During the Government meeting on law development on the afternoon of June 29, Minister Dung said that this draft support resolution will add new content compared to Resolution 42/2020 (package of VND 62,000 billion).
Workers in Pouyuen, Ho Chi Minh City return home after work, June 2021.
Chairing the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the drafting agency and relevant ministries to closely follow and seriously implement the Politburo’s conclusions.
The Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to review to ensure that the policy covers people who need support, including the group of freelance workers.
Mr. Thanh, selling lottery tickets in Ho Chi Minh City, received rice for 0 VND during the days of the city’s anti-epidemic quarantine, June 2021.
In April 2020, the VND 62,000 billion welfare package proposed by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs was issued by the Government.
In addition, the policy group temporarily stopped paying the Retirement and Survivors Fund of about VND 6,500 billion;
On June 15, the Economic Committee assessed that the policies did not really `touch` people and businesses vulnerable to the epidemic.
According to the Committee, the Government needs to have a comprehensive assessment of recent support policies, thereby providing forecasts and scenarios with appropriate proposals for more effective support.
Freelance worker at Long Bien night market, Hanoi, April 2020.
Two months into the outbreak, the fourth epidemic has spread to 49 provinces and cities with the number of infections exceeding 13,000.
The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs predicts that if the epidemic continues to have a negative impact on industrial parks and export processing zones, up to 2 to 2.5 million people will have to be quarantined and stop working.
Covid-19 erodes poor people
Covid-19 erodes the poor.