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Vietnam: Experts give opinions to new rules on domestic workers

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by IDWFED published Apr 12, 2014 12:00 AM
The new regulations on domestic workers should be more concrete so that they can be implemented efficiently when they take effect next month, some experts have said.

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Experts give opinions to new rules on domestic workers | Tuoi Tre News

The new regulations on domestic workers should be more concrete so that they can be implemented efficiently when they take effect next month, some experts have said.

These regulations are provided in Government Decree 27 that  provides guidance for the implementation of a number of articles of the Code of Labor in relation to domestic workers.

Under the decree, as of May 25, those who employ domestic workers in Vietnam must sign a labor contract with them and must not pay them less than applicable minimum wages applicable in the zone where they are working.

Along with a salary, employers are required to give their domestic workers money so that the latter can pay for the social insurance and health insurance premiums stipulated in their labor contracts.

Also under the decree, domestic workers are entitled to take 12 paid days off for every full working year. In addition, they are also given paid days off on national holidays and Lunar New Year every year.

Commenting on the new rules, Mrs. Ngo Ngoc Anh, director of the Research Center for Gender, Family and Community Development, told Tuoi Tre that a number of issues should be more concretized before the rules can be applied effectively.

One important issue is that the decree has yet to specify which form of labor contract will be used for domestic workers and their employers, Anh said. There should be a labor contract template to ensure the new rules will be included in contracts between domestic workers and their employers, she said.

In addition, Anh said, a legal document providing guidance for the implementation of the decree should be issued to facilitate the enforcement of the new regulations.rkers, he said.

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Source: Tuoi Tre News

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