Deputies at the ongoing 8 th session of the 13 th National Assembly on October 23 heard a number of reports and debated the draft revised Law on Social Insurance.

The reports included those on the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

They also listened to reports on some matters related to the approval of the conventions as well as verification reports.

Later on the day, the NA deputies discussed a number of points in the draft revised Law on Social Insurance.

They focused on the expansion of social insurance coverage, retirement policy, social insurance fund, functions, tasks and authority of social insurance agencies, as well as regulations on management of social insurance and investment of social insurance fund.

On October 24, they are scheduled to sit for a plenary session.-VNA