According to data from Son La Social Insurance, by the end of June 2025, the total amount of late social insurance payments (which must be calculated at interest) was over 4.7 billion VND, of which 53 units and enterprises owed for 3 months or more.
Some units and enterprises have long-term debts for many years such as: Trung Tien Construction Joint Stock Company owes 102 months; Ngoc Trung Private Enterprise owes 83 months; Minh Dong Son La Company Limited owes 79 months; Tam Anh Tay Bac Trading and Tourism Company Limited owes 74 months; Thanh Lam Trading Company Limited owes 70 months; Thanh Tung One Member Company Limited owes 68 months...
A representative of Social Insurance Region II in Son La said that the delay in units and enterprises paying compulsory social insurance to employees has caused many workers to face difficulties, many workers cannot close their social insurance books when changing jobs. Even many workers who are sick, pregnant... cannot solve social insurance regimes.
Handling and collecting for units that owe social insurance, encountered many difficulties such as limited compliance with the law of some enterprises, especially non-state enterprises. Most businesses are too inclined to profit, deliberately not paying, and are slow to pay.
In addition, a significant number of workers, because of their jobs and income, do not fight to protect their social insurance rights. The sanctions for violations that are not strong enough are also a reason why units and enterprises are slow to pay social insurance debts.
"Most units and enterprises that owe social insurance are units and enterprises that have gone bankrupt and business owners have fled, so the collection is very difficult" - said a representative of Social Insurance Region II.
To recover outstanding social insurance debts of the above units and enterprises, in addition to issuing notices to urge debt collection to units and enterprises. Social Insurance Region II has conducted a surprise inspection of social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance for units with arrears of 3 months or more and publicly announced on mass media about the identities of units with large arrears...
