Hanoi (VNA) –Officials,Party members and citizens have paid attention to issues being discussed at theseventh plenary meeting of the 12th tenure Communist Party ofVietnam Central Committee, which takes place from May 7-12.

The committee ismulling personnel work at all levels, especially the strategic level; salaryreforms for officials, public servants, the armed forces, and workers; andsocial insurance policy reform, among other issues.

Regarding socialinsurance policy reform, Phan Van Men, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City SocialSecurity, said about 224,000 labourers at 20,000 micro-and small businesses inthe city have yet to join social insurance.

However, socialinsurance agencies struggle to access businesses which have ghost addresses, hesaid, describing the amended Law on Social Insurance, which took effect onJanuary 1, 2018,  as a useful tool tomanage social insurance in each locality.

Men said the 9,678voluntary social insurance participants in HCM City remains limited comparedwith the potential of the country’s most populous city. Given this, hesuggested changing voluntary social insurance policies to attract moreparticipants.

Nguyen Thi Minh Thu,an official of Hung Thang ward, Ha Long city, the northern province of QuangNinh, emphasised the need to complete sanctions against units and enterprisesdeliberately delaying social insurance payment for their labourers.

Thu’s view was echoedby Dam Luc Si, Director of the Social Security of the southern province of SocTrang, who said the social insurance policy should prescribe suitableregulations to reduce one-time social insurance benefit.

Besides, voluntary socialinsurance participants should receive more support from the State budget, andbe facilitated in transferring to compulsory social insurance, he said.

Asked about salarypolicy, Truong Hong Son, Chief of the Office of the HCM City Labour Federation,suggested bonuses for initiatives and creativity at work, explaining that thepresent salary level has failed for create a momentum for officials and publicservants to improve working efficiency.

Son expressed hishope that the Party and the State will roll out breakthrough policies regardingthis issue.

Ma Chi Thanh, DeputyDirector of the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of Soc Trangprovince, said that salary reform is urgent to help labourers cover their dailyneeds, while encouraging them to work hard.

On personnel work,Nguyen Thi Dung, former lecturer of the HCM City College of Industry and Trade,said this is a hot issue which has sparked public concern recently.

To develop a qualitycontingent of officials at all levels, especially the strategic level, personnelwork should be publicised and transparent, she said, adding that strictersanctions against wrongdoings are needed.

Meanwhile, Vi VanVuong, Chief of the Office of the People’s Council and the People’s Committeeof Binh Lieu district, Quang Ninh province, said it is a must to revamp the assessmentof officials, combine the planning of the management and leadership posts withthe planning of professional officials, especially young, female and ethnicminority ones.

Attention should bepaid to training personnel, reforming recruitment methods and promotingnomination and self-nomination rights in personnel work, he said.-VNA