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According to Decree No. 128 of the
Government regulating decentralization 

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and delegation of authority in state
management of the internal affairs sector, 

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effective from July 1, 2025, the
determination of the regional minimum 

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wage will be transferred from the
district-level administrative unit to the commune level 

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and the list of new commune-level
administrative units divided into 4 

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regions will also be specifically
adjusted in the appendix of this decree. 

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Currently, the regional minimum wage is
being applied according to Decree No. 74 of the Government, 

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with a specific salary of 4.96 million
VND/month for regions 1, 4.41 million 

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VND/month for regions 2, 3.86 million
VND/month for regions 3 and 3.45 million 

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VND/month for regions 4. 

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Corresponding to the minimum hourly wage
as follows, region 1 is 23,800 VND per 

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hour, region 2 is 21,200 VND per hour,
region 3 is 18,600 VND per hour and 

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region 4 is 16,600 VND per hour. 

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According to the provisions of about 3,
Article 3 of Decree No. 74, the 

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application of regional areas is
determined according to the place of operation of the employer. 

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If the employer operates in a region,
the minimum wage corresponding to 

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that region will be applied. 

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In case the employer has a unit or
branch operating in many areas with different minimum wages, 

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the regional minimum wage will be
applied according to the locality where the unit or branch operates. 

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If the industrial park or export
processing zone is located in areas with 

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different minimum wages, it will be
applied according to the area with the highest minimum wage. 

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In case the area where the employer
operates has a change in the name or 

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division of administrative units, the
minimum wage according to the 

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administrative unit will be temporarily
applied before the change, until 

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the government has new regulations. 

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If a new locality is established from
one or more localities with different 

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minimum wages, it will be applied
according to the locality with the highest minimum wage. 

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If the new minimum wage is lower than
before July 1, 2025, employers will 

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continue to apply the old minimum wage
until there are new 

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regulations from the government.