During the ongoing seventh session of the 14th National Assembly (NA), deputies on May 29 discussed the draft amended Labour Law which has been attracting public concern in recent times.
Hanoi (VNA) – During the ongoingseventh session of the 14th NationalAssembly (NA), deputies on May 29 discussedthe draft amended Labour Law which has been attracting public concern in recenttimes.
According to a statement, the Government proposed to increase theretirement age to 62 for men and 60 for women with a specific roadmap.
The Government has stipulated this content in the draft law inline with the two plans to submit to the National Assembly for considerationand opinions.
At the same time, the draft law also stipulates that the right to retireearlier is no more than five years for workers with reduced working capacity; thosedoing particularly heavy, toxic, or dangerous jobs; and some special occupations.The right to retire later by five years is for labourers with high technicalqualifications, those working as managers, and some special cases.
Speaking at an official verification meeting of the law, head of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Ngo Duy Hieu saidthe increase in retirement age must pay attention to issues related to subjects,sectors, and levels of increase.
Permanent member of the NA Committee for Culture, Education, Youth, Adolescents, andChildren Ta Van Ha proposed that the Government consider the retirementage for a number of specific professions such as teachers, dancers, and circusperformers.
The verification report of the NA Committee for SocialAffairs also raises a series of issues that require agencies tosubmit to the law to continue analysing and clarifying relevant contents.
Accordingly, the drafting agency is required to more accurately analyse therelevance of proposing the 62-year-old retirement age for men, and 60 years forwomen, in the factors of retirement age compared to life expectancy and healthylife; the relationship between increasing retirement age and social insurance; andother influencing factors.
The NA Committee for Social Affairs also said that the Government needs to gather a widerange of opinions, especially from those who are affected by the law, to choosethe optimal plan; review and include jobs and professions with big differencesbetween working age and retirement age; and supplement the draft of the list ofthe jobs in which workers can retire at the age lower or higher than fiveyears. –VNA
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At the session on May 29 (Source: VNA) 
