Will support 3 months of rent for workers

Accordingly, sharing the difficulties of workers in general and laborers in particular, Resolution 11/NQ-CP clearly states that the government will support 3 months of rent for laborers with labor relations who are living inrent, stay,working in industrial parks, export processing zones, and key economic zones, in which the support level for workers returning to the labor market is 1 million VND/month and for workers working in enterprises is 500,000 VND/month. Implementation period is in the first 6 months of 2022. It is expected that about 6.6 trillion VND from increased revenue and savings from the central budget in 2021 will be used to implement this policy.

A workers' dormitory at Bac Vinh Industrial Park. Photo: Diep Thanh

For individuals and households wishing to buy, lease-purchase social housing, workers' housing, build new or renovate and repair houses according to the social housing policy as prescribed in Article 16 of Decree No. 100/2015/ND-CP and Clause 10, Article 1 of Decree No. 49/2021/ND-CP and related documents, loans are also supported. The total maximum loan capital for these contents is 15,000 billion VND. Not only that, loans for the purpose of renovating old apartments, building social housing, housing for workers to buy, rent and lease-purchase will be supported with an interest rate of 2%/year in 2022 - 2023 through the system of commercial banks.

In addition, many preferential lending policies through the Social Policy Bank have also been implemented. Specifically, workers will be able to borrow to support job creation, maintain and expand employment according to the provisions of Decree No. 61/2015/ND-CP dated July 9, 2015, Decree No. 74/2019/ND-CP dated September 23, 2019 and related documents with a total maximum loan capital of VND 10,000 billion.

A job fair for repatriated workers in the mountainous districts of Nghe An. Photo: PV

To address many shortcomings related to the issue of labor resources after the pandemic, the Government will invest in strengthening connectivity.labor supply and demandnationwide on an online platform to serve the work of consulting, introducing jobs and providing labor. At the same time, training, vocational training and employment establishments, especially key high-quality colleges, are also invested in new construction, renovation, upgrading, expansion and modernization, and digital transformation in the field of vocational education... Accordingly, a maximum of 3.15 trillion VND will be used to invest in new construction, renovation, upgrading, expansion and modernization of social assistance, training, vocational training and employment establishments. These steps not only improve the quality of labor but also open up many new job opportunities, in line with the trend of integration and development of the world.

In addition to direct policies, policies to support business recovery also indirectly have a positive impact on the lives, jobs, and incomes of workers and laborers. Specifically, the Government has issued many programs to support interest rates, tax exemptions, fees, and charges for many groups of businesses. In addition, it continues to refinance the Social Policy Bank to provide loans to employers to pay for unemployment benefits and pay for production recovery for employees, ensuring feasibility and quick implementation in practice. In the coming time, the Government will continue to review, research, and have timely support policies for people and workers in difficult circumstances due to the impact of the epidemic.