Proposal of the list of areas applying the minimum wage in Vietnam as of July 1, 2024

Proposal of the list of areas applying the minimum wage in Vietnam as of July 1, 2024 (Internet image)

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Proposal of the list of areas applying the minimum wage in Vietnam as of July 1, 2024

Recently, the Government has announced the Draft Decree regulating the minimum wage for employees under labor contracts (Draft Decree).

According to the Draft Decree's Appendix which specifies the list of areas applying the minimum wage as of July 1, 2024:

(1) Region I includes the following areas:

- Districts and Gia Lam, Dong Anh, Soc Son, Thanh Tri, Thuong Tin, Hoai Duc, Thach That, Quoc Oai, Thanh Oai, Me Linh, Chuong My and Son Tay town in Hanoi;

- Ha Long, Uong Bi, Mong Cai cities and Quang Yen, Dong Trieu towns in Quang Ninh province;

- Thuy Nguyen, An Duong, An Lao, Vinh Bao, Tien Lang, Cat Hai, Kien Thuy districts in Hai Phong city;

- Thu Duc city and Cu Chi, Hoc Mon, Binh Chanh, Nha Be districts in Ho Chi Minh City;

- Bien Hoa, Long Khanh cities and Nhon Trach, Long Thanh, Vinh Cuu, Trang Bom, Xuan Loc districts in Dong Nai province;

- Thu Dau Mot, Thuan An, Di An, Tan Uyen cities; Ben Cat town and Bau Bang, Bac Tan Uyen, Dau Tieng, Phu Giao districts in Binh Duong province;

- Vung Tau city and Phu My town in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

(2) Region II includes the following areas:

- Remaining districts in Hanoi city;

- Remaining districts in Hai Phong city;

- Hai Duong city in Hai Duong province;

- Hung Yen city, My Hao town and Van Lam, Van Giang, Yen My districts in Hung Yen province;

- Vinh Yen, Phuc Yen cities and Binh Xuyen, Yen Lac districts in Vinh Phuc province;

- Bac Ninh, Tu Son cities; Thuan Thanh, Que Vo towns and Tien Du, Yen Phong, Gia Binh, Luong Tai districts in Bac Ninh province;

- Cam Pha city in Quang Ninh province;

- Thai Nguyen, Song Cong, Pho Yen cities in Thai Nguyen province;

- Hoa Binh city and Luong Son district in Hoa Binh province;

- Viet Tri city in Phu Tho province;

- Lao Cai city in Lao Cai province;

- Thai Binh city in Thai Binh province;

- Nam Dinh city and My Loc district in Nam Dinh province;

- Ninh Binh city in Ninh Binh province;

- Thanh Hoa, Sam Son cities and Bim Son, Nghi Son towns in Thanh Hoa province;

- Vinh city, Cua Lo town and Nghi Loc, Hung Nguyen districts in Nghe An province;

- Dong Hoi city in Quang Binh province;

- Hue city in Thua Thien Hue province;

- Hoi An, Tam Ky cities in Quang Nam province;

- Districts in Da Nang city;

- Nha Trang, Cam Ranh cities and Ninh Hoa town in Khanh Hoa province;

- Da Lat, Bao Loc cities in Lam Dong province;

- Phan Thiet city in Binh Thuan province;

- Can Gio district in Ho Chi Minh City;

- Tay Ninh city, Trang Bang, Hoa Thanh towns and Go Dau district in Tay Ninh province;

- Dinh Quan, Thong Nhat districts in Dong Nai province;

- Dong Xoai city, Chon Thanh town and Dong Phu district in Binh Phuoc province;

- Ba Ria city in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province;

- Tan An city and Duc Hoa, Ben Luc, Thu Thua, Can Duoc, Can Giuoc districts in Long An province;

- My Tho city and Chau Thanh district in Tien Giang province;

- Ben Tre city and Chau Thanh district in Ben Tre province;

- Vinh Long city and Binh Minh town in Vinh Long province;

- Districts in Can Tho city;

- Rach Gia, Ha Tien, Phu Quoc cities in Kien Giang province;

- Long Xuyen, Chau Doc cities in An Giang province;

- Tra Vinh city in Tra Vinh province;

- Soc Trang city in Soc Trang province;

- Bac Lieu city in Bac Lieu province;

- Ca Mau city in Ca Mau province.

