Permanent militia force is entitled to social and health insurance
The Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces No. 48/2019/QH14 is passed by the National Assembly on November 22, 2019.
Accordingly, from July 01, 2020, permanent militia force shall be entitled to social insurance and health insurance benefits like in-service non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the Vietnam People’s Army. In addition, they may entitled to meal allowance; and other benefits when on duty from 22:00 hours of a day to 06:00 hours the next day, on holidays and leave days, when performing heavy, hazardous or dangerous jobs; and shall be provided with a lump-sum allowance upon recognized as having fulfilled the military service obligation in peacetime.
Besides, this Law also stipulates that enterprises may be permitted to establish self-defense units if having operated for at least full 24 months and having a number of workers eligible to be selected and recruited for performing the obligation to join militia and self-defense forces which is sufficient for organization of at least 1 self-defense squad. However, such enterprises must meet the requirements of national defense and security tasks, and schemes and plans on organization of militia and self-defense forces in the localities where the enterprises operate, and suiting the enterprises’ production and business organization…
Apart from cases of stoppage of service in militia and self-defense forces ahead of time such as declining health, unexpected difficult family circumstances, this Law also adds a number of other cases to be discharged from military self-defense forces ahead of time. To be specific: Person receives decisions on their recruitment as defense civil servants, public employees or workers or public security worker; receives a notice of admission and enrollment into a higher education institution, a vocational education institution, or a school of a state agency, political organization or socio-political organization; or receive a notice of acceptance and go to work or study abroad; militiawomen or female self-defense members who get pregnant or are nursing a under-36-month child…
This Law takes effect on July 01, 2020.