Reforms Needed to Close the Gap in Social Service Access for Migrants
The World Bank and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences recently released a new report, saying that Vietnam can improve migrants’ access to public services and employment by reducing the time and number of requirements needed for residents to obtain permanent residency. The report also suggested reducing differences in service and employment access between those with permanent and temporary registration status.
The report, drawing on data from the 2015 Household Registration Survey and qualitative research, said at least 5.6 million people in the five surveyed provinces in Vietnam lack permanent residency, including 36 per cent of the population in Ho Chi Minh City and 18 per cent in Hanoi. The majority of them work in the private sector, especially in manufacturing and for foreign firms in surveyed localities (Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Danang, Binh Duong and Dak Nong). They have limited access to public schools, buying health insurance or even registering motorcycles.
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