The Ministry of Home Affairs has recently submitted a draft decree to the Ministry of Justice for appraisal. The decree concerns the decentralization and devolution of state management tasks in the field of home affairs.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the draft decree stipulates the decentralization and determination of state management tasks in the field of home affairs, including: local government; labor, salaries, and social insurance; employment, occupational safety, and labor hygiene; overseas Vietnamese workers; social, charitable, and non-governmental organizations; and beneficiaries of the nation…
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Regarding the task of stipulating the regional minimum wage for laborers working under labor contracts from July 1, 2025, the draft decree promulgates an appendix listing the communes (remaining unchanged or newly formed after July 1, 2025) to which the four regional minimum wage levels stipulated in the Government’s Decree No. 74/2024 will apply.
Accordingly, the list of regions will be adjusted based on the new lists of communal and provincial administrative units after the rearrangement.
Currently, the Government stipulates the minimum wage for laborers working under labor contracts according to Decree No. 74/2024, which has been in effect since July 1, 2024. Specifically, the regional minimum monthly wages are as follows: Region I: VND 4,960,000; Region II: VND 4,410,000; Region III: VND 3,860,000; and Region IV: VND 3,450,000.
The regional minimum hourly wages are: Region I: VND 23,800; Region II: VND 21,200; Region III: VND 18,600; and Region IV: VND 16,600.
The Ministry of Home Affairs proposed that the Government issue the decree in June, with effect from July 1, to align with the Government and Prime Minister’s directions and to implement the two-level local government model.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the following minimum wage levels will apply in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from July 1, 2025:
In Hanoi, the minimum wage for Region II includes the communes of Phuong Duc, Chuyen My, Dai Xuyen, Van Dinh, Ung Thien, Hoa Xa, Ung Hoa, My Duc, Hong Son, Phuc Son, Huong Son, Minh Chau, Quang Oai, Vat Lai, Co Do, Bat Bat, Suoi Hai, Ba Vi, Yen Bai, Phuc Tho, Phuc Loc, Hat Mon, and Dan Phuong. The remaining communes and wards will fall under Region I.
In Ho Chi Minh City, the minimum wage for Region III covers the communes of Ngai Giao, Binh Gia, Kim Long, Chau Duc, Xuan Son, Nghia Thanh, Ho Tram, Xuyen Moc, Hoa Hoi, Bau Lam, Phuoc Hai, Long Hai, Dat Do, Long Dien, and the Con Dao Special Zone. The minimum wage for Region II includes the communes of Binh Khanh and An Thoi Dong, and the wards of Phuoc Thang, Ba Ria, Long Huong, and Tam Long. The remaining communes and wards fall under Region I.
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