The Ministry of Home Affairs will propose an increase in the minimumwage for public servants and members of the armed forces to help ensurethey can meet basic living needs.
The ministry will alsopropose changes to the Government payroll system and to policiesinvolving allowances or other additional payments made to employees.
The move follows a ministry survey showing that over 98 percent ofstaff in the ministries of Education and Training, Science andTechnology, and Health, as well as local governments in 15 cities andprovinces, said the current minimum wage was too low.
Thesurvey was conducted as part of a UNDP-funded project to assess theimplementation of wage policy reform for public servants since 2003 andreform plans for 2012-20.
The minimum wage has beenincreased from 210,000 VND (10.50 USD) per month in 2003 to 830,000 VND(41.50 USD) currently, with periodic increases based on inflation andState budget resources.
Participants in a workshop held onSept. 25 in the northern city of Hai Phong agreed that highinflation and other economic difficulties since the global financialcrisis in 2008 have increased pressures on low-paid workers trying tomeet basic living conditions.
Participants at the workshopproposed that the minimum wage for public servants be increased to thesame level or higher than that for workers in the private sector toencourage public servants to perform their duties more effectively. /.
The ministry will alsopropose changes to the Government payroll system and to policiesinvolving allowances or other additional payments made to employees.
The move follows a ministry survey showing that over 98 percent ofstaff in the ministries of Education and Training, Science andTechnology, and Health, as well as local governments in 15 cities andprovinces, said the current minimum wage was too low.
Thesurvey was conducted as part of a UNDP-funded project to assess theimplementation of wage policy reform for public servants since 2003 andreform plans for 2012-20.
The minimum wage has beenincreased from 210,000 VND (10.50 USD) per month in 2003 to 830,000 VND(41.50 USD) currently, with periodic increases based on inflation andState budget resources.
Participants in a workshop held onSept. 25 in the northern city of Hai Phong agreed that highinflation and other economic difficulties since the global financialcrisis in 2008 have increased pressures on low-paid workers trying tomeet basic living conditions.
Participants at the workshopproposed that the minimum wage for public servants be increased to thesame level or higher than that for workers in the private sector toencourage public servants to perform their duties more effectively. /.
