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Local and foreign human resources experts said that people’s wellbeing should be among the top priorities during the pandemic.

The poverty rate declined sharply from 9.88% in 2015 to 2.75% in 2020, with over eight million people being left the poor and near-poor status.

Local businesses need to optimize their operation and production to be more effective and safer.

Supporting policies are needed to stabilize the labor market and pursue the country's twin goal, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.

Twenty years is a long period and many cannot work that many years under contracts only to pay insurance premiums.

Each worker will receive around VND1 million (US$ 43.56) each month for six months for their vocational training.

A no-rise in minimum wage would create conditions for enterprises to recover and workers keeping their jobs, stated the labor ministry.

Vietnamese workers will take the break for Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday from February 10 to February 16, 2021.

More relief measures are in the pipeline to support people and businesses affected by the pandemic.