17,700 laid-off workers join unemployment insurance

02:09, 10/09/2011

(ĐN)- There has been a sharp decrease in the number of workers who registered for unemployment insurance benefits over the past two months, according to the Dong Nai Province Job Centre.

(ĐN)- There has been a sharp decrease in the number of workers who registered for unemployment insurance benefits over the past two months, according to the Dong Nai Province Job Centre.

The centre reported a decrease of 600 applications for for unemployment benefits in July and August.

From the beginning of the year until now, 17,700 laid-off workers across the province have joined the unemployment insurance policy and more than VND61 billion was paid.

Reported by C.N