TranSwap Launches E-Remittance Services for Foreign Domestic Workers TranSwap Launches E-Remittance Services for Foreign Domestic Workers

Vietnamese workers to be required to pay deposits to work in RoK The policy will be effective from May 15 this year until the revised law on Vietnamese guest workers working abroad under contracts takes effect.

Meeting reviews implementation of social policies Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chaired a meeting in Hà Nội on Tuesday to review the implementation of several social policy issues for the 2012-20 period adopted by the fifth plenum of the 11th Party Central Committee. 

Vietnam Railways to upgrade infrastructure

Vietnam Railways (VNR) plans to upgrade rail infrastructure to satisfy passenger demand by building 300 new carriages and purchasing more locomotives by 2023 to provide better services.

‘Roma’ casts spotlight on Latin America’s domestic workers

She scrubs plates, mops floors and washes clothes with vigor. She works when others relax. And she plays games with children who are not hers, even though they might feel a bit like family by now.

 

Businesses race to recruit workers for Tết holiday

On the occasion of upcoming Lunar new year holiday, a number of companies have a high demand for urgently recruiting short-term employers, especially some areas are ready to pay an income of up to VNĐ1 million (US$43) per day.

Etiqa Extends Free Home-Based Six-Monthly Medical Examination (6ME) Service For Foreign Domestic Workers With Its Maid Insurance Etiqa Extends Free Home-Based Six-Monthly Medical Examination (6ME) Service For Foreign Domestic Workers With Its Maid Insurance

MIST supports 10 travel companies

Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) will support 10 innovative travel and hospitality companies in 2018.

Startup jupviec.vn secures funding from US fund

JupViec.vn, a household service start-up connecting domestic workers and customers via mobile phone apps, has received an undisclosed investment from San Francisco-based investment fund Patamar Capital.

Compulsory social insurance for expats to go ahead despite firms’ concerns

A controversial rule requiring foreign workers in Việt Nam to make social insurance payments is likely to be put into practice soon, several months after it took effect according to law.