Workers in Quang Ngai languidly wait for businesses to pay social insurance debts

In Quang Ngai, there are still many units with large and prolonged debts, directly affecting the rights of employees. Among them, Licogi Quang Ngai Joint Stock Company is one of the enterprises with prolonged debts, which is included in the special supervision list. The total amount this enterprise owes to employees' social insurance is nearly 7.9 billion VND, with a prolonged debt period of 84 months.

Dung Quat Economic - Technology Secondary School Co., Ltd. owes more than 1 billion VND, with a late payment period of 127 months; Tan Phat Joint Stock Company owes more than 4.5 billion VND, with a late payment period of 78 months; Hung Viet Real Estate Trading Co., Ltd. - Quang Ngai branch owes more than 2.9 billion VND, with a late payment period of 56 months; Lilama 45.3 Joint Stock Company owes over 8 billion VND, with a late payment period of 63 months...

On October 14, in an exchange with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Cao Tinh (in Tho Phong commune) said that he started working at the Phong Nien Brick Factory workshop, belonging to Licogi Company, from 1994. In October 2020, the company unilaterally terminated his labor contract, causing him to fall into unemployment, and at the same time be owed social insurance money with a total amount of about 80 million VND.

According to Mr. Tinh, besides him, more than 40 other workers of the company are also in a similar situation. From 2019 to now, workers have repeatedly petitioned and requested the company to pay the outstanding social insurance amount. However, the company gave the reason that production and business activities are facing difficulties, so it cannot be resolved.

Being terminated labor contracts by the company, I and many other elderly workers fell into unemployment. Already in difficulty because of losing our jobs, we are also owed social insurance money, affecting our rights and family life. To cover living expenses, we have to do all kinds of jobs to earn a living. We really hope that functional agencies will intervene, handle the case and request Licogi Company to fully pay the social insurance money still owed to workers" - Mr. Tinh expressed.

According to Mr. Nguyen Quang Hung, Director of Quang Ngai Provincial Social Insurance, as of July 2026, the total amount of late payment of social insurance (BHXH), health insurance (BHYT) and unemployment insurance (BHTN) in Quang Ngai province is more than 374 billion VND, accounting for 5% of the assigned revenue plan. Of which, more than 160 billion VND is subject to late payment and interest must be calculated.

Quang Ngai Provincial Social Insurance has issued an official dispatch requesting the implementation of social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance contributions and providing information to serve the consideration and issuance of inspection decisions for 30 employers with social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance late payment amounts from 3 months or more. In addition, the Provincial Social Insurance has worked with Dak Ha Commune People's Committee and Dak Ha Public Service Center to implement Official Dispatch No. 5644/UBND-KGVX dated June 16, 2026 of the Provincial People's Committee on handling the situation of prolonged social insurance debt, affecting the rights of workers.

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