Recently, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued Circular 11/2020/TT-BLDTBXH on the list of arduous, hazardous and dangerous occupations and works, and extremely arduous, hazardous and dangerous occupations and works. The Circular promulgates 55 occupations and works in the aviation field that are eligible for early retirement in Vietnam.
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55 occupations in the aviation sector eligible for early retirement as of 01/03/2021 (Illustrative image)
According to the regulations stated in Point b of Clause 1 of Article 54, and Point c of Clause 1 of Article 55 of the Law on Social Insurance 2014, as amended by Article 219 of the Labor Code 2019, employees who have participated in social insurance for a minimum of 20 years are eligible for early retirement if they fall into one of the following cases:
- Case of no work capacity reduction: Employees who are at least 55 years and 3 months old for males and at least 50 years and 4 months old for females (after 2021, increasing by 3 months annually for males and 4 months annually for females) doing laborious, toxic and dangerous occupations or highly laborious, toxic and dangerous occupations listed by the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs for a minimum of 15 years.
- Case of work capacity reduction: Employees doing highly laborious, toxic and dangerous occupations listed by the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs for 15 years or more and have a work capacity reduction of 61% or more.
The Ministry of Labor—Invalids and Social Affairs has recently issued a list of laborious, toxic and dangerous occupations or highly laborious, toxic and dangerous occupations under Circular 11/2020/TT-BLDTBXH, including 1838 occupations in various fields such as pharmaceuticals, mechanical engineering, metallurgy, chemicals, transportation, electricity, textiles, aviation, etc. Particularly in the aviation sector, Circular 11/2020/TT-BLDTBXH has issued a list of 55 laborious, toxic and dangerous occupations or highly laborious, toxic and dangerous occupations.
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No. |
Occupation or work |
Working conditions |
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Class-VI working conditions |
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1 |
Airplane pilots. |
Dangerous and stressful work; working under impact of loud noise, tremor, changes in temperature and pressure. |
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2 |
Operating, maintaining and repairing radars at stations and airports; performing radar observation. |
Working under impact of noise and ultra-high-frequency electromagnetic field |
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Class-V working conditions |
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1 |
Flight attendants |
Stressful work; working under impact of noise, tremor, changes in temperature and pressure. |
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2 |
Moving, installing aircraft radar and radio equipment. |
Working under impact of loud noise and radiation. |
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3 |
Air traffic control: directing long-distance flights, guiding airplanes to approach, take off, and land at the airport. |
Working under impact of noise and electromagnetic field; stressful work with high responsibility. |
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4 |
Operating, repairing and maintaining UHF communication equipment from 300 to 3000 MHZ. |
Working under impact of noise and high-frequency electromagnetic field. |
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5 |
Installing radar equipment. |
Working outdoor and under impact of ultra-high-frequency electromagnetic field; static working posture. |
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6 |
Loading and unloading baggage into and out of aircrafts. |
Arduous work; working under impact of heat, dust and noise. |
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7 |
Shaping, welding, mending, and covering airplane wings. |
Manual and arduous work; static working posture; working under impact of toxic gases, dust and noise. |
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8 |
Drivers of specialized trucks used for transporting aviation gasoline with a capacity of 16,5 tonnes or more. |
Arduous and dangerous work; working under impact of heat, noise and tremor. |
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9 |
Installing, maintaining, repairing aviation antennas at a height of 50 m or higher. |
Outdoor, manual, arduous and dangerous work; static working posture; working under impact of electromagnetic field, dust and paint thinner. |
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10 |
Installing, repairing, and maintaining aviation communication lines. |
Working outdoor; arduous work; working under impact of electromagnetic field, noise and dust. |
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Class-IV working conditions |
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1 |
Washing filters using ultrasound. |
Working under impact of ultrasound, oil vapor, and heat. |
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2 |
Charging batteries at airports, ACC, APP |
Working in hot and noisy environment, and under impact of toxic acid vapors. |
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3 |
Preserving foods in cold storage. |
Arduous work; working in closed rooms and under impact of cold air. |
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4 |
Protecting runways, aprons, and radar stations. |
Working outdoor; working under impact of noise and electromagnetic field. |
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5 |
Repairing specialized vehicles and dollies at airports |
Arduous work; working under impact of noise, electromagnetic field, vapors of gasoline, oil and chemicals. |
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6 |
Collecting and arranging containers at airports. |
Working in hot and noisy environment; arduous work. |
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7 |
Sewing and woodworking in aircraft industry. |
Arduous work; working under impact of heat, dust and noise. |
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8 |
Operating and repairing fire extinguisher chargers. |
Working in hot and noisy environment, and under impact of CO2. |
