| THE GOVERNMENT ----- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------- |
| No. 168/2007/ND-CP | Hanoi, November 16, 2007 |
DECREE
SPECIFYING REGION-BASED MINIMUM WAGE LEVELS APPLICABLE TO VIETNAMESE LABORERS WORKING FOR FOREIGN-INVESTED ENTERPRISES, FOREIGN AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OR FOREIGNERS IN VIETNAM
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the June 23, 1994 Labor Code; the April 2, 2002 Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Labor Code; and the June 29, 2006 Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Labor Code
Pursuant to the XIth National Assembly’s Resolution No. 56/2006/NQ-QH11 of June 29, 2006, on the 2006-2010 five-year socio-economic development plan;
At the proposal of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs,
DECREES:
Article 1. To specify region-based minimum wage levels for payment to laborers doing the simplest jobs under normal working conditions at foreign-invested enterprises, foreign agencies or organizations, international organizations or foreigners in Vietnam (below collectively referred to as enterprises) to be applied from January 1, 2008, as follows:
1. VND 1,000.000/month for enterprises operating in urban districts of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh cities.
2. VND 900,000/month for enterprises operating in rural districts of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh cities; urban districts of Hai Phong city; Ha Long city of Quang Ninh province; Bien Hoa city, Long Khanh town, and Nhon Trach, Long Thanh, Vinh Cuu and Trang Bom rural districts of Dong Nai province; Thu Dau Mot town, and Thuan An. Di An. Ben Cat and Tan Uyen rural districts of Binh Duong province; and Vung Tau city of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
3. VND 800,000/month for enterprises operating in other localities.
