Joint Circular No. 07-TT/LB detailing certain benefits for individuals performing civil service duties during wartime

JOINT CIRCULAR

Detailed regulations on certain benefits for people performing civil service duties during wartime war

Pursuant to Article 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of the temporary regulation on mobilization and utilization of civilian labor during wartime issued with Decision No. 77-CP dated April 26, 1966; the Joint Ministry hereby provides detailed implementation of the provisions concerning the system and benefits for people performing civil service duties as follows:

I. RATIONS AND TEXTILE COUPONS

In accordance with Articles 8 and 10 of the regulation regarding the provision of food rations and textile coupons for civilian laborers, specifically as follows:

1. Regarding food rations, those performing civil service duties for less than five days must bring their own food ration standards purchased from the state or distributed by cooperatives to eat during their service period. In exceptional cases where there is a severe shortage of food in areas affected by natural disasters, the provincial administrative committee shall decide on selling food rations to civilian laborers based on the specific circumstances and the availability of state food supplies in that area.

For civilian laborers serving for five days or more, if the food rations they brought are insufficient, they will be sold additional food rations by the state at the supply price to meet the daily consumption standard of 0kg700 per person.

2. Regarding food supplies, civilian laborers serving short-term assignments must bring their own food supplies to eat during their work period. Civilian laborers serving long-term assignments (one month or longer) will be sold food supplies such as vegetables, fish, meat, fish sauce, salt, sugar, etc., at the supply price according to the standard for workers of category 3 on construction sites within the working area.

The food and trade agencies in the areas where civilian laborers serve shall be responsible for organizing the provision of food rations and supplies locally (within a 4-kilometer radius). If it is necessary to use civilian laborers for transporting food rations and supplies, they will be considered to have performed public service and may receive compensation if applicable.

3. Regarding additional textile coupons, the number of meters of additional textile coupons that can be provided to collective civilian laborers working for six months up to one year and to civilian laborers from plains and midlands serving long-term assignments in mountainous areas during cold seasons will be determined by the Ministry of Internal Trade based on the state's capacity and in consultation with the Ministry of Labor, and will provide specific guidelines annually. The Joint Ministry only specifies the method for calculating the time required to obtain additional textile coupons as follows:

- The term "from six months up to one year" refers to a period within one year and applies to civilian laborers working on a daily basis, while those working under a quota system will be calculated based on the number of workdays completed. For example, if the cooperative team A was mobilized for three periods in 1966, each lasting two months, but due to improved tools and high work enthusiasm, each period was completed in one and a half months; thus, the team worked for a total of four and a half months (including rest days) and each member completed an average of 180 workdays, then those who completed 180 workdays or more would be eligible for additional textile coupons.

- Civilian laborers from plains and midlands serving in mountainous areas for two months or longer during cold seasons will be considered for additional textile coupons to purchase warm clothing.

The Ministry of Internal Trade and the General Department of Food Supplies will issue specific regulations and guidelines on the provision of food rations, supplies, and textile coupons for civilian laborers.

II. SUBSIDIES

In accordance with the spirit of Article 11 of the regulation, the Joint Ministry specifies as follows:

1. Cases Eligible for Subsidies

Civilian laborers serving for less than five days near their homes (returning home every night) generally do not receive subsidies. Civilian laborers serving for five days or more or far from home (must stay at the service location) are eligible for subsidies. In cases where civilian laborers serve short-term assignments (less than five days) near their homes but face difficulties in living conditions, such as areas severely affected by crop failures or due to work requirements needing to serve multiple short-term assignments continuously, they may also be considered for subsidies by the provincial administrative committee. Once civilian laborers are confirmed to receive subsidies, they will continue to receive them during travel days and rest days.

