Expand Social Insurance Coverage, Aiming for Universal Social Insurance in Vietnam

Abstract

Expanding social insurance coverage, aiming for universal social insurance, is one of the important goals of the social insurance system in Vietnam and many developing countries in the world. This study uses a combination of document research methods and traditional statistical analysis methods; to synthesize, compare, and contrast to clarify the theoretical basis for expanding social insurance coverage and legal regulations, and the current status of social insurance coverage according to law and actual coverage in Vietnam. In the article, the authors propose some policy suggestions to expand social insurance coverage, propose synchronous implementation of measures to expand social insurance coverage according to law and expand actual social insurance coverage, including measures to promote the development of participants, limit the situation of employees leaving the social insurance system and enhance employee benefits.