The Prime Minister has approved nearly VND74 billion, or about $3.29 million, in financial support for the Vietnam Rubber Group which has employed many ethnic minority workers from underprivileged, mountainous areas in 2014. Ethnic minority poverty rate to be cut by 3-4% annually Ethnic minority students to access life skills The approval was granted in accordance with Decision No.42/2012/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister dated October 8, 2012 on support for employers of ethnic minority people from disadvantaged or mountainous areas. Accordingly, the employers of ethnic minority workers will receive 100% funding for spendings on the workers’ social, health and unemployment insurance premiums, short-term vocational training and 20% of the wage payment. (Vov.vn Oct 4)
