The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has stressed the need to provide support for people who are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung speaks at the conference on July 14 in Hanoi
Speaking at the conference held on July 14 on reviewing the work of the ministry during the first six months and setting the target for the final months, Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Minister Dao Ngoc Dung stressed the need to provide timely support for employees and employers facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic as stated in Resolution 68/NQ-CP.
"Over 70,000 enterprises have had to suspend operations due to the pandemic," the minister said. "Some 9.1 million people have been affected including 540,000 losing jobs."
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As the Covid-19 situation in the country is becoming more complicated, Minister Dung also mentioned some groups that need special care including family members of dead soldiers, the elderly, women, children and people who don't have a stable job.
"We have to ensure safety for people first," the minister added. "Next we need to make sure people have enough food and necessities. Ho Chi Minh City is doing well in distributing financial support for local people."
To reach the targets set for the final months of this year, minister Dung requested to speed up economic development in areas that have not been hit by the pandemic.
"We need to protect the industrial parks first as they are the driving force of the economy," he said. "We will face lots of challenges if the pandemic hits industrial areas in Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, and Ho Chi Minh City.
