The Government recently issued Decree No 152/2020/ND-CP featuring regulations on foreigners working in Vietnam and the recruitment and management of Vietnamese working for foreign organisations and individuals in the country.

Some special occupations including preschool teachers should be allowed to retire earlier than the age set in the Labour Code, said Trinh Thanh Hang, head of the department for woman affairs of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL).

Bui Sy Loi, vice chairman of the National Assembly Committee of Social Affairs, speaks about opportunities to develop good relations between employers and employees.

The National Assembly (NA) yesterday morning voted on the amended labour code with changes to the national holidays and labour practices, after months of heated debate among workers, employers and experts.

The average working day for bank worker Pham Hong Nhung in Hanoi normally starts at 7am and ends at around 8pm.

With Vietnam’s low labour productivity and overtime, a proposal on reducing working hours in the latest draft amendments to the Labour Code – if adopted – could become a burden for the business community. Khoi Nguyen reports.

The retirement age for male and female workers could increase from 60 and 55 at present to 62 and 60 respectively from 2021, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lured by high-paying jobs, many workers have been tricked into modern-day servitude. Some are even detained against their will, badly treated and, sometimes, even tortured.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A code of conduct to prevent sexual harassment at work was issued yesterday by the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – On November 19, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen was the fourth cabinet member to be queried at the 8th National Assembly session about unemployment, job creation for workers,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Monthly minimum wages will increase to between VND2.15 and VND3.1 million for every employee nationwide from January 1, 2015, according to latest Government Decree.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new decree has stipulated in details six categories of Vietnamese citizens who are not allowed to work for foreign organisations and individuals in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday (April 22) took a close look at draft revisions and amendments to the 2005 Investment Law.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment has ordered all localities to send reports on their foreign-direct-investment (FDI) projects worth at least US$100 million or covering an area of over 50ha.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has issued a decree detailing the implementation of a new regulation in the Labour Code that recognises the practice of labour dispatch.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some elements of the new amended Labour Code, intended to protect the rights of workers, have at the same time put a heavy burden on employers,

VietNamNet Bridge – The Labour Code (revised), the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms, regulations regarding marriage involving foreign elements are among legal documents that took effect as of May 1.