Proposed criteria for identifying low-income workers.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is proposing the drafting of a Decree amending and supplementing Decree No. 07/2021/ND-CP dated January 27, 2021, of the Government stipulating the multidimensional poverty standard for the period 2021-2025.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs proposes adding regulations on criteria for identifying low-income workers under the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction giai đoạn 2021-2025.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs announced that on January 18, 2022, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 90/QD-TTg approving the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the period 2021-2025.
The National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the period 2021-2025 has identified funding sources for both the 2021-2025 period and annually to support vocational training for target groups, including low-income workers.
However, currently, there is no specific document defining low-income workers, so 48 localities that have been allocated funds from the Program are unable to provide vocational training support for low-income workers.
According to reports from 73 ministries, departments, and localities, as of June 30, 2024, approximately 167,980 workers from poor households, near-poor households, and newly-escaped-poverty households received vocational skills training support; however, support for low-income workers has not yet been implemented due to the lack of specific regulations.
Therefore, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, identifying low-income workers is essential for providing vocational training support to this group.
Criteria for identifying low-income workers
In the draft, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs proposes adding point c1 to Clause 2, Article 3 of Decree No. 07/2021/ND-CP, which stipulates the criteria for identifying low-income workers under the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction giai đoạn 2021-2025.
Specifically: Workers who are not from poor or near-poor households are defined as low-income workers when they belong to a household that: 1- In rural areas: has an average monthly income per person below VND 2,250,000; 2- In urban areas: has an average monthly income per person below VND 3,000,000.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs stated that if approved, the proposal would contribute to achieving the goal of supporting vocational training at the elementary level and for courses lasting less than 3 months for approximately 1 million workers from poor households, near-poor households, newly-escaped-poverty households, and low-income workers, serving the socio-economic development of regions and localities.
Readers are invited to view the draft proposal for amending and supplementing Decree No. 07/2021/ND-CP dated January 27, 2021, of the Government stipulating the multidimensional poverty standard for the period 2021-2025 and provide feedback here.
