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Vietnam plans to raise minimum wage by 7.8% next year

July 17, 2026
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  • Published On Jul 17, 2026 at 11:39 AM IST

< />Vietnam’s National Wage Council will submit a plan to raise the minimum wage by an average of 7.8% across the country’s four regions in 2027, the ‌government said ⁠on ⁠Thursday.<br><br>If approved, the new minimum wage would range from 4.04 million dong to 5.70 million dong ($153.86-$217.08) per month, depending on the region, the government said in a ⁠statement.<br><br><!– PROMOSLOT_M –>The ‌minimum wage is the basis for employers to ⁠negotiate salaries with their workers, and is applicable for people working under employment contracts.<br><br><div class=” article-detail-ad-slot=”” captionrendered=”1″ data-src=”https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/photo/132454046.cms” height=”442″ loading=”eager” src=”https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/images/default.jpg” width=”590″></img></p> </div> <p>The Southeast Asian country, a regional manufacturing hub with cheap labour costs that attract foreign investors, last raised ‌its minimum wage in January this year.</p> <p> The wage hike would “both take ⁠good care of the lives of workers and promote production development to achieve double-digit growth targets,” Ngo Duy Hieu, deputy chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, said in the statement.</p> <p> (Reporting by Khanh Vu; Editing by John Mair) </p> <div> <div> <ul> <li><a href=Reuters

  • Published On Jul 17, 2026 at 11:39 AM IST

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