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Soldiers' remains found by mediums must be confirmed with DNA tests 

August 17, 2011
Soldiers' remains found by mediums must be confirmed with DNA tests 

People serach for the remains of a war martyr in Nghe An Province Authorities in the north-central province of Nghe An have decreed that all soldiers’ remains found by mediums must be confirmed by DNA tests in order to be made official.   Nghe An Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, provincial police and [...]

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Officials, experts divided over legalizing prostitution 

August 4, 2011
Officials, experts divided over legalizing prostitution 

  Public health experts argue that criminalizing prostitution has only lead to violence A male sex worker soliciting a client on a street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. Vietnam has been hailed for its “friendlier” approach to mitigating the harmful consequences of prostitution but experts argue that legalizing the practice could help bring [...]

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Recklessness turns construction sites into killing fields 

July 24, 2011
Recklessness turns construction sites into killing fields 

  Drunken workers die refusing to abide by safety standards; contractors flout regulations and pay off families and officials to stay quiet Two workers walk along a sky-scraping crane without a safety strap at a construction site in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 Bui Van Vinh is lucky to be alive. Last month, the [...]

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Pilot project employs psychics in searching for MIAs 

July 12, 2011
Pilot project employs psychics in searching for MIAs 

Soldiers from the Kon Tum Province Military Unit collect the remains of a Vietnamese war martyr found during construction of a house in the eponymous town. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has said in a statement that it will put a growing number of psychic corpse finders to the test. The [...]

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Vietnam tightens rules on foreign laborers  

July 9, 2011
Vietnam tightens rules on foreign laborers  

Chinese workers at a construction site in the northern province of Ninh Binh. Thousands of unlicensed Chinese laborers are depriving Vietnamese workers of many job opportunities, officials say. A new decree will take effect on August 1 tightening rules on foreigners hired to work on Vietnamese government projects, according to the Ministry of Labor, War [...]

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Stricter fines urged against illegal foreign workers 

June 26, 2011
Stricter fines urged against illegal foreign workers 

Chinese workers at a construction site of Quang Ninh Thermo-electricity Plant. Fines against violations involving illegal foreign workers in Vietnam should be increased and violating companies should be publicly announced on the media, a labor official said. Le Quang Trung, deputy director of the Employment Department under the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social [...]

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No bonus point 

January 1, 2011
No bonus point 

  Higher Tet bonuses this year could have lower value when buying goods Customers pay for goods at a grocery store in Hanoi. Although bonuses for this Tet are higher, workers are struggling with price hikes. Riding on improved production and trade, businesses in general have promised higher bonuses for the upcoming Tet holiday than [...]

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Over 5,000 workers register unemployment status

January 29, 2010
Over 5,000 workers register unemployment status

In the past three weeks, around 5,000 people nationwide have declared themselves unemployed following new regulations that took effect this year, said the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.    Of the 5,000 people who completed out-of-work documentation, 1,997 applied for unemployment pay, though only 550 people were deemed eligible.  HCM City has seen [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/1

January 20, 2010
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/1

Appeals Court upholds sentences on three anti-State instigators; Vietnam’s Internet security recognized globally; Hanoi to control spread of HIV/AIDS; Buddhist Sangha convenes third meeting in HCM City   Defendant Pham Van TroiAppeals Court upholds sentences on three anti-State instigators  The Hanoi-based Supreme People’s Court on January 19 upheld an Instance Court verdict on three defendants charged [...]

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Families earning more can become poorer

January 19, 2010
Families earning more can become poorer

Vietnamese people stuck in the poverty trap are asking to continue to be on the “poor list” rather than be reclassified and miss out on assistance. Most poor people are living in the rural and mountainous  Phu Yen province official, Vu Thanh Binh, deputy director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...