2. Subsidy Amounts

a) Civilian laborers performing regular work who are confirmed to receive subsidies will be entitled to a subsidy of 0đ60 per day or night of work. Those exceeding the work quota due to increased productivity will receive an additional subsidy equal to 100% of the excess workload. For example:

- Exceeding 50% of the quota results in an additional subsidy of:

- Exceeding 100% of the quota results in an additional subsidy of:   

b) Civilian laborers working under a daily wage system who complete the stipulated hours (nine hours during the day, eight hours at night, excluding breaks due to air raid warnings) but are required to work overtime due to work demands, will receive a subsidy for the additional hours. For example, if a civilian laborer works three extra hours during the day, they will receive an additional subsidy of 0đ20; if they work three extra hours at night, they will receive an additional subsidy of 0đ225.

Skilled civilian laborers (carpenters, bricklayers, sawyers, stonemasons, etc.) employed in their respective trades and skill levels (including those who work during the day and return home at night and those mobilized under the emergency mobilization system) will, in addition to the daily subsidy like other civilian laborers (if applicable), receive the following additional amounts per day of work:

- Levels 1 to 2, an additional 0đ30 per day of work,

- Level 3 and above, an additional 0đ50 per day of work.

c) In urgent and critical situations requiring the mobilization of civilian laborers or the mobilization of individuals with labor capacity under the emergency mobilization system, if they work a full session, the using agency or local administrative committee, depending on the specific situation (difficult and arduous work, distant locations, night work, areas frequently mobilized...), should provide appropriate material incentives within their capacity. If it is necessary to mobilize them to work a full day or more, the provincial or district administrative committee may consider providing a subsidy to those mobilized, with the maximum amount being equivalent to the subsidy for civilian laborers (0đ60 per person per day or night).

d) Workers and employees going for public service generally do not receive allowances. In cases where work requirements necessitate their mobilization to serve at night, they may be considered for material compensation as in the case of urgent and emergency situations mentioned above.

e) Public servants who have been determined to receive allowances shall be entitled to such allowances during travel days from their commune to the place of service and back (including cases where public servants currently serving have family members such as spouses, children, parents seriously ill or deceased, with a notice from the local administrative committee, requiring them to return home to take care of or bury the deceased, transportation and food expenses will also be covered until they reach their homes and when returning to the unit if necessary); regular holidays, holiday days, rest days due to injury or illness, waiting-for-work days, shall still be entitled to daily allowances of VND 60,000 per person per day. Public servants serving nearby, who go to work in the morning and return home at night, only receive allowances on regular holidays, holiday days, rest days due to injury.

Public servants who are not within the scope of receiving allowances and those mobilized under the "emergency mobilization" system do not receive allowances for rest days; if they fall seriously ill or sustain work-related injuries or war injuries while on duty and need to be hospitalized at medical stations, hospitals, military hospitals, then during the treatment period, they shall be entitled to daily allowances of VND 60,000 per person per day.

3. Method of calculating allowances for travel days.

If the distance traveled (from the assembly point to the place of service and job change) is short and there are no means of transport such as trains, boats, etc., a distance of 11 to 20 kilometers entitles to half a day's allowance; a distance of 21 to 35 kilometers entitles to one full day's allowance; for longer distances, every additional 6 to 20 kilometers entitles to an additional half day's allowance.

Where it is impossible to calculate by kilometer or where enemy sabotage disrupts traffic, the actual travel days shall be counted. If the travel distance is less than half a day, no allowance is given; if it exceeds half a day, one full day's allowance is given; if it exceeds one full day, one and a half days' allowance is given; if it exceeds one and a half days, two full days' allowance is given.

For long-distance travel (over 30 kilometers) with available means of transport, the using agency shall arrange for public servants to travel by car, train, boat, etc. (including people and working tools) and cover the cost of transportation (according to ticket fares) and food allowance (based on actual days).

4. Holidays that public servants are entitled to rest and receive allowances.

- New Year's Day (January 1st) is a holiday for one day.

- International Labor Day (May 1st) is a holiday for one day.

- National Day (September 2nd) is a holiday for one day.

- Public servants who follow the Catholic faith are entitled to a holiday on Christmas Day (December 25th).

