union and promotion of labor law, safe traffic, safe security ....

(Theo: http://tiengiang.gov.vn/vPortal/4/625/1200/108684/Xa-hoi/Tien-Giang--Nhieu-hoat-dong-duoc-trien-khai-trong-Thang-Cong-nhan.aspx)

Author：Pham Thi Ngoc Chon              Translator: Nguyen Tran Thai Hoa