Voluntary Social Insurance Policy Through the Evaluation of Workers in Tay Ho District, Hanoi City, Vietnam

IF 0.4 Q4 SOCIOLOGY

Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI:10.14267/cjssp.2021.1.6

Linh Mai, Thi Kim Hoa Nguyen

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Abstract

Vietnam’s voluntary social insurance (VSI) policy has been in force since 2008 and by 2018 included 270,000 participants (accounting for 0.79% of the labor force). Hanoi City is the capital of Vietnam, with 21,156 participants (0.56%). The proportion of people participating in VSI is still very low. Workers who have at least 20 years of participation will receive a monthly pension and their beneficiaries will receive a death benefit in case of their demise. The opinions of workers about VSI policies are presented in the report through interviews with 170 voluntary social insurance participants and 168 non-participants in Tay Ho District, Hanoi City. The research results in new findings using comparison between participants and non-participants. In addition, in-depth interviews were conducted with 40 people, including social insurance officials in Tay Ho District, ward officials, and workers, to clarify why the number of VSI participants is low. Based on the research and evaluation of workers concerning VSI policies and regulations, we identify the main causes of this situation, as well as the policy- and communication-related shortcomings, and suggest solutions for improving the social insurance participation rate of individuals in Hanoi City in particular, and Vietnam in general.

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通过对越南河内市泰河区工人自愿性社会保险政策的评价

越南的自愿社会保险(VSI)政策自2008年开始实施，截至2018年，已有27万名参与者(占劳动力的0.79%)。河内市是越南的首都，有21,156名参与者(0.56%)。参与VSI的人的比例仍然很低。参加养老保险至少20年的工人将按月领取养老金，如果他们去世，其受益人将获得死亡抚恤金。报告通过对河内市德河区170名自愿参加社会保险的工人和168名非参加社会保险的工人的访谈，提出了工人对VSI政策的意见。通过对参与者和非参与者的比较，研究得出了新的发现。此外，我们亦与40名人士进行深入访谈，包括德河区社会保险官员、区官员及工人，以厘清参与VSI人数偏低的原因。基于对工人对VSI政策和法规的研究和评估，我们确定了造成这种情况的主要原因，以及政策和沟通方面的不足，并提出了提高河内市特别是越南个人社会保险参与率的解决方案。

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Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy SOCIOLOGY-

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