Approaching to Social Security of Immigrant Workers Through Research in Vietnam and Other Countries

Abstract

In most cases, migrant workers, with their lifestyle, communication, occupation, income, accommodation, etc. have a difficult time accessing social security policies. By studying existing documents and research works on accessing social security policies of migrant workers, the article aimed to clarify the status and grades of being excluded from the social security system of both international and domestic migrant labour flows. Especially, the article has analyzed and pointed out the main barriers which hinder this access of international migrant labour such as: nationality barrier, the scale of application of social security laws, barriers related to lack of coordination among countries, illegal immigration, etc. Domestic migrant workers face barriers that are associated with the coverage of social security policies and institutional and social barriers, which are directly related to the problem of household registration, as well as barriers related to their weaknesses in cognition, information, and capacity.