Experts have recommended Vietnam work to expand the coverage of social insurance and limit the number of people claiming lump-sum payments.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Vietnam jointly held a conference recently to evaluate 10 years of implementing social welfare policies in Vietnam.

The International Labor Organization (ILO) has downgraded its forecast for the recovery of Vietnam’s labor market in 2022, predicting the number of unemployed laborers in the nation in 2022 to be some 1.3 million, compared to nearly 1.2 million in 2021.

VOV.VN - The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted all aspects of social life, causing a range of difficulties for both local businesses and employees, thereby forcing them to flexibly adapt to and move into the "new normal".

Vietnam has sketched out specific tasks and roadmaps to implement the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (C105) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), under a plan approved recently.

Delegates at an international seminar in Hanoi on October 4 suggested solutions to improve skills for Vietnamese workforce to restore and develop the domestic labour market.

Resolution No. 68/NQ-CP takes important steps towards expanding the coverage and effectiveness of Government relief packages in Vietnam by including new categories of workers to the beneficiaries of government support, and lowering the administrative burden imposed to beneficiaries.

Vietnam makes every effort to ensure workers’ rights as developing human resources is one of its strategic breakthroughs in socio-economic development, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told the ministry’s press conference on May 27.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on May 20 penned a memorandum of understanding on co-operation aimed at promoting the implementation of ILO conventions in Vietnam for 2021 - 2030.

The Vietnam’s Music Against Child Labor song competition is open for entries, encouraging professional and amateur musicians of all ages and from all genres to submit songs that inspire action against child labor.