Vietnam Social Security strengthens international cooperation

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) will step up bilateral and multilateral cooperation with international organisations and other countries between now and 2020.
Vietnam Social Security strengthens international cooperation ảnh 1At the event (Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – TheVietnam Social Security (VSS) will step up bilateral and multilateralcooperation with international organisations and other countries between nowand 2020 in order to assert its prestige and position, said VSS Deputy GeneralDirector Dao Viet Anh.

Anh made the statement during aconference held by VSS in Ho Chi Minh City on September 18 to review itsexternal information work in the 2013-2020 period.

He said VSS is now a member ofthe ASEAN Social Security Association (ASSA) and the International SocialSecurity Association (ISSA). It has also worked with domestic ministries andagencies to negotiate bilateral and multilateral agreements with the Republicof Korea, Germany, Japan, the US, the UK, France and Russia.

In the near future, it will alsocontinue partnering with the World Bank (WB), the European Union (EU) and theInternational Labour Organisation (ILO). In collaboration with the WB, the VSS willissue e-social security cards to replace social insurance books and healthinsurance cards.

The agency has also published a Vietnamese-Englishbilingual book about the VSS, leaflets introducing social and health insurance policiesfor foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises and held dialogues to populariserelevant policies.

In August, the VSS piloted anEnglish language portal which is scheduled to be put into operation in late2017. It is an important tool to interact with international organisations insocial welfare, foreigners working in Vietnam and Vietnamese living and workingabroad.-VNA
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