Mr. Vu Hong Quang - Deputy Head of the Department of Legal Policy and Labor Relations (Vietnam General Confederation of Labor) - proposed the above when giving comments on the draft Law on Employment.
Mr. Vu Hong Quang said that the draft Law on Employment mentioned unemployment insurance, which is a form of insurance when employees lose their jobs, and many policies to support job creation.
"However, in the context of a flexible labor market, there should be regulations on job insurance to support employees in preventing possible risks and maintaining jobs (even when working: periodically during their career and following economic fluctuations to improve working skills) in addition to unemployment insurance (even when unemployed)" - Mr. Vu Hong Quang proposed.
According to Mr. Quang, it can be implemented by forming an insurance fund, with contributions from employees, employers and the state to periodically allow employees to withdraw to participate in skills improvement courses throughout their working life to adapt to work, maintain work or be ready to change jobs in a flexible labor market.
The Deputy Head of the Department believes that this is consistent with the content of supporting the development of vocational skills for workers in the draft Law on Employment (amended) and covering all workers instead of supporting training of unemployment insurance only for current official workers.
In addition, Clause 2, Article 3 of the draft Law stipulates: Work is an income-generating labor activity that is not prohibited by law. According to this regulation, jobs such as going to the market, cooking, laundry, cleaning the house, collecting water, taking firewood, taking care of children, parents, grandparents... in the family are not recognized by law as jobs because they do not generate income and will Thus not be cared for in the process of deciding on policies to enforce the law. In the world, this unpaid work has been recognized as a job.
Mr. Vu Hong Quang said that in Vietnam, unpaid care is not recognized in the law, so it has not been considered in related policies. This is a content that needs attention in Vietnam's labor and employment policies to legalize unpaid care.
