Over 10.3 million workers receive financial assistance

Over 10.3 million workers affected by COVID-19 received more than 24.6 trillion VND (1.09 billion USD) in cash assistance from the unemployment insurance fund (Photo: baodautu.vn)

On November 8, Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Truong Thi Ngoc Anh also signed decisions on the allocation of 15.5 billion VND (485,000 USD) for COVID-19 prevention and control in localities.

The Central Relief Committee decided to transfer 500 million VND in donations by overseas Vietnamese to the standing board of the VFF Committee of Ha Tien city, the southern province of Kien Giang for the effort.

Pandemic-hit people seek support (Photo: VNA)
According to the PM’s Decision on amendments and supplements of several articles of Decision dated July 7, 2021, employers that have fully paid social insurance premium or are suspending contributions to retirement and survivor benefit funds as of January 2021, and employers affected by COVID-19 suffering from a reduction of at least 10 percent of the employees participating in social insurance compared to that in January 2021 will be entitled to financial assistance.

They will also receive financial support in training and improvement of vocational skills for their workers.

Workers who are forced to have their labour contracts suspended, stay on leave without pay due to COVID-19 treatment and medical quarantine, or partly or full closure of their factories will be also entitled for assistance.

Children under COVID-19 treatment or medical quarantine, the elderly and the disabled will also benefit from the new policy./. 

VNA