THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 37/2001/QD-TTg
Hanoi, March 21, 2001
 
DECISION
ON THE CONVALESCENCE LEAVE APPLICABLE TO LABORERS PARTICIPATING IN SOCIAL INSURANCE
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of September 30, 1992;
Pursuant to the June 23, 1994 Labor Code;
At the proposal of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To apply the convalescence leave regime to laborers who participate in compulsory social insurance and have worked in their agencies or units for three full years or more and suffer from health decline; who have not yet fully recovered after their hospitalization due to illnesses, labor accidents or occupational diseases; or to female laborers who suffer from post-natal health decline.
Article 2.-
1. Those who suffer from health decline may take convalescence leave once a year. The duration for such a leave shall be between 5 and 10 days, depending on the degree of the laborers health decline.
2. The duration of convalescence leave shall not be subtracted from the laborers annual leaves.
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