(3) Region III includes the following areas:

- Other cities under provincial jurisdiction (excluding cities mentioned in Region I and Region II);

- Kinh Mon town and Cam Giang, Nam Sach, Kim Thanh, Gia Loc, Binh Giang, Tu Ky districts in Hai Duong province;

- Vinh Tuong, Tam Dao, Tam Duong, Lap Thach, Song Lo districts in Vinh Phuc province;

- Phu Tho town and Phu Ninh, Lam Thao, Thanh Ba, Tam Nong districts in Phu Tho province;

- Viet Yen town and Yen Dung, Hiep Hoa, Tan Yen, Lang Giang districts in Bac Giang province;

- Van Don, Hai Ha, Dam Ha, Tien Yen districts in Quang Ninh province;

- Sa Pa town, Bao Thang district in Lao Cai province;

- Other districts in Hung Yen province;

- Phu Binh, Phu Luong, Dong Hy, Dai Tu districts in Thai Nguyen province;

- Thai Thuy, Tien Hai districts in Thai Binh province;

- Other districts in Nam Dinh province;

- Duy Tien town and Kim Bang district in Ha Nam province;

- Gia Vien, Yen Khanh, Hoa Lu districts in Ninh Binh province;

- Dong Son, Quang Xuong, Trieu Son, Tho Xuan, Yen Dinh, Vinh Loc, Thieu Hoa, Ha Trung, Hau Loc, Nga Son, Hoang Hoa, Nong Cong districts in Thanh Hoa province;

- Quynh Luu, Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Do Luong, Nam Dan, Nghia Dan and towns of Thai Hoa, Hoang Mai districts in Nghe An province.

- Ky Anh town in Ha Tinh province;

- Towns of Huong Thuy, Huong Tra and Phu Loc, Phong Dien, Quang Dien, Phu Vang in Thua Thien districts - Hue province;

- Dien Ban town and Dai Loc, Duy Xuyen, Nui Thanh, Que Son, Thang Binh, Phu Ninh districts in Quang Nam province;

- Binh Son, Son Tinh districts in Quang Ngai province;

- Song Cau, Dong Hoa towns in Phu Yen province;

- Ninh Hai, Thuan Bac, Ninh Phuoc districts in Ninh Thuan province;

- Cam Lam, Dien Khanh, Van Ninh districts in Khanh Hoa province;

- Dak Ha district in Kon Tum province;

- Duc Trong, Di Linh districts in Lam Dong province;

- La Gi town and Ham Thuan Bac, Ham Thuan Nam districts in Binh Thuan province;

- Phuoc Long, Binh Long towns and Hon Quan, Loc Ninh, Phu Rieng districts in Binh Phuoc province;

- Other districts in Tay Ninh province;

- Other districts in Dong Nai province;

- Long Dien, Dat Do, Xuyen Moc, Chau Duc, and Con Dao districts in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province;

- Kien Tuong town and Duc Hue, Chau Thanh, Tan Tru, and Thanh Hoa Districts in Long An province;

- Towns of Go Cong, Cai Lay, and Cho Gao, Tan Phuoc towns in Tien Giang province;

- Ba Tri, Binh Dai, and Mo Cay Nam districts in Ben Tre province;

- Mang Thit, Long Ho districts in Vinh Long province;

- Other districts in Can Tho city;

- Kien Luong, Kien Hai, and Chau Thanh districts in Kien Giang province;

- Tan Chau town and the Chau Phu, Chau Thanh, and Thoai Son districts in An Giang province;

- Chau Thanh, Chau Thanh A districts in Hau Giang province;

- Duyen Hai town in Tra Vinh province;

- Gia Rai town and Hoa Binh district in Bac Lieu province;

- Towns of Vinh Chau, Nga Nam in Soc Trang province;

- Nam Can, Cai Nuoc, U Minh, and Tran Van Thoi districts in Ca Mau province;

- Le Thuy, Quang Ninh, Bo Trach, Quang Trach districts, and town of Ba Don in Quang Binh province.

(4) Region IV includes the remaining areas.

Please refer to the Draft Decree regulating the minimum wage for employees under labor contracts for more details.

Ho Quoc Tuan

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