Are members of the neighborhood watch entitled to benefits when participating in a training or refresher course on fire prevention and fighting operations in Vietnam?

1. Are members of the neighborhood watch entitled to benefits when participating in a training or refresher course on fire prevention and fighting operations in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 34 of Decree No. 136/2020/ND-CP stipulating benefits offered to firefighting participants and members of the neighborhood watch and internal and specialized firefighting forces as follows:

4. When participating in a training or refresher course on fire prevention and fighting operations, members of the neighborhood watch are entitled to an amount equal to 60% of the region-based daily minimum wage on a daily basis; members of internal and specialized firefighting forces may be exempt from their duties and receive full wages and other allowances (if any), and are entitled to an amount equal to 30% of the region-based daily minimum wage on a daily basis.

In addition, Clause 5, Article 34 of Decree No. 136/2020/ND-CP also stipulates benefits offered to members of the neighborhood watch as follows:

5. When the persons mentioned in Clause 4 herein participate in a training or refresher course on fire prevention and fighting operations and got involved in an accident, suffer from bodily harm or are deceased, they are entitled to social insurance benefits, death benefits and funeral payment; if they are eligible social insurance participants, these amounts shall be provided by local government budget or their managing bodies.

Thus, members of the neighborhood watch, when participating in a training or refresher course on fire prevention and fighting operations in Vietnam, are entitled to an amount equal to 60% of the region-based daily minimum wage on a daily basis.

2. What are procedure for mobilization of the neighborhood watch for fire prevention and fighting operations in Vietnam? 

Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 35 of Decree No. 136/2020/ND-CP stipulating procedure for mobilization of the neighborhood watch for fire prevention and fighting operations as follows:

3. Procedure for mobilization of the neighborhood watch and internal and specialized firefighting forces for fire prevention and fighting operations:

a) When mobilized for communication activities, meetings, marches and maneuvers concerning fire prevention and fighting, firefighting plan drills; elimination of fire and explosion risks; recovery from fire damage and other fire prevention and fighting operations, the neighborhood watch, internal firefighting forces and specialized firefighting forces shall comply with requests from competent persons;

b) The neighborhood watch and internal and specialized firefighting forces must be mobilized for fire prevention and fighting operations by a mobilization order (made using Form No. PC20); in case of emergency, they may be mobilized verbally and a written mobilization order shall be issued no later than 03 working days afterwards. A verbal mobilization order must include full name, post, workplace, address and phone number of the person giving the order, the exact number of people to mobilize, assembly time and point, and information on the operation;

c) Mobilization orders shall be sent to the mobilized entities and archived.

In the above case, if you are a members of the neighborhood watch, when participating in a training or refresher course on fire prevention and fighting operations in Vietnam, you are entitled to an amount equal to 60% of the region-based daily minimum wage on a daily basis. In addition, during the training process, if you have an accident, damage your health or die, you will be entitled to social insurance, survivorship allowance, and funeral expenses.

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