Benefits and policies for militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam

Benefits and policies for militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Allowances, social insurance and health insurance for commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam

- Commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces specified in Article 19 of the Law on Militia and Self-defense Forces 2019 shall benefit from title allowance.

- Deputy commanders of military commands of communes shall benefit from monthly allowances, compulsory social insurance according Law on Social Insurance and health insurance according to Law on Health Insurance; a deputy commander that has not participated in social insurance and has been working consecutively for 60 months or more shall receive the benefit once upon retirement.

- Deputy commanders of military commands of communes and commanding titles of mobile militia and standing militia shall receive national defense and military allowances.

- Commanding officers, political commissars, deputy commanders and deputy political commissars of military commands of communes who have been working for 60 months or more shall benefit from seniority pay.

- Hamlet leaders shall benefit from monthly allowance and allowance for dual holding titles of commanders in chief of squads or platoons of on-site militia.

(Article 33 of the Law on Militia and Self-defense Forces 2019)

2. Benefits and policies for militia and self-defense forces on missions in Vietnam

- Benefits and policies for militia and self-defense forces on missions are prescribed as follows:

+ On-site militia, mobile militia, anti-aircraft, artillery, scouting, information, engineering, chemical defense and medical militia shall receive benefit for labor days and guaranteed allowances;

Receive benefits for being on missions from 10 p.m to 6 a.m the following day, days of rest, holidays, involve in heavy, toxic, dangerous matters or particularly heavy, toxic and dangerous matters according to regulations and law on labor; receive benefit for additional labor days in case of extended period of militia and self-defense forces.

Receive special allowance for going on missions at seas; assigned with places to rest, provided with means of transport, travelling fees or paid for train and coach tickets for arrival and return when going on missions away from residence lacking conditions for daily commute;

+ Marine militia shall receive interest and policies specified in Point a of this Clause; receive allowance for labor days and additional allowances while on missions to protect islands and territorial waters; captains and chief engineers shall receive responsibility allowance for actual number of days at sea;

+ Standing militia shall receive benefits and policies specified in Point a of this Clause; receive one-time benefit after being recognized for completion of active military duty during peacetime; receive social insurance and health insurance similar to non-commissioned officers and soldiers of People’s Army of Vietnam on active duty; assigned with places for daily routines.

- Self-defense forces going on missions shall receive full salary, financial well-being, allowances, fees, benefits and policies as per the law; marine self-defense forces protecting islands and territorial waters shall receive additional salary, bonuses according to ranks and allowances for actual number of days at sea.

- Authorities shall be responsible for ensuring benefits and policies for the militia and self-defense forces that they send on missions.

(Article 34 of the Law on Militia and Self-defense Forces 2019)

3. Benefits and policies for diseased, met with accidents, deceased, injured or perished militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam

- Militia and self-defense forces that are on missions or training for commanding officers of military commands of communes in the major of basic military shall benefit from following benefits and policies:

+ Militia and self-defense forces that do not participate in health insurance shall be paid for medical examination and treatment fees in case of sickness, accident or injury;

+ Militia and self-defense forces that do not participate in social insurance shall be considered for benefit depending on level of labor capacity reduction in case of accident which reducing labor capacity as concluded by the Medical Examination Council or receipt of death benefits and funeral payment in case of decease;

+ Militia and self-defense forces shall be considered for receipt of policies for war invalids in case of injured and considered for recognition as martyrs in case of decease as per the law.

- Militia adopting sterilization methods, female militia using vaginal rings and male militia whose wives are expecting may temporary leave from militia and self-defense forces; leave period shall comply with regulations and law on social insurance.

- Government shall regulate conditions, amount, procedures and agencies responsible for ensuring expenditure, benefits and policies for militia and self-defense forces specified in Point a and Point b Clause 1 of Article 35 of the Law on Militia and Self-defense Forces 2019

(Article 35 of the Law on Militia and Self-defense Forces 2019)

Diem My

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