Ho Chi Minh City Trade Union supervises businesses owing social insurance for employees worth billions of VND

On October 15, the Supervisory Delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, together with the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation and the Social Insurance agency, worked with 2 businesses in the Binh Duong area.

Accordingly, the Supervisory Delegation worked with D.X. I Co., Ltd. (Tay Nam ward, Ho Chi Minh City). According to the report of D.X. I Co., Ltd., currently the enterprise is owing social insurance for employees the amount of over 1 billion VND. The enterprise presented that due to the previous epidemic, the company has been in a difficult situation for a long time from 2020 to now. Orders have decreased, the progress of goods exports and payments of customers are slow. This affects the cash flow of the enterprise.

Working with the working delegation, business leaders committed to paying social insurance for employees and paying off all social insurance debts by March 2027.

On the same day, the supervisory delegation worked with D. T. H Textile Co., Ltd. (Di An ward, Ho Chi Minh City). Currently, this enterprise owes social insurance for more than 2.1 billion VND to 43 employees. The business representative said that the company cannot sell goods, lacks cash flow and is facing difficulties. Working with the working delegation, the business representative committed to soon arrange funds to pay social insurance for employees.

At the working session, Mr. Phung Thai Quang - Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation said that, according to the spirit of Article 16 of the 2024 Trade Union Law, supervision activities are not only aimed at detecting shortcomings, but more importantly, promoting the remedy and ensuring the legitimate and lawful rights of workers.

The Trade Union always listens, understands and shares the difficulties of businesses in production and business activities. However, it is necessary to recognize that social insurance contributions are not simply a production cost, but also a legal obligation and social security responsibility for employees who have contributed to creating value for the business.

Therefore, this contribution cannot be seen as a financial source that can be temporarily used to balance cash flow whenever a business encounters difficulties. Behind the social insurance debts are not only numbers, but also the rights, lives and peace of mind of workers in the face of life risks.

Trade unions share difficulties with businesses, but sharing does not mean that employees have to bear risks under the responsibility of employers.

We propose that businesses prioritize resources, have specific and legal solutions to overcome; and at the same time continue to dialogue and coordinate to solve the problem in a constructive spirit, harmonizing interests. Because protecting workers' rights is also protecting trust, stability in labor relations and the foundation for sustainable development of businesses" - Mr. Phung Thai Quang emphasized.

It is known that this supervision activity is carried out according to the plan of the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on supervision and social criticism of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and socio-political organizations in 2026, in which the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation is assigned to supervise the management, collection - spending and handling of social insurance debts at 5 enterprises, including the 2 enterprises mentioned above.

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