Implement social insurance and health insurance policies at FDI enterprises

With the role of protecting the legal and legitimate rights and interests of trade union members and employees, trade unions regularly inspect and supervise the implementation of legal policies on social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance at enterprises with capital. foreign investment (FDI) in industrial parks in the province.

Recently, FDI enterprises in industrial parks in Quang Ninh have created many jobs, attracting a large workforce. Along with that is the implementation of labor laws, including social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance policies for employees. The conference on communication, consultation, and dialogue on social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance policies at enterprises in Cai Lan Industrial Park (Ha Long City) jointly organized by the Provincial Labor Confederation and Provincial Social Security at the end of April 2024 has shown the importance The importance of these policies for employees.

Mr. Vu Thanh Hung (29 years old), a worker at Vietnam New Century Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. (Cai Lan Industrial Park) said that after 7 years working at the company, propaganda conferences like this are very meaningful. , helps you understand retirement time and mandatory social insurance contributions.

As for Ms. Doan Thi Hong (37 years old), a worker at AIDI Vietnam Artistic Candle Company Limited (Cai Lan Industrial Park) expressed: For our workers, in addition to having a job with a stable income, it is very important. Pay attention to the fact that businesses pay full social insurance. We work in foreign businesses, time is tight, access and information is very limited. Attending the conference, I directly asked about the issue of maternity benefits, regulations on convalescence and health recovery and received detailed and satisfactory answers from the provincial Social Insurance officials and the Provincial Labor Confederation. We felt confident. more assured.

According to Vice President of the Trade Union of AIDI Vietnam Artistic Candle Company Limited, Nguyen Thi Hanh, the organization of a conference to propagate social insurance and health insurance was informed half a month in advance by the superior union. From there, the company’s Trade Union proposes to business owners with the same expertise, arranges time, and arranges work for participating employees. Every year, the company’s Trade Union sends about 200 employees to participate in conferences to propagate legal policies on social insurance and health insurance so that everyone can fully understand their rights and obligations.

According to the Provincial Economic Zone Management Board, by the end of the first quarter of 2024, the whole province will have 120 FDI enterprises investing in industrial zones and economic zones with a total of 40,200 workers. In general, FDI enterprises in industrial parks and economic zones in the province implement quite well social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance policies for employees. These are businesses that have researched, learned, and fully complied with policies and laws before investing in the province’s industrial parks and economic zones. Along with that, many businesses under large corporations have brands that are always at the forefront of taking care of the material and spiritual lives of their employees.

To attract skilled, long-term workers, in addition to paying high salaries, we need to pay attention to taking care of their lives to attract and retain workers. According to research, over the past many years, no FDI enterprises in industrial parks or economic zones in the province have delayed payment or outstanding social insurance debt of their employees. In order to improve the effectiveness of implementing labor law policies, including the field of social insurance, every year the Provincial Labor Federation coordinates with the Provincial Social Insurance and the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to sign a coordination program; Develop a joint plan between the three agencies to propagate, dialogue, inspect and supervise the implementation of labor laws, social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance policies.

Deputy Head of the Provincial Social Insurance Communications Department Nguyen Thi Van Thoa said: We coordinate with specialized committees of the Provincial Labor Confederation to organize propaganda on social insurance and health insurance policies; Maintain legal consultation points, dialogue, and answers to employees’ problems regarding social insurance regimes and policies. In addition, promote propaganda information on social networks; Online platform for employees to participate.

In 2024, the Provincial Labor Confederation and Provincial Social Insurance will organize 9 conferences to propagate and dialogue on labor laws in industrial parks and economic zones, with 1,200 employees, employers, and social insurance policy officials. Thereby, helping employers, officials making social insurance policies, as well as employees at FDI enterprises to update and understand more effectively the rights and obligations to participate in social insurance at their enterprises.