- Public servants who follow Buddhism are entitled to a holiday on Buddha's Birthday (April 8th of the lunar calendar).

Public servants shall not be mobilized during the Lunar New Year holiday. In special cases where plans require mobilizing public servants during the holiday, or if public servants are already serving and the holiday arrives, the using agency must organize for public servants to celebrate the holiday at the place of service and arrange for them to have a rest of two and a half days based on conditions. During these two and a half days of the holiday, public servants shall be entitled to an additional allowance of VND 60,000 per person.

III. HEALTH PROTECTION REGIME, ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND CARE WHEN PUBLIC SERVANTS ARE ILL OR INJURED

(In accordance with the spirit of Articles 12 and 13 of the Regulations)

A. HEALTH PROTECTION

Protecting the health and preventing accidents of public servants is a very important issue, not only to ensure high productivity in fulfilling their obligations but also to ensure that public servants remain healthy when returning to production and continuous work in their locality.

To protect the health of public servants well, the command teams of construction sites and transportation stations using public servants must establish a health organization at the site and station they are responsible for, and must pay attention to educating and promoting awareness among each public servant about disease prevention and work-related accident prevention, implementing all hygiene regulations, disease prevention regulations, non-combat first aid regulations, and occupational safety regulations of the site.

1. Health organization of construction sites and transportation stations using public servants.

Each construction site and transportation station using public servants must establish a health team. The tasks of the health team are to assist the command team of the construction site and transportation station in effectively carrying out all hygiene and disease prevention work in both living and production activities, implementing medical examinations, treatments, non-combat first aid, and accident first aid to thoroughly protect the health of public servants, contributing positively to ensuring production and combat support.

The health team consists of three people:

1 team leader responsible for disease prevention work, who is a physician,

1 deputy team leader responsible for the medical station, who is a physician,

1 political cadre who is a deputy team leader.

The health team has from 1 to 5 nurses assisting, depending on the geographical area and the number of public servants at the construction site. Construction sites and transportation stations using fewer than 1,000 public servants and completing plans in less than two months do not necessarily need to establish a health team, but the physicians and nurses at the construction site and transportation station are responsible for disease prevention and treatment for public servants.

Under the construction site health team are two systems for disease prevention and treatment:

a) Disease Prevention:

Each unit with 150 to 200 public servants must have one nurse or village health officer responsible for hygiene and disease prevention, general medical treatment, and initial first aid for work-related or war-related accidents for public servants.

In plains and midlands areas, one physician is responsible for every 1,500 public servants. In mountainous and frontline areas, one physician is responsible for every 1,000 public servants. Physicians have the responsibility to urge public servant units to implement hygiene and disease prevention work in both living and production activities, examine and treat public servants who are sick, and rescue public servants injured in work-related or war-related accidents. Each disease prevention physician must strictly manage and control the activities of nurses serving public servant units within their jurisdiction.

b) Medical Treatment:

Each construction site with concentrated public servants working over 1,000 people and for two months or more must establish a medical station to treat and care for public servants who are sick or injured due to work or war during their time at the construction site or transportation station.

In plains and midland areas, one bed is provided for every 100 public servants. In mountainous and frontline areas, due to harsher working conditions and higher rates of illness and accidents, one and a half beds are provided for every 100 public servants.

The standard for service staff at infirmaries, including both professional and non-professional staff, is one staff member serving from three to four beds depending on the difficulties of the construction site or transport station.

The standard for medical personnel at infirmaries is one nurse serving fifteen beds and one nursing assistant serving ten beds.

For construction sites or transport stations with a concentrated population of over 1,000 laborers where work hours are long but most laborers reside locally and return home at night, only a health station is necessary to handle emergency care and medication distribution. In such cases, prior notice must be given to the local health authority to arrange nearby infirmaries or hospitals to treat laborers when they fall ill or suffer severe injuries. For construction sites or transport stations near district, provincial, or regional hospitals where conditions permit, the using agency must report to the health authority and discuss with hospital leadership to treat laborers when they fall ill or suffer injuries without establishing separate infirmaries.

