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Vietnam, Switzerland promote job security

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in collaboration with the Swiss State Secretariat of Economic Affairs (SECO), organised a dialogue on labour and experience sharing to promote job security between Vietnam and Switzerland on October 26.
Vietnam, Switzerland promote job security ảnh 1Representatives from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs attend the dialogue. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs(MoLISA), in collaboration with the Swiss State Secretariat of Economic Affairs(SECO), organised a dialogue on labour and experience sharing topromote job security between Vietnam and Switzerland on October 26.

At the dialogue, MoLISA Deputy Minister Le Van Thanh saidthat diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Switzerland have madesignificant progress in all fields over the past 50 years. Cooperation in labour,employment and social security has also received special attention since the two ministries established cooperative ties in 2011.

MoLISA wants to continue promoting bilateral collaboration in employment through existing effective cooperation mechanisms, and lookingfor more cooperation opportunities in the future, Thanh added.

Ambassador Valérie Berset Bircher at SECO said that inthe context of the COVID-19 pandemic, employment-related issues have become acommon concern between the two ministries in particular and between Vietnam andSwitzerland in general.

Vietnam, Switzerland promote job security ảnh 2Representatives of the Swiss State Secretariat of Economic Affairs. (Photo: VNA)
The dialogue was an opportunity for the two ministries todiscuss issues related to the labour market, job generation and maintenance, aswell as effective models and solutions to restore the labour market towards ensuringemployment and social security for employees after COVID-19.

Delegates shared information about unemployment insurancepolicies in response to COVID-19. In the coming time, Vietnam and Switzerlandwill cooperate more closely in labour and employment through traditionalprojects such as SCORE, BETTER WORK, and especially policy cooperation with theproject on labour productivity ecosystem towards decent work for the 2022-2024period.

Within the framework of the dialogue, the two sides discussedfuture cooperation orientations with a focus on partnership in the fields oflabour and employment, and meetings on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting ofthe International Labour Organisation./.
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