On December 27, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) held a conference to review the work in 2024 and deploy tasks in 2025 in the fields of labor, meritorious people and society. This is one of the key tasks in 2025 proposed at the conference to review ethnic work in 2024 and set out tasks for 2025, organized by the People's Committee of Lao Cai province on the afternoon of December 27. "The responsibility and obligation of students, ethnic minority youth is to strive to study and practice for the era of national development" is the wish of the Central Party Committee member, Minister and Chairman Hau A Lenh sent to outstanding and typical ethnic minority students and youth in 2024, at the meeting held on the afternoon of December 27, in Hanoi. Over the years, the system of ethnic minority preparatory schools Nationwide, the Party and State always pay attention to investing in development resources in both human resources and facilities to best meet the task of training and teaching, creating a source of cadres, especially ethnic minorities. In particular, resources from Sub-project 2, under Project 4, National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas, Phase 1, from 2021-2025, have been dedicated to investing in infrastructure for public service units operating in the field of ethnic work. This is one of the key tasks in 2025 proposed at the Conference summarizing ethnic work in 2024, orientation and tasks in 2025, organized by Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee on the afternoon of December 27. In 2024, despite many difficulties, the Agriculture and Rural Development sector still affirms its role as a pillar and fulcrum of the country's economy, ensuring national social security, contributing to ensuring global food security and being ready to promote advantages to enter a new era with the country. On the morning of December 27, the Kon Tum Provincial Women's Union organized a contest Exchange of communication initiatives on implementing the population and family planning policy in 2024. On the morning of December 27, the Ethnic Minorities Committee of Kon Tum province held a conference to honor young people, students, members, prestigious people and successful start-ups in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. General news of the Ethnic Minorities and Development Newspaper. The morning news of December 27, there was the following notable information: Teaching to preserve and conserve ethnic cultures. Over 160 temporary and dilapidated houses were eliminated in 15 days. Pioneers in Ha Let village. Along with other current news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. On December 27, the Ethnic Minorities Committee of Can Tho City held a conference to summarize ethnic work in 2024 and deploy tasks in 2025. Mr. Tran Viet Truong - Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Committee. Can Tho attended and directed the Conference. On the afternoon of December 27, the People's Committee of Nghe An province held a conference to summarize ethnic work and ethnic policies in 2024, deploying key directions and tasks in 2025. 2024 is the 11th year that the Ethnic Committee chaired and coordinated with the Ministry of Education and Training, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union to organize the Commendation Ceremony for outstanding and exemplary ethnic minority students and youth. On the morning of December 27, at the Red Khan Quang Hotel, the Organizing Committee of the Commendation Ceremony happily welcomed the students to attend and participate in activities within the framework of the Commendation Ceremony taking place on December 27-28, 2024. In recent years, new tobacco products such as electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco have become controversial issues globally. Some countries have chosen to completely ban these products to protect public health and Vietnam is considering following a similar path. A comprehensive ban on new tobacco products in Vietnam has many important implications for health, society and the economy. In 2025, the Prime Minister requested to strive for a GDP growth rate of 3.5 - 4% for the entire agricultural sector, with a total export turnover of 70 billion USD, to contribute to the GDP growth target of at least over 8% and strive to achieve double-digit growth in 2025.
Attending and directing the Conference were comrade Le Thanh Long, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; comrade Dao Ngoc Dung, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs; delegates representing the Departments of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of provinces/cities across the country.
In 2024, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs' labor, meritorious people and social affairs completed 100% of the work program of the Government and the Prime Minister. One of the outstanding achievements was the consultation on the development and submission to the Government for submission to the 15th National Assembly for approval of the Social Insurance Law with an approval rate of 93.42%, including 14 major reform contents.
In particular, for the first time, a national online job exchange platform was piloted, helping to strengthen the connection between workers and businesses. The employment situation and income of workers have improved compared to the same period in 2023.
Labor relations at enterprises continued to remain stable, and overseas labor dispatch activities recovered strongly, reaching the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, with more than 150,000 people.
The labor market in 2024 has gradually returned to a normal state as before the COVID-19 pandemic. The labor force aged 15 and over reached 52.5 million, an increase of 210.6 thousand people compared to the same period last year. The labor force participation rate reached 68.5%, remaining at a high level, reflecting the positive recovery of the economy.
The number of employed workers reached 51.4 million, an increase of 212,000 people compared to the same period last year. The unemployment rate in urban areas in the first 9 months of 2024 recorded an impressive decrease, only 2.38%, down 0.17% compared to the same period last year.
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs also submitted to the Government for promulgation Decree No. 77/2024/ND-CP amending the standard level of preferential allowances for people with revolutionary contributions. Accordingly, the standard level of preferential allowances for people with revolutionary contributions increased from VND 2,055 million to VND 2,789 million, an increase of 35.7%, the highest ever. Regular allowances were paid to 1,074 million people with revolutionary contributions.
Notably, in the 2021-2024 period, the poverty rate according to multidimensional poverty standards will decrease by about 4.2% (an average decrease of about 1.05%/year); the poverty rate in poor districts will decrease by an average of over 4%/year, and the poverty rate of ethnic minority households will decrease by an average of over 3%/year.
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long emphasized: The results achieved by the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs are a process and the figures given in the 2024 results report are just highlights, updating what the department has been doing.
The Deputy Prime Minister stated that in 2025, there are three things that must be carried out simultaneously: Arranging and organizing the apparatus; organizing Party Congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress; striving to achieve economic growth of over 7%, creating momentum for the following years.
All policies in the fields that the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs is directly advising the Party and the State on people with meritorious services, social security, labor, employment, and support for the poor must not change at all, but must be done better and more to serve the needs of these subjects.
The Deputy Prime Minister requested that each official of the sector strictly comply with the arrangement and organization of the apparatus. The policies that have been implemented, especially the achievements that the sector has made up to now, are developments and are increasingly raised to new heights. Therefore, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the need to try to maintain, absorb and fully pass on so that there is no interruption regardless of the agency or organization.
At the same time, I hope that the cadres and employees in the industry will feel secure and well implement the policies of the Party and the State, promote the traditions achieved in the recent past, so that the work we have been doing in the labor, war invalids and social affairs sector will continue to be expanded and promoted, achieving even greater achievements in the coming years.
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