Calculating the number of laborers to establish an infirmary involves averaging the number from the start to the completion of the construction site, except in special cases. For example, if a transport station operates for four months with 1,000 laborers in the first month, 2,000 in the second, 1,500 in the third, and 700 in the fourth, the average would be 1,300 laborers, requiring an infirmary with approximately fifteen beds.

At another construction site with a three-month operation period, averaging also results in 1,300 laborers, but with 500 in the first month, 3,000 in the second, and 400 in the third (500 + 3,000 + 400 = 1,300 people), in this case, only a health station is needed.

Infirmaries are responsible for treating acute illnesses among laborers such as malaria, dysentery, diarrhea, abdominal pain, colds, typhoid, etc., caused by accidents during their service period. If laborers have recurring old illnesses, the infirmary will provide treatment for a limited time (about one to two months), and once their health improves partially, they can return to their local area for further treatment.

Laborers who fall seriously ill or suffer severe injuries that the infirmary cannot treat must be transferred to the nearest district, provincial, regional hospital, or military hospital (if serving national defense) for treatment. Hospitals and military hospitals are responsible for treating laborers in these situations. Laborers serving national defense, when treated at military hospitals, receive medical care and sustenance equivalent to soldiers in the military.

2. Supplying medical personnel.

Nurses and medical assistants serving laborers at construction sites and transport stations are provided by the local health authority (province or city) where the construction site or transport station is located. The using agency must inform the health authority in advance of the laborer usage plan every three, six, or twelve months and the available medical personnel capacity (except in emergencies) so that the health authority can plan to allocate sufficient personnel to ensure medical care for laborers.

The using agency is responsible for paying salaries and allowances (if applicable) to medical personnel (whether within the establishment or requisitioned) supplied by the health sector during their service period.

3. Medical supplies standards.

The medical supply budget for laborers is calculated per person (including those living at home and working during the day). Specifically:

- Laborers working in plains and midlands get 0đ35 per person per month, while those working in mountainous areas get 0đ90 per person per month.

- Laborers working in mountainous areas get 0đ70 per person per month.

- Non-military medical supplies for laborers amount to 0đ10 per person per month (this amount can only be used for non-military medical supplies).

In addition to the above medical supply standards, each bed in construction site infirmaries and transport stations receives an additional 0đ40 per day for medical treatment and prevention of malaria for laborers working in forest and mountainous regions.

The Ministry of Health will issue specific regulations regarding the equipment and specialized means for infirmaries and health stations.

4. Supporting and caring for laborers' health.

Laborers who are sick or injured and are hospitalized at the unit, infirmary, or hospital, in addition to receiving a daily subsidy of 0đ60, may also receive additional daily support ranging from 0đ20 to 0đ40 based on their condition upon recommendation by nurses or medical assistants.

When transporting sick or injured laborers to infirmaries or hospitals, the using agency must use appropriate means to quickly transport the patient for treatment and must have a nurse accompany them during transportation. If there are no means of transportation, other laborers from the unit can carry the patient. Personnel transporting the patient and returning are considered to have fulfilled their duty and are entitled to subsidies (if applicable).

If a laborer requests to return home for treatment due to illness or injury, with the recommendation of a nurse or medical assistant and confirmation by the laborer's command (team leader or deputy team leader), the using agency will provide seven days' worth of medication and cover travel expenses, food costs, and any additional allowances. The decision to allow laborers to return home for treatment due to illness or injury is made by the construction site or transport station command based on family requests and the laborer's condition, with approval from the local administrative committee and confirmation of the laborer's condition by a medical assistant. Generally, severely ill or injured laborers should not be allowed to return home.

5. Costs related to burial.

Laborers who die from illness, work-related accidents, or disasters receive proper burial according to the specific circumstances of each location and time.

