Gov’t offices to trim 4,000 staff this yearVietNamNet Bridge – As many as 265,106 civil servants will be included in the State payroll this year, a year-on-year decrease of about 4,000, according to a Prime Minister’s decision that takes effect this month. — Photo thoibao.todayThe employment number does not include those working at the Public Security Ministry, Defence Ministry and public administrative staff in communes. As of the middle of last year, the numbers of civil servants and public staff in Vietnam were estimated at about 2.71 million. In general, the State payroll witnessed a decrease from 2011 to 2016, especially between 2014 and 2016, when staff strength reduced by 4,000 each year. In 2017, central government and local governments employed nearly 270,000 staff – a decrease of about 4,000 compared with 2016.

Source: VietNamNet News February 22, 2018 07:18 UTC