Minimum wage to increase by 12.4% from next year (07/9)
07/09/2015 - 16 Lượt xem
The VGCL, which represents labourers, proposed a 16.8% increase while the VCCI, which is on behalf of businesses, was only prepared to accept a paltry 10% rise.
The current monthly minimum wage varies based on location.
With this increase, the wage in Region I - Ha Noi and HCMC will be raised by VND400,000 (US$17.75) to VND3.5 million (US$155) a month; in Region II - Can Tho, Da Nang, Hai Phong and on the outskirts of Ha Noi and HCMC by VND350,000 (US$15.5) to VND 3.1 million (US$137); in Region III - Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Hai Duong and Vinh Phuc provinces and provincial cities - by VND300,000 (US$13.3) to VND2.7 million (US$119.5) and Region IV - in the remaining locations it will increase by VND250,000 (US$11) to VND2.4 million (US$106.2)./.
Source: Chinhphu.vn