Where conditions permit, the using agency must ensure the following:

- One regular coffin,

- Six meters of medium-quality fabric for wrapping,

- Incense and candles.

Additionally, the using agency must notify the family and local authorities and organizations about the death of a laborer and console the family.

B. REGARDING WORK ACCIDENTS AND WAR INJURIES FOR LABORERS

1. Preventing work accidents and war injuries

When preparing to open construction sites, transportation stations, the using entity must study and establish labor safety regulations and preventive measures. Before civilian workers begin work, the using entity must prepare shelters and trenches for civilian workers to prevent enemy bombardment. Organize for all units of civilian workers to study labor safety regulations and specific rules for those performing jobs prone to accidents such as climbing hills, chopping trees, crossing streams, breaking rocks, blasting, digging earth pits, mountain tunneling, climbing heights, carrying heavy objects... Regularly remind and urge compliance with these regulations.

When civilian workers perform jobs prone to accidents as mentioned above, the using entity must equip protective equipment according to the job and local conditions. For jobs harmful to health, civilian workers receive additional compensation ranging from 0đ20 to 0đ30 per day or night shift.

The system for equipping protective equipment and jobs receiving additional compensation shall be studied and may be applied in accordance with the spirit of Circular No. 13-LĐ/TT dated June 29, 1962, issued by the Ministry of Labor, and Circular No. 8-TT/LB dated September 6, 1963, issued by the Joint Ministry of Labor and Health, adapted to the working conditions of civilian workers. Jobs receiving additional compensation and the level of compensation must be approved by the competent ministry (if the construction site or transportation station falls under its jurisdiction) or by the administrative committee of the province, municipality directly under the central government (if the construction site or transportation station falls under local jurisdiction).

Civilian workers performing compulsory service must strictly comply with labor safety regulations, air defense regulations... established by the using entity.

Local labor authorities have the responsibility to inspect and assist the using entity in fully implementing the aforementioned tasks during the period when civilian workers are working.

2. Cases considered as occupational accidents.

Accidents occurring while working or on the way to work, regardless of whether they are caused by the negligence of civilian workers or the using entity's failure to take preventive measures, or due to natural disasters. Examples include: while working, civilian workers digging, cutting, chopping, and being injured by feet or hands, trees falling on people, carrying, lifting, and slipping down slopes causing joint dislocation or fractures; soil and rock flying into people while digging, breaking rocks, blasting, landslides, lightning strikes, collapsing soil burying people, being bitten by wild animals, burns from cooking...

Civilian workers traveling from their place of origin (from the assembly point) to the place of service and returning; traveling from their residence to the workplace and back; or being dispatched by the using entity to transport food, materials, machinery... and encountering accidents such as being run over by vehicles, shipwrecks, being swept away by water, falling, being bitten by wild animals, during the necessary time and route for work, such as the usual daily route and the most convenient one, during travel time and while working at the location.

Accidents occurring outside working hours due to enthusiasm for work or awareness of ownership leading to courageous actions to protect national and public interests, such as rescuing warehouses, houses, dykes, property, and people during fires, enemy bombardments, being swept away by water, shipwrecks, electric shocks, are also considered occupational accidents.

3. Cases not considered as occupational accidents.

Civilian workers traveling from home to the assembly point and returning home from the dispersal point and encountering accidents.

Accidents occurring during regular holidays, festivals, waiting periods, or during rest times due to civilian workers playing around.

In addition, if there are unclear accident cases, the using entity must consult superiors (vertically) and local labor authorities before resolving them.

4. Cases of civilian workers injured in war are treated according to the occupational accident regime.

Civilian workers who are injured or killed by enemy bombardment while on duty, or while traveling from camp to the workplace, from the assembly point to the service location and returning, are treated according to the occupational accident regime.

