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Job loss, workers cling to unemployment insurance

Wednesday, 25/04/2012, 15:23 GMT+7

7.5-month-old daughter picked the job placement center HCMC to register for unemployment insurance, Ha said she was leaving the packaging manufacturing company for failing to baby sitting. During the leave period, the stipend will help you spend.

"The economic burden should now move out for my husband enlist as dossier entitled to unemployment benefit, be added to this contract or this," said Mrs. Ha.

As workers, monthly income of about 3 million, unemployment insurance premiums for full 3 years (to meet eligibility for unemployment insurance under the law), Ha she expected to receive 6 months of payments, relative or about 1.8 million a month. She shared, in times of rising prices does not have a job, this amount is an amount significant to hold the date.

"So whether to go back and forth several times to complete the procedure, my patience is done," said the young mother.

Morning 24/4, hundreds of people packed together registered unemployment allowance at the job placement center city. Many women hold the human hand, scanning with sweat, inserted into the line to get some order.

Place for unemployment insurance for workers at job centers to the city, under the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Ho Chi Minh City, during the winter nghit 24/4, though reinforced personnel, premises.

Early morning, hundreds of people lined up loading of. Less than 9, employees of the stop. Even the early afternoon, competing to win the order was renewed. Employees should only address those who have a promissory note for the day, not resolved sooner because of the overcrowding.

The area receiving registration dossiers in Binh Thanh district unemployment morning 24/4 east nghit. Photo: BH

Ms. Ng Bao Lien worked for garment company in Tan Binh district fell into circumstances downsizing businesses because there is no production orders. Directors encouraged the staff to write an application for leave and also promised to create favorable conditions for the workers to have a complete dossier entitled to unemployment benefits. Those who stayed, the company also reduced pay due to no work to do.

One arm 2 children, husband's income of around 5-6 million a month is not enough spending, so as soon as left the company, she quickly made application for benefits in time to find a new job to have money ends meet.

Wait all day, Trung (Tan Binh district) also get their number but for nearly a hundred numbers to turn away, while the afternoon work time has ended. He expected the morning 25/4 can apply.

Currently, he has found a new job position and mechanical and electrical engineers are trying to work, income 700 USD a month, but still patiently back and forth several times to complete the procedures for unemployment insurance. Contractual wages in his former company is 16 million, unemployment insurance covers 60% of salary under the contract, that each month he received 9.6 million.

"With this allowance, I'm willing to put aside everything, leave, to wait for hours to complete the steps applicants," he shared.

Staff, rooms are enhanced but the department solve unemployment regime of the Department of Labour can not quickly resolve the employee's record. Photo: BH

Hieu in District 5, just back and forth several times to complete the unemployment records; just followed the old corporate leaders, asking leave to settle for his regime. Accordingly, Hieu worked at the company from 2006 until now leave. Unemployment insurance pays only since 2009 (when the unemployment insurance law takes effect), also from 2008 and before the company responsible for paying.

Therefore, Hieu said, he and his company agreed to his allowance during the period 2006-2008 the level a year working just half a month wage subsidies, equivalent to 5.5 million. However far he has more than 2 months off work that the company still has not paid any money.

"Director appointment nearly 10 times but has not definitively settle. I will sue uploads to social workers wounded District 5 to have an intervention," he said. In the meantime, he pursued completed application for unemployment insurance. "Losing your job, though I have saved more than before but still have much to spend, now only cling to unemployment insurance."

HCM City now has 6 points of laborers to support the profile of unemployment benefits. According to Nguyen Cao Thang, deputy director of the Center City job recommendation, the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Ho Chi Minh City, visitors to the filing tends to increase.

The time each day, the city receives 700-800 weekly registration, while only about 400-500 years ago. Q1, the number of subscribers increased 57% over the same period. The main reason due to difficult business to be dissolved, stops working, causing many workers shut out of work. In addition, not only unskilled workers, but those who have the expertise, high income also look to more unemployment.

Looking ahead, HCM City will build more affiliates to registration, avoid traffic locally as the current stasis. Thang said the support vocational training, employment counseling for employees is also more emphasis, in the context of the industry tends to lower increases.

According to Tran Anh Tuan, deputy director of Standing Center forecast labor demand and labor market information HCM City, demand for unskilled workers in many industries such as textiles, garments, footwear is not gay intense as the same period. This suggests that the strict enterprise computing direct employers business in the economic situation remains difficult. Therefore, many businesses could not expand. On the other hand, some units have narrow and refine operational human resource structure, causing unemployment to rise.

Employees are entitled to unemployment benefits for 3 months (if the unemployment insurance contribution from 12 months to 36 months), be entitled to 6 months (if there is sufficient 36 to under 72 months) and 12 months in insurance contracts from 144 months. Even high-income to, unemployment insurance only pays the highest 9.96 million.

 


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Written : Bạch Hường