In Vinh Loc A commune (Binh Chanh district) - the most populous commune-level administrative unit in Ho Chi Minh City with more than 123,000 people - the local government currently has 47 cadres, of which 23 are non-professional workers.
According to the Chairman of Phung Quoc Viet Commune People's Committee, the work pressure in the locality is very high, on average each cadre serves 5,000 - 6,000 people.
"Regarding work, there is no distinction between non-professional cadres and civil servants. Everyone takes on their own responsibility, working with all their might" - Mr. Viet shared.
However, Mr. Viet also admitted that this force still has many disadvantages such as not receiving periodic salary increases, not having a clear legal position, and inadequate support regimes.
"Currently, many people are self-conscious, but still try to complete the task before transferring. We hope to have appropriate support policies for this team" - Mr. Viet expressed.
Ho Chi Minh City after the arrangement will have 102 commune-level administrative units, including 78 wards and 24 communes. One of the groups of subjects directly affected by the streamlining of the apparatus is the non-professional cadre force. Ho Chi Minh City currently has 5,562 non-professional workers at the commune level, which is expected to be resolved with policies and completed in 2025.
Mr. Nguyen Bac Nam - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Home Affairs - informed that to support the group of non-professional cadres, Ho Chi Minh City has developed many proactive policies and sent recommendations to the Central Government.
In particular, it is proposed to provide a one-time severance allowance with the current allowance of 60 months for those who have worked for 5 years or more until retirement age (if they are less than 5 years, the allowance is according to the remaining number of months); support 12 months of allowance to find a new job; allowance of 1.5 months of allowance for each year of work holding a non-professional position with social insurance but have not yet received a one-time allowance.
Ho Chi Minh City also proposed to balance the local budget and submit to the People's Councils at the same level for approval a policy to support additional surplus forces after the merger.
At the same time, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Home Affairs is coordinating with the City Institute for Research and Development to organize a comprehensive survey of cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers in the political system to record their thoughts and aspirations, thereby proposing appropriate policies close to reality. Classify subjects who need to change careers to organize retraining, career guidance or support start-ups.
The Department of Home Affairs also coordinates with departments such as the Department of Science and Technology, the Bank for Social Policies... to provide information on preferential loan programs, job creation, startups, and sending workers abroad to work. Organize job fairs based on surveys on recruitment needs and industry trends. Build a network of close links with businesses, especially in industrial parks and high-tech zones, to create a list of potential job positions, ready to connect supply and demand.
In Hanoi, according to the project to reorganize commune-level administrative units approved by the City People's Council, the city reduced from 526 communes and wards to 126 communes and wards. After implementing the arrangement of administrative units, the city will end the use of part-time workers at the commune level for 4,635 people.
Regarding the specific plan and arrangement roadmap for this force, the city will arrange to participate in work in villages and residential groups if desired and implement the regime and policies for cadres who are not assigned to work according to regulations. Hoai Anh
