ILO WELCOMES NEW LABOUR CODE
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has welcomed the new rights of workers and employers in Việt Nam from January 1 as the revised Labour Code…
WORKSHOP DISCUSSES FUTURE OF VIETNAMESE LABOUR MARKET
It aimed to collect feedback from experts on two draft projects of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) on supporting the developmen…
RETIREMENT AGE TO INCREASE STARTING 2021
At present, the retirement age for regular labourers is 60 for men and 55 for women. People who do heavy, hazardous or dangerous work or employees w…
LABOUR MARKET POSTS SIGNS OF RECOVERY IN Q3
More jobs were created in the third quarter of this year on the back of the country’s economic resurgence, a press conference held by the General Statistic…
REGIONAL MINIMUM WAGE MAY BE UNCHANGED IN 2021
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s economy and enterprises’ operation, almost all members of the National Salary Council agre…
VIETNAM RAISES TAXABLE INCOME THRESHOLD 22 PCT
Vietnam’s lawmakers have approved a proposal to increase the minimum taxable income threshold by 22 percent to VND11 million ($479) starting July 1. T…
WORKERS ARE RETURNING TO WORK, FOR NOW
Some 70,000-80,000 workers across the country have returned to work since the mass disruption caused by the novel coronavirus in Việt Nam, said Deputy…
LABOUR MINISTRY SEEKS ENTRY FOR 8,500 FOREIGN EXPERTS
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs wants the Government to lift a ban and allow on a priority basis for 8,459 highly skilled foreign workers – o…