5. Compensation for disability and death due to accidents.

a) Civilian workers injured in occupational accidents or war accidents enjoy all benefits related to treatment and compensation as those suffering from illness. After the treatment period, if the civilian worker suffers from disabilities affecting their ability to work, they will be assessed and compensated once by the provincial administrative committee where the injured civilian worker is located, based on the severity of the disability, family circumstances, and the cooperative society's capacity to assist, specifically as follows:

- Civilian workers with minor disabilities (loss of 5 to 40% of working capacity) and depending on the degree of family hardship, may receive compensation ranging from 30đ to 50đ;

- Civilian workers with moderate disabilities (loss of 41 to 70% of working capacity) and depending on the degree of family hardship, may receive compensation ranging from 60đ to 120đ;

- Civilian workers with severe disabilities (loss of 71 to 100% of working capacity) and depending on the degree of family hardship, may receive compensation ranging from 130đ to 220đ.

Civilian workers who bravely overcome difficulties and dangers to fulfill their duties and suffer injuries, confirmed by the responsible unit and the using entity, will be prioritized for higher compensation compared to ordinary occupational accidents, specifically as follows:

- Minor disabilities, receive compensation ranging from 60đ to 120đ,

- Moderate disabilities, receive compensation ranging from 130đ to 220đ,

- Severe disabilities, receive compensation ranging from 230đ to 270đ.

Specifically, for civilian workers who are reserve military personnel or self-defense militia injured or killed while executing military orders, themselves or their families will enjoy all benefits stipulated in the Temporary Regulations of the Government regarding sick leave, disability... for reserve military personnel and self-defense militia, issued together with Decree No. 161-CP dated October 30, 1964.

The Disability Committee of the province, city where the civilian worker is undergoing treatment will assess and classify the severity of disabilities as severe, moderate, or minor for civilian workers.

b) Compensation for families of deceased civilian workers due to accidents:

Families of civilian workers who die due to occupational accidents (spouse, children, parents, or those who raised the deceased, or those whom the deceased had to support while alive) will receive a one-time compensation of 270đ.

Civil workers who have performed brave actions, overcoming all difficulties and dangers to fulfill their tasks and were sacrificed, if confirmed by the civil worker unit as worthy, and proposed by the administrative committee of the district, province, city, or military command from regiment level upwards, shall be posthumously recognized as烈士 (martyrs), and their families shall receive a one-time monetary allowance of 300đ and enjoy all spiritual and material benefits according to the current policy for the families of martyrs generally.

The one-time monetary allowance provided to those who suffer disabilities affecting their labor capacity and whose families have lost members due to work-related accidents or war accidents aims to assist these individuals in addressing some initial difficulties. Therefore, the administrative committees of communes and cooperatives where such accidents occur have the responsibility to mobilize the people's support in terms of material and spiritual assistance, especially arranging suitable jobs to ensure that those with disabilities or whose family members died due to accidents can earn income, ensuring a normal and long-term living standard.

In cases where the administrative committees of communes and cooperatives have provided thorough assistance but those suffering from disabilities or whose family members died due to work-related accidents or war accidents while serving as civil workers still face difficulties in their living standards, the commune administrative committee may propose to the county or provincial authorities to allocate funds from the local social welfare fund to provide additional assistance.

6. Duties of the agency using civil workers in the event of a work-related accident.

In the case of serious and severe work-related accidents resulting in death, the agency using the workers must strictly follow the procedures stipulated in Part II of Circular No. 02-LĐ/TT dated March 26, 1965, issued by the Ministry of Labor, specifically as follows:

a) If a serious work-related accident occurs, the agency using the workers must immediately organize an investigation team (within 24 hours from the time of the accident) to investigate the circumstances and causes of the accident, as well as the responsibilities leading to the accident.

The investigation team shall consist of: the head or deputy head of the command, the direct responsible officer for civil workers, the medical staff of the construction site or transportation station using civil workers, and the officer from the civil worker unit where the accident occurred.

