

The Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention – Control and Economic Recovery yesterday held a meeting on current socio-economic issues and pandemic fighting state in the city.
Mr. Bui Sy Loi, former Vice Chairman of the Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly, stated that it is necessary to identify new demands in each aspect when developing social policies. As to social insurance policies, he proposed compulsory social insurance for the whole population just like health insurance.
Vietnam Social Security yesterday announced that its local units nationwide have finished the procedure to confirm over 3.3 million eligible laborers to receive rent support (participating in mandatory social security program) in accordance with Decision No.08/2022/QD-TTg.
The Government Office yesterday announced the Prime Minister’s direction for the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to identify the reasons of the tardiness in rent support distribution to employees nationwide and apply corresponding solutions to accelerate this task.
Vietnam Social Security yesterday updated the number of documents of laborers nationwide entitled to receiving house rent as regulated by the Government.
The Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Economic Recovery yesterday held a regular meeting to update the pandemic status in the city as well as matters related to the upcoming Tet Holiday.
District 3 of Ho Chi Minh City must call upon the cooperation of all residents to maintain its green Covid-19 safety area and working force in order for economy recovery, said Chairwoman of HCMC People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le in the district’s meeting to review Covid-19 prevention and control tasks yesterday.
Ho Chi Minh City has entered the new stage of both implementing Covid-19 prevention measures and recovering its socio-economic aspects gradually. SGGP Newspaper conducted an interview with Head of the Propaganda and Education Board of the City Party Committee Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue about the focuses of the city in the upcoming time.
The localities of Thu Duc City and 21 districts in Ho Chi Minh City are hurriedly reviewing the list of eligible people in their area to receive the Covid-19 financial support in the third round. HCMC also uses the app SafeID Delivery to conveniently update and monitor this distribution progress in order to ensure transparency and avoid overlapping.
Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Labors, War Invalids and Social Affairs Le Minh Tan yesterday informed that the financial support of the third round will be distributed to citizens in cash or via bank transfer from October 1-15, and will be monitored through the app SafeID Delivery.
Ho Chi Minh City is still in the middle of the fierce fight against Covid-19, and has achieved certain encouraging results thanks to the close cooperation between the municipal authorities and the community. Sadly, in the cyber environment, there are some hostile forces or people with low consciousness purposely spreading Covid-19-related fake news on social networks to worry the public and harm this fight.
Ho Chi Minh City is still in its shelter-in-place period, leading to life of many citizens turning more troublesome. As directed by Secretary of HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen, the municipal authorities are doing their best to make sure each resident here receive the highest social security level possible. These leaders have shared with Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper positive achievements from the latest innovative policies implemented in the city.