In the framework of the activities of the 40th diplomatic relations anniversary between Vietnam and Japan, 20 years of the program sending trainees to Japan to practice skills and work, from 18th to 19th October, 2013, the Minister of the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Pham Thi Hai Chuyen visited Japan and worked with the relevant agencies of this country. Joining the delegation were representative leaders of the Department of Overseas Labour Management, the International Cooperation Department, the Ministry's Office and Overseas Labour Center.

The number of people participating in the unemployment insurance policy nationwide surged from nearly 6 million in 2009 to over 8.3 million in 2012, heard a conference in Ha Noi on October 10, 2013.

The Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs will submit to the Prime Minister a pilot programme for the implementation of a voluntary supplementary pension fund this year, which is expected to help increase pensions for retirees.

The Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs has set a new cap on deposit rates paid by workers for labour export businesses at a maximum of US$3,000.

On 10/10, Officials in charge of vocational training in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia met in Vientiane to review their cooperation and discuss ways to strengthen it in the future.

To celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam - Japan and to promote co-operation of dispatching and receiving technical trainee Vietnam to Japan, on September 10, 2013, in the Ho Chi Minh City, Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs in collaboration with the Japan International Training Cooperation Organization (JITCO) organized international Conference on "Improving the quality activity of sending and receiving Vietnamese trainees going Japan for working”

Companies and workers violating employment regulations while undertaking work overseas will be subject to much stricter punishment and fines as of next week when a new decree takes effect.

On the afternoon of September 30, 2013, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs and the British Council signed a Memorandum to cooperate in the field of vocational training. Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Phi and Mr. Chris Brown - Director of the British Council in Vietnam hosted the signing ceremony.