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Over 2,700 HCMC workers to receive 13th-month salary bonus as Korean factory closes before Tet

Over 2,700 HCMC workers to receive 13th-month salary bonus as Korean factory closes before Tet

More than 2,700 garment workers of Panko Vina which is set to close its factory in Ho Chi Minh City in several weeks will receive a 13th-month salary as a relief before Tet.
Hundreds queue overnight for social insurance premiums

Hundreds queue overnight for social insurance premiums

Seniors' struggle to cope without pension or savings

Seniors' struggle to cope without pension or savings

Workers prefer earlier retirement over earlier pension eligibility

Workers prefer earlier retirement over earlier pension eligibility

Many workers in the manufacturing sector are not excited about a proposal to reduce the number of years they have to pay social insurance premiums, and prefer to retire early.
June 13, 2022 | 05:30 am PT
45,000 HCMC businesses owe $172 mln in social security payments

45,000 HCMC businesses owe $172 mln in social security payments

As of March, 44,493 HCMC businesses owed social security totaling over VND4 trillion ($172.4 million), according to the municipal social security office.
May 5, 2022 | 06:38 pm PT
Exiting social insurance scheme early continues to be large trend in Vietnam

Exiting social insurance scheme early continues to be large trend in Vietnam

Nearly 209,000 Vietnamese chose to exit the social insurance scheme in the first three months of the year and take a one-time withdrawal, up 1 percent from a year ago.
April 10, 2022 | 09:26 pm PT
Covid patients struggle to get documents to make social insurance claim

Covid patients struggle to get documents to make social insurance claim

Her local ward medical center told Minh Anh to wait longer for certificates stating she treated her Covid-19 at home when she visited the place for a third time.
March 12, 2022 | 11:32 pm PT
Covid-hit corporates lament social insurance premium payments

Covid-hit corporates lament social insurance premium payments

Many companies are unhappy at being forced to pay employee social insurance premiums though their business itself might be at risk of closure.
September 1, 2021 | 12:17 am PT
Labor minister allays concerns over social insurance fund collapse

Labor minister allays concerns over social insurance fund collapse

The Labour Minister has asserted that the jailing of former top insurance officials will not adversely affect the national social insurance fund.
October 4, 2019 | 09:51 pm PT
Confusion, worry reigns over Vietnam’s new insurance policy

Confusion, worry reigns over Vietnam’s new insurance policy

If foreigners do not plan to retire in Vietnam, does the policy of making social insurance compulsory for them make sense?
November 15, 2018 | 06:06 pm PT
Compulsory social insurance scheme for expats in Vietnam

Compulsory social insurance scheme for expats in Vietnam

Under a new decree, all foreigners with labor contracts of at least a year will be subject to compulsory social insurance payments starting 2022.
October 25, 2018 | 01:05 am PT
Foreign workers set to come under social security net in Vietnam

Foreign workers set to come under social security net in Vietnam

From 2022 expat workers will be required to pay social insurance premiums, which will go into a retirement fund.
October 19, 2018 | 12:03 am PT
Aging population prompts Vietnam to look at raising retirement levels

Aging population prompts Vietnam to look at raising retirement levels

People will have to work for an extra five years to get their pensions if one option is approved.
April 24, 2018 | 04:40 pm PT
Vietnam ready to slap compulsory social insurance tax on expats

Vietnam ready to slap compulsory social insurance tax on expats

Businesses are also concerned about the added costs they will have to fork out under the draft decree.
April 3, 2018 | 10:55 pm PT
Vietnam sees six-fold rise in foreign workers since 2004

Vietnam sees six-fold rise in foreign workers since 2004

Officials are looking into ways to collect social insurance payments from them.
May 23, 2017 | 11:25 pm PT
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