Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan (C) speaks a press conference on the implementation of social affairs policies, Hanoi, July 30, 2024.

At  the ministry’s press conference on Tuesday, Mr. Hoan said that in the first half, the ministry proposed the Government issue a decree on adjusting monthly pensions, social insurance benefits and allowances.

By the end of last month, the number of social insurance participants was about 18.3 million, accounting for 39% of the working-age labor force, up more than 1 million over the same period last year.