Vietnam Social Insurance issues spokesperson regulations
The Vietnam Social Insurance (VSI) has issued a new regulation under which the VSI General Director will be its spokesperson or can assign an official to do the task in his place.
Hanoi (VNA) –The Vietnam Social Insurance (VSI) has issued a new regulation under which the VSI General Direc✨tor will be its spokesperson or can assign an official to do the task in his place.
The spokesperson will regularly provide information for the press.
The regulation also requires leaders of units under the VSI and social insurance agencies in cities and provinces to inform the press about the progress of implementation of assigned tasks in line with the law.
At the same time, social insurance workers have the right to provide information for the press in line with the law but they cannot speak on behalf of the Vietnam Social Insurance or agencies and units for which they are working.
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