Workers hope to be paid back wages and close insurance
Over the past few days, many workers of King Minh Ceramic Tile Manufacturing Company Limited and Dong Nai Granite Tile Company Limited have continued to demand that the company pay their unpaid wages and social insurance for the remaining months.
Mr. Huynh Minh Toan - a worker at Dong Nai Granite Tile Company Limited - said: "The company owes me 1.5 months of salary and 6 months of social insurance payment."
Mr. Nguyen Van Sang - a worker at Dong Nai Granite Tile Company - also said that many workers have to rent houses, life is very difficult, so he hopes that the company will pay the workers' salaries as well as insurance so that their benefits are not affected.
On September 22, according to information from Dong Nai Provincial Social Insurance, as of August 2024, there were still 457 enterprises that were late in paying social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance, and occupational accident and disease insurance for 3 months or more, with an amount of 50 million VND or more.
According to the attached detailed list, the two brick companies in Dong Nai mentioned above that Lao Dong Newspaper reported on currently owe insurance to 193 workers with an amount of more than 2 billion VND.
Of which, Dong Nai Granite Tile Company Ltd. at Km9, National Highway 51, Phuoc Tan Commune, Bien Hoa City has 137 employees, owing 8 months of insurance with a total amount of more than 1.7 billion VND.
King Minh Ceramic Tile Manufacturing Company Ltd. at 1565/49, National Highway 51, Tan Mai Quarter, Phuoc Tan Ward, Bien Hoa City has 56 employees, owing 4 months of insurance with a total amount of more than 340 million VND.
Insurance debt, workers' benefits are "suspended"
Regarding the case of unpaid wages and insurance of workers of the two brick companies mentioned above, the Dong Nai Provincial Labor Federation has directed the Legal Policy Department and the Legal Consulting Center to support workers with legal procedures to send to competent authorities for settlement in order to ensure the rights of union members and workers.
According to Mr. Pham Long Son - Deputy Director of Dong Nai Province Social Insurance, some units have large amounts of late payment, the late payment period is prolonged, causing many difficulties in confirming social insurance books and resolving policies for employees.
According to the authorities, if a business does not close its social insurance books for its employees, it will directly affect its immediate and long-term benefits. At that time, policies such as sickness, maternity, work accidents, and occupational diseases arising during the social insurance debt process will cause the employee's benefits to be "suspended" and related benefits will not be resolved.