After completing the investigation, the team shall prepare a report detailing the circumstances and conditions under which the work-related accident occurred; the cause of the accident; conclusions on the responsibilities leading to the accident, and recommendations for handling if deemed necessary, while also proposing specific measures to prevent similar accidents from recurring, to be implemented within a specified timeframe.

The report must be signed by all members of the investigation team and made in five copies; one copy sent to the local labor authority where the accident occurred; one copy sent to the immediate superior management authority; one copy sent to the treatment facility for the injured; one copy retained by the agency using the workers; one copy retained by the civil worker unit to be reported back to the administrative committee of the commune where the civil worker was injured.

b) In the case of a severe work-related accident (involving three or more injuries, including at least one serious injury) or a fatal accident, then:

- The agency using the workers must immediately report the accident via telephone, telegraph, or the fastest means available to the local labor authority, health department of the province, administrative committee of the county where the accident occurred, and the immediate superior management authority; in the case of a fatal accident, it must also report to the public security organ, People's Procuratorate of the locality, and the Ministry of Labor, so that officials can be dispatched to participate in the accident investigation. Within 48 hours, if the notified agencies cannot arrive, the agency using the workers shall conduct the investigation as described above, but the report must be sent to all the notified agencies.

4. Liquid bull semen All costs related to medical expenses, nutritional supplements, accident allowances during treatment; transportation fees for taking patients to hospitals; accident allowances for injured civil workers or their relatives, or funeral expenses for civil workers or those mobilized under emergency mobilization who died in accidents; general burial expenses (including both civil workers and those mobilized under emergency mobilization) shall be borne by the agency using the workers. For civil workers and those mobilized under emergency mobilization for national defense purposes, once they are transferred to civilian hospitals for treatment, the aforementioned costs shall be covered by the social welfare budget of the district, province, or city where the civil workers are being treated.

D. REGIME OF ILLNESS AND ACCIDENTS FOR WORKERS AND STAFF

Workers and staff of state enterprises who serve as civil workers or are mobilized under emergency mobilization and suffer from illness, work-related accidents, or war accidents shall have all costs related to treatment, nutritional supplements, accident allowances, and funeral expenses (if deceased) applied according to the social insurance regime as when they were working in their respective enterprises and suffered from illness or accidents.

E. PROTECTION OF HEALTH FOR FEMALE CIVIL WORKERS.

Currently, most civil workers are women, and all levels, sectors, and using agencies must pay special attention to protecting the health of female workers. Women officers should participate in the command teams of construction sites and transportation stations. Medical personnel serving civil workers should have an appropriate proportion of women. At construction sites and transportation stations with suitable conditions (where living and working areas are relatively concentrated, and service duration is one month or longer...), separate bathrooms should be built for female civil workers, and a number of washing basins should be purchased for their use.

Using agencies should arrange light work for female civil workers during menstruation, such as sieving sand and gravel on-site, cleaning construction sites and warehouses, repairing tools, etc. If there is no light work available, they should arrange for them to work eight hours a day (with a 30-minute break before each shift for personal hygiene); for civil workers working on a piece-rate basis, the workload quota for female civil workers during menstruation should be reduced by 12% daily, allowing the unit to arrange work and rest periods for them accordingly.

IV. REGIME OF SUBSIDIES FOR COMMAND OFFICERS AND COLLECTIVE FEES

Under current conditions, civil workers mainly serve in cooperative civil worker teams. The size of the team depends on the number of people with obligations in the cooperative. Service durations are typically long-term. Moreover, the work system of civil workers on construction sites and transportation stations is mainly based on piecework, so each civil worker unit must have someone responsible for organizing labor, living arrangements, meals, and accommodation for the civil workers appropriately. Therefore, the Joint Ministries have made specific provisions as follows:

1. Command officers and catering personnel.

- For civilian workers living and working together at construction sites or transportation stations, every 100 people shall be assigned 3 command officers and 4 supply personnel. Example:

If a unit of civilian workers has 100 people on contract, then the using entity shall allocate 93 labor units daily (excluding 3 command officers and 4 supply personnel).

