Rental assistance package for workers disbursed at snail's pace

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A man is seen at a boarding house for factory workers in Dong Anh District of Hanoi in February 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh

 

Fifteen localities have disbursed VND70 billion ($3 million) to support 13,500 workers renting apartments, a mere 1 percent of the target, a top labor official said.

 

The government in late March issued a decision to grant a financial support package of VND6.6 trillion ($287.4 million) to help migrant workers pay rent for up to three months.

 

The package is to be given to 3.4 million people by mid-August.

 

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