Amendment of Law on Social Insurance: Employees Expect New Regulations on Debt Settlement and Social Insurance Evasion

The workshop attracted many experts on social insurance policies.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs on April 5, in Hanoi, held a workshop to collect opinions from trade union officials on the draft Law on Social Insurance.

The workshop also had the participation of trade union officials of the provincial and municipal Labor Confederation; Central Trade Union.

Spread to the grassroots trade union

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor Ngo Duy Hieu appreciated the meaning and spread of the social insurance policy to people, including employees. Therefore, the workshop is an opportunity for trade union officials to share opinions and propose aspirations in adjusting policies of the law on social insurance, thereby contributing to improving the draft Law on Social Insurance (amended).

“On the basis of the draft, trade union officials are expected to provide suggestions and practical scientific ideas to develop a quality Law on Social Insurance (amended). Through the comments at the workshop, when returning to the locality, trade union officials need to fully inform the trade union officials, employers and employees, there”, said the Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.

Sharing the same view, Nguyen Ba Hoan, deputy minister of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, said that legal documents and project dossiers of the Law on Social Insurance (amended) have been drafted and sent to ministries, branches, localities and people for comments.

“Today's workshop is an important and meaningful activity. Through today's workshop, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will consider comments, and finalize the draft Law on Social Insurance before submitting it to the Government and the National Assembly”, said Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan.

Focus on “hot spots”

At the workshop, many delegates expressed their consensus with the draft of the amended Law on Social Insurance. Many delegates paid attention to the regulations related to debt status, and evasion of social insurance contributions - one of the current situations in the implementation of social insurance policies.

Many workers expect a new policy in the coming revision of the Law on Social Insurance.

Giving his opinion on handling the situation of enterprises evading social insurance contributions, Nguyen Manh Kha, vice president of the Oil and Gas Union, suggested that there should be more strict regulations and specific measures to handle this.

Nguyen Manh Kha cited the fact that many FDI business owners still owe social insurance and fled back to the country, even selling their machines. Therefore, even if the workers win the lawsuit to collect the social insurance, they cannot get back the money that the enterprise temporarily collects to pay the social insurance.

He also proposed regulations that businesses must provide a list of monthly social insurance contributions to the trade union to monitor and avoid the case of debts accumulating for many months.

Also related to the regulation on handling social insurance debts, Le Duc Tho, vice president of the Bac Giang Confederation of Labor, assessed that the draft Law on Social Insurance (amended) has added many strong measures. For example, the competent authority decides to stop using invoices for employers who have evaded social insurance contributions for 6 months or more.

“However, for businesses that owe social insurance many years ago, if this measure is applied, they will not be able to operate. One of the results is that the workers have to bear the consequences,” Le Duc Tho said.

Regarding the regulations on payment of social insurance, Duong Duc Khanh, president of the Ninh Binh Confederation of Labor, proposed to supplement the regulations. The regulation is that every month, the social insurance agency needs to confirm the information that the enterprise pays social insurance premiums and provide public information so that the employees can receive legitimate benefits.

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