Continue to propose early retirement for preschool and physical education teachers

Specifically, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor proposed that the Government pay attention to directingMinistry of Labor, War Invalids and Social AffairsResearch to add to the list of heavy occupations for preschool teachers and subject teacherseducationphysical

Regarding this proposal, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to study, review and develop a Circular guiding the determination of the list of especially arduous, toxic and dangerous occupations and jobs to replace Official Dispatch 2753/LDTBXH-BHLĐ dated August 1, 1995; in which specific instructions are provided for the cases proposed by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.

According to Clause 2, Article 169 of the 2019 Labor Law, ageretirementof workers in normal working conditions will be adjusted according to the roadmap until they reach 62 years old for men in 2028 and 60 years old for women in 2035.

In the new context, preschool education must also make adjustments to organize teaching and learning tasks well. Photo courtesy of My Ha

From 2021, the retirement age of employees in normal working conditions is 60 years and 3 months for male employees and 55 years and 4 months for female employees. After that, it will increase by 3 months for male employees and 4 months for female employees each year.

Clause 3, Article 169 clearly states:workerThose with reduced working capacity; those doing particularly arduous, toxic, or dangerous jobs; those doing arduous, toxic, or dangerous jobs; those working in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions may retire at a lower age, but not more than 5 years older than the age prescribed in Clause 2, Article 169 at the time of retirement, unless otherwise provided by law.

Thus, if included in the list of heavy jobs and occupations, preschool teachers and physical education teachers can retire up to 5 years earlier than the prescribed age.

In June 2020, the Vietnam Education Trade Union reported that 96% of teachers proposed keeping the retirement age at 55 years old, not increasing it to 60 years old, after a quick survey of 10,698 preschool teachers participating in a week.

Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor Ngo Duy Hieu said that preschool teaching must be considered a hard, toxic profession, not only teaching but also coaxing, dancing, singing... the work pressure is great.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc An - Vice President of Vietnam Education Trade Union said that a teacher has to look after many children, so the reflexes of receiving and supporting children when doing exercises in class, which are assigned to teachers aged 55 and older, cannot be guaranteed, and the risk of insecurity is completely possible.