unwomen.org (24.08.2016) An estimated 40 – 50 per cent of migrants in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the two biggest cities in Viet Nam, are women, and they face distinct challenges. Low and unstable incomes and lack of social protection make them particularly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. But migrant women workers of Viet Nam refuse to live on the fringes any longer. More than 10,000 migrant workers have learnt how to access social welfare benefits, legal protection and health care. They are advocating for their rights and helping one another.

News VietNamNet (25.11.2016) In Viet Nam, mining, construction, mechanics, chemicals manufacturing and use are the sectors with the highest number of workers contracting occupational illnesses, Nhan Dan (People) newspaper reported.

VnExpress (08.02.2017) Foreign companies owed more than 12 percent of the debt that should be used to pay workers' pensions.

Le courrier du Vietnam (14.07.2016) Le ministère vietnamien de la Santé et l'Agence sud-coréenne pour la sécurité et la santé au travail (KOSHA) ont signé le 13 juillet à Hanoi, un protocole d'accord dans l’hygiène au travail, la prévention et la lutte contre les maladies professionnelles.

Vietnam News (29.01.2016) Voluntary social insurance participants will enjoy more benefits including government subsidies of up to 30 per cent of premiums, more choices in payment terms, and no age limit on participants

Thanh Nien Daily (21.01.2016) New data released by health officials in Ho Chi Minh City this week have once again laid bare the problem of poor working conditions in Vietnam and how they are debilitating the workforce.

Viet Nam News (31.07.2015) Construction and machinery installation jobs are the most dangerous in the country. Together they accounted for 30 per cent of work-related accidents nationwide, according to statistics from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

Vietnam+ (19.07.2015) Dans deux ans, les personnes de plus de 60 ans pourraient représenter 10% de la population totale du Vietnam selon les prévisions du Département général des statistiques. Face à ce vieillissement aux conséquences sur la société et son développement durable, de nouvelles politiques sont proposées.

Vietnamplus (11.06.2015) Le Vietnam comptait jusqu’au 31 mai dernier 64,6 millions d’assurés santé, soit 71,4% de sa population, a annoncé Pham Luong Son, chef du département de réalisation de la politique d’assurance maladie de la Sécurité sociale du Vietnam.

Vietnam News (05,06,2015) The Government issued decision 53/2015 yesterday aimed at extending the retirement age for government officials, public workers and members of the armed forces, which will be set at 65 for men and 60 for women, in accordance with the country's Labour Law.