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The Social Insurance Law reform was passed by the National Assembly on 20 November 2014.Outcome achieved
The Social Insurance Law reform was passed by the National Assembly on 20 November 2014.
ILO's contribution to the outcome
ILO provided technical comments on different drafts of the Social Insurance Law and through technical consultation workshops, meetings with the Government and National Assembly. The approved Social Insurance Law reflects, in part, the following ILO recommendations: - Coverage expansion: short-term contracts under 3 months (starting in 2018); foreign workers; Vietnamese working abroad and State support for voluntary insurance. - Adequacy: the reform will change insurable earnings from basic salaries to total income, in line with Article 90 of the Labour Code by 2018. - Equity and sustainability: roadmap to equalize treatment between civil servants and private sector employees (effective by mid next decade); change in the pension formula and average wage calculation should improve the financial projection of the pension fund. - Maternity: maternity leave extension to 6 months; first ever paternal leave (although short).