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9 |
Firefighters at airports |
Working under impact of noise and electromagnetic field. |
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10 |
Keeping and preserving chemicals. |
Arduous work; working under impact of toxic chemicals, dust and noise. |
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11 |
Delivering and receiving goods at warehouses |
Arduous work; working under impact of noise, heat and toxic gases. |
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12 |
Guiding airplanes to aprons. |
Working outdoor, in hot and noisy environment; stressful work. |
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13 |
Operating, coordinating and making announcements at airports |
Working under impact of electromagnetic field; stressful work. |
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14 |
Operating baggage scanners and security scanners. |
Working under impact of radiation and electromagnetic field. |
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15 |
Performing computer repair and programming works |
Working under impact of ionizing radiation; stressful work. |
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16 |
Operating and repairing measuring and calibration instruments. |
Working under impact of electromagnetic field, heat and noise. |
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17 |
Monitoring radars, AMSS, AFTN. |
Working under impact of electromagnetic waves; stressful work. |
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18 |
Receiving, dispensing, operating, charging, testing aviation fuel. |
Arduous work; working in contact with gasoline, heat and noise. |
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19 |
Protecting, repairing and cleaning gasoline/oil pipes, depots or tanks. |
Arduous work; working in contact with vapors, gasoline and oil. |
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20 |
Keeping aviation fuel depots. |
Arduous work; working in contact with gasoline and oil. |
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21 |
Building and maintaining terminals, runways, taxiways and aprons. |
Arduous work; working outdoor and under impact of noise and dust. |
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22 |
Operating plastic pressing machines, blowing, printing, cutting and gluing polymer, sucking PVC membrane, screen-printing. |
Arduous work; working in contact with toxic chemicals, dust, heat and noise. |
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23 |
Cooking foods for passengers. |
Manual and arduous work; working under impact of heat. |
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24 |
Operating building equipment at terminals or airports. |
Arduous work; working in frequent contact with noise and dust. |
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25 |
Aircraft mechanics. |
Working in a noisy environment; arduous work; static working posture; |
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26 |
Annealing aircraft elements. |
Arduous work; working under impact of heat and noise. |
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27 |
Repairing and maintaining iron and steel structures at airports. |
Outdoor, manual and arduous work; working in a noisy environment, and in contact with electromagnetic field. |
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28 |
Handling goods and luggage at entrepots and warehouses. |
Arduous work; working in hot and noisy environment. |
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29 |
Driving aircraft refueling trucks. |
Arduous work; working under impact of noise, electromagnetic field and gasoline and oil vapors. |
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30 |
Driving airport shuttles in aprons. |
Working under impact of heat and noise; stressful work. |
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31 |
Analyzing and measuring chemicals. |
Working in frequent contact with toxic chemicals. |
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32 |
Cleaning runways, aprons, car parking lots and radar stations. |
Working outdoor; arduous work; working under impact of noise and dust. |
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33 |
Supervising ground and air services in aprons. |
A lot of travel; working under impact of noise and electromagnetic field. |
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34 |
Washing dishes and food containers. |
Arduous work; static working posture; working at a wet place. |
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35 |
Repairing electrical and water systems at airports. |
Arduous work; working under impact of noise and electromagnetic field. |
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36 |
Operating, maintaining and repairing equipment of ACC, APP centers. |
Working under impact of noise and electromagnetic field. |
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37 |
Installing, maintaining, repairing aviation antennas at a height of below 50m. |
Working outdoor; static working posture; manual and arduous work; working under impact of dust and paint thinner. |
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38 |
Performing aeronautical meteorological observations. |
Working under impact of noise and electromagnetic field. |
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39 |
Cleaning aircrafts, spraying anti-contagion chemicals and pesticides on aircrafts |
Arduous work; working under impact of toxic chemicals, noise and electromagnetic field. |
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40 |
Cleaning aircrafts; treating environmental waste; washing and fitting carpets on aircrafts. |
Arduous work; static working posture; working in contact with dust and pathogenic microorganisms. |
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41 |
Operating, repairing and maintaining VHF communication equipment from 30 to under 300 MHZ. |
Working under impact of noise and electromagnetic field. |
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42 |
Installing receivers and transmitters. |
Working outdoor; working under impact of electromagnetic field; static working posture. |
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43 |
Operating specialized vehicles in aprons. |
Working in hot and noisy environment, and under impact of electromagnetic field. |
- Key word:
- aviation
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