If civilian workers work on a daily basis, every 100 people shall exclude 3 command officers and 4 supply personnel, leaving 93 people directly engaged in production.

- For civilian workers who live at home and go to work during the day and return home at night, every 100 people shall be assigned 3 command officers and 1 person to prepare drinking water (no supply personnel). Example:

If a unit of civilian workers has 100 people on contract, the using entity shall allocate 96 labor units daily (excluding 3 command officers and 1 person preparing drinking water).

If civilian workers work on a daily basis, every 100 people shall exclude 3 command officers and 1 person preparing drinking water, leaving 96 people directly engaged in production.

- Command officers and supply personnel shall all receive allowances (if applicable) and their compulsory labor shall be counted.

2. Collective fees.

Housing:

- Civilian workers from the local area who can walk to work and return home at night.

- Construction sites or transportation stations located near villages, the using entity must coordinate with the local authorities to borrow houses from residents for civilian workers to stay.

- Construction sites or transportation stations located in relatively stable areas with suitable conditions, depending on the length of work periods, the using entity may build houses, sheds, or cover with tarpaulins for civilian workers to stay.

In cases where civilian workers rely on residents' houses, or when houses, sheds, or tarpaulins are built, the using entity must ensure that civilian workers have sufficient sleeping space (not allowing them to sleep on the ground); protect against rain; provide cold protection during winter; have separate rest areas for female civilian workers and accommodation not far from the workplace (each round trip within a day should not exceed 3 hours). In cases where civilian workers work continuously at the construction site throughout the day, it is necessary to arrange convenient resting places for them during lunchtime.

Lighting oil: For civilian workers concentrated in camps, every 30 people shall be provided with 1 liter of oil per month; for scattered civilian workers staying in residents' houses, every 20 people shall be provided with 1 liter of oil per month. The command unit of civilian workers with 100 or more people shall be provided with half (1/2) liter of oil for lighting per month.

Newspapers: Every 100 civilian workers shall be provided with 1 copy of the People's Newspaper, 1 local newspaper, and 2 women's newspapers monthly. Construction site and transportation station officers and command officers need to organize reading sessions and disseminate news to civilian workers. At construction sites and transportation stations equipped with loudspeakers or broadcasting services, newspapers do not need to be provided if civilian workers can listen to daily news.

Writing paper: Each civilian worker team shall be provided with 5 sheets of paper monthly for the command unit to record common tasks.

Drinking water: Civilian workers working at construction sites shall be provided with 1 xu daily per person to boil water.

Cooking utensils: The using entity must purchase large containers for civilian workers to borrow for boiling water and storing drinking water. Cooking utensils such as pots, pans, woks, chopsticks... shall be brought by civilian workers and cooperatives for use. In mountainous areas, the using entity may purchase large pots and woks for civilian workers to borrow for cooking.

Civilian workers must carefully keep the borrowed utensils from the using entity and return them before leaving the construction site; if lost or damaged without a valid reason, they must compensate.

The using entity must settle all expenses for civilian workers before they leave or before the construction site or transportation station is dismantled. Except for unavoidable expenses that cannot be settled immediately, such as medical expenses, hospital fees... for civilian workers undergoing treatment... the using entity must hand over responsibility to the directly responsible superior authority to settle these expenses.

Example: For construction sites under the responsibility of the Water Resources Department or Ministry of Water Resources, they must hand over responsibility to the Water Resources Department or Ministry of Water Resources to settle all expenses that the construction site has not been able to settle.

Specifically, for civilian workers serving national defense, if the unit needs to move to another location while they are still working and there are expenses that cannot be settled, the administrative committee of the district, province, or city where the civilian workers are working shall take responsibility for allocating local funds to settle these expenses.

During implementation, any issues or unclear matters shall be reported by relevant sectors and localities to the Joint Board for research and suggestions for resolution.

This Circular shall take effect from May 24, 1966.