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A social protection scheme to extend coverage, enhance comprehensiveness and/or increase adequacy of benefits has been adopted or reformed (Step 2)

Number of countries that have adopted or reformed social protection schemes to extend coverage, enhance comprehensiveness and/or increase adequacy of benefits (Step 2)
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Outcome summary

The Government approved Resolution 68/NQ-CP on May 9, 2024, which outlined the roadmap to implement the Communist Party of Vietnam Resolution 42-NQ/TW on reforming Social Policies for 2022-2030, with a vision to 2045.

Outcome achieved

The Government approved Resolution 68/NQ-CP on May 9, 2024, which outlined the roadmap to implement the Communist Party of Vietnam Resolution 42-NQ/TW on reforming Social Policies for 2022-2030, with a vision to 2045.

The National Assembly endorsed the New Social Insurance Law on 29 June 2024, which came into effect on 1 July 2025. The new law includes the following key changes:

  • integration of non-contributory pension under the new law; introduction of a new "mixed" pension for workers with shorter contribution periods;
  • reduction of the minimum years of contributions required for pension eligibility from 20 to 15 years;
  • lowering the age threshold for eligibility for non-contributory pensions from 80 to 75;
  • extension of compulsory social insurance coverage to previously uncovered workers including household business owners, part-time workers, and non-salaried managers of enterprises and cooperatives;
  • introduction of non-contributory maternity benefits to the voluntary social protection scheme, fully subsidized by the state budget;
  • better protection for Vietnamese workers employed abroad and for foreign workers employed in Viet Nam to participate in and benefit from social insurance benefits under the law. It stipulates, amongst others, that where an international treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is a party provides otherwise, the periods of social insurance contributions made both in Viet Nam and abroad shall be aggregated for the purpose of determining eligibility for social insurance benefits.

ILO's contribution to the outcome

With the IrishAid fund, the ILO supported the Government Action Plan through providing evidence-based research and analysis on ILS of social policies, and social protection, reviewing the implementation of Resolution 15 (previous version of Resolution 42) and a social protection expenditure review. In 2024, the ILO supported the revision of the Social Insurance Law through the provision of technical support and the sharing of ILS and international best practices. Other support provided from early 2024 until June 2024 included: the publication of five reports/policy briefs on social insurance; five high-level technical discussions with the National Assembly and Government; actuarial valuations of pension and short-term funds; and the facilitation of ten national dialogues with a wide range of stakeholders and social partners at the national and subnational level.

Gender equality & non-discrimination

The new Social Insurance Law, endorsed on June 29, 2024, includes important changes that promote gender equality. A notable provision is the introduction of maternity benefits to the voluntary social insurance scheme, which is fully subsidized by the state budget.

Partnerships

The ILO led a UN consortium (including UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP, and UN Women) in supporting the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) to review the implementation of the previous Decree 20/2021/ND-CP. This review focused on three vulnerable groups: people with disabilities, women during maternity, and ethnic minorities.
2024 VNM151 7.1.1 Migrant workers , Self-employed , Pensions , Actuarial valuation , Maternity , Old-age , Social assistance , Legislation , Social insurance , Social dialogue