Hanoi (VNA) – Policies towards femaleemployees and the promotion of gender equality as prescribed in the draftamended Labour Code were highlighted at a workshop in Hanoi on August 8.
Dam Van Thoa, an official from the Vietnam Women’s Union, said many regulationsof the Labour Code were adjusted towards practical gender equality and those causingjob barriers to female labourers scrapped.
The 14th National Assembly’s seventh session in Junediscussed the draft amended Labour Code, which includes a proposal to increasethe retirement age that received a lot of public attention.
In draft amendments, theMinistry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) proposed raising theretirement age to 62 for men and 60 for women with two scenarios.
In the first scenario,starting from January 1, 2021, the retirement age will be 60 and three monthsfor men, and 55 and four months for women. An incremental three-month andfour-month rise will be added to the retirement age for men and women,respectively, each successive year.
In the second scenario, alsostarting from January 1, 2021, the retirement age will be 60 and four monthsfor men, and 55 and six months for women. A four-month and six-month incrementwill be added to the retirement age each successive year.
Pham Truong Giang, head of the Social Insurance Department under the MoLISA, saidthe increase in women’s retirement age will help ease labour shortage whileensuring social and financial stability of the social welfare system.
This is an indispensible trend pursued by countries across the world, whichdemonstrates the equality between female and male employees, Giang added. -VNA
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