Strictly handle businesses that owe social insurance, promptly support employees

Ensure rights for workers

At a relatively young age, Mr. Nguyen Minh Thuan (born in 2002, a worker at Tra Noc Industrial Park, Can Tho City) considered participating in social insurance (SI) as a safe investment for the future. Along with attractive benefits such as sick leave, work accident benefits, pensions, etc., the male worker is also particularly concerned about the need for authorities to take measures to end the situation where some companies and businesses owe and avoid paying insurance for employees.

“With good working capacity and no financial pressure, I will try to participate in social insurance until I am eligible to receive a pension. But to feel secure in participating, above all, I hope that the locality as well as departments and branches will promptly inform, warn and handle companies and businesses that show signs or violations in paying insurance that affect the rights of employees,” said Mr. Thuan.

Ms. Le Hong Phuong (born 2001, worker at Tra Noc Industrial Park, Can Tho City) said that ineffective business operations leading to dissolution, bankruptcy or intentional evasion, debt of insurance payments... can cause employees to have their benefits suspended.

Accordingly, female workers hope to receive timely support from the State when falling into this situation to enjoy benefits according to regulations, ensure their lives and develop new jobs.

Trade unions are important bridges

Recently, the delegation of National Assembly Deputies (NADs) of Can Tho City had a meeting with voters and officials and union members of the city after the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly. At the meeting, the issue of enterprises owing and evading social insurance, health insurance (HI), and unemployment insurance (UI) payments that still occurs in the city, affecting the rights of employees, has received much attention from voters.

Voter Mai Thi Kim Quyen (Binh Thuy District Labor Union) proposed that the authorities should take strong measures to deal with these businesses to resolve the rights of employees... or have policies to support employees to enjoy benefits in a timely manner when businesses intentionally owe or evade paying social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance.

Regarding this issue, the representative of the Can Tho City Social Insurance leadership informed that since the beginning of the year, the City Social Insurance sector has advised the City People's Committee to coordinate with relevant sectors to inspect and examine labor-using units in the area. Through inspection, the unit has advised 96 decisions on administrative sanctions; one unit with signs of crime of evading social insurance and health insurance payments has been transferred to the police agency.

“In the face of the situation of late payment of social insurance, the industry will continue to coordinate with related industries to step up inspection and examination, including surprise inspection, especially in cases with signs of violations; Publicize the list of units that are late in payment according to regulations on the industry's electronic information portal and press agencies,” said a representative of the Can Tho City Social Insurance leadership.

Mr. Dao Chi Nghia - Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Can Tho City - further emphasized that if enterprises are found to be slow or evading social insurance payments, employees should report it to the Trade Union of the unit. From within the Trade Union system, there will be a way to connect with relevant units and authorities to resolve the issue and ensure the legitimate rights of employees. Trade Union officials need to pay attention to becoming an information channel, updating feedback for employees in their locality and unit.