Council proposes 6% increase in regional minimum wage from July 1
The National Wage Council has proposed to the Government a 6% increase in the regional minimum wage, equivalent to 238,000 VND per month on average, starting from July 1.
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Wage Council hasproposed to the Government a 6% increase in the regional minimum wage, equivalentto 238,000 VND per month on average, starting from July 1.
The increase, which was agreed by all 16 members of the councilafter two negotiation sessions in 2023, was suggested in the context that morethan 18,300 new businesses were established and return to the market each month,and the number of orders rose quarter by quarter.
According to the proposal, the wage will be lifted to 4.96million VND (203.42 USD) per month in Region 1; 4.41 million VND in Region 2; 3.86 million VND in Region 3 and 3.45 million VND in Region 4.
Region 1 covers the urban areas of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City;Region 2 encompasses the rural areas of Hanoi and HCM City, along with majorurban areas in the country such as Can Tho, Da Nang and Hai Phong; Region 3covers provincial cities and the districts of Bac Ninh, Bac Giang and Hai Duongprovinces; and Region 4 comprises the rest of the country.
Currently, the wage varies from 3.25 - 4.68 million VND per month depending onregions. Meanwhile, with the 6% rise, the minimum hourly wage will reach 16,600 - 23,800 VND.
Once approved, this will be the second time in four years that the regionalminimum wage has increased in early July, after an adjustment on July 1,2022 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a practice over the past 10years, the regional minimum wage usually increases on January 1.
Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs LeVan Thanh, who is also Chairman of the National Wage Council, said that the 6%rise is a harmonious level, showing the sharing of difficulties between employees and employers.
The increase date proposed by the council is from July 1,which coincides with the time for the implementation of wage reform in theState sector, providing time for businesses to prepare plans and resources forthe scheme, he said./.
A new decree raising the regional minimum wage of 6 percent for laborers has just been approved by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh. The new regulation will come into effect on July 1.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed the Government build a plan for salary reforms, in which the lowest wage in the public sector will be increased to the regional minimum wage of employees at enterprises.
Members of the National Wage Council agreed to propose increasing the regional minimum wage in 2024 at the council’s first meeting in 2023 on August 9.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has proposed delaying a salary negotiation meeting until the fourth quarter of 2023 because there is not enough scientific and practical basis to propose a time to adjust the regional minimum wage.
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