Monday, July 27, 2009

Vietnam is considering raising the poverty line

In rural areas, the current poverty line is 200,000 vnd/person per month.

That is $11.11 per month.

The new definition would raise that to $19, which will double the number of poor.

Vietnam—“New poverty line would double number of poor”—Viet Nam News

25-07-2009

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs proposed raising the official poverty line to twice its former level. The move would mean those living in rural areas who earn VND 350,000 (US$19) or less a month or those living in urgan areas who earn VND 450,000 ($25) or less will be considered poor. (The existing poverty line is VND 200,000 per person per month in the countryside and VND 260,000 for those living in urban areas, respectively.) The new standard means that the number of households living in poverty would rise from 13% to 20%...

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=07SOC250709


In a country where you can earn $25+ per hour teaching English with no previous certification.

1 comment:

Nico Durand said...

New 2010 poverty line: "According to the new standard, which was approved by the municipal People's Committee, poor households are categorised as those with an average income that is less than VND750,000 (US$38) per person per month in urban areas and VND550,000 ($28) in rural areas" from http://vietnamnews.vnanet.vn/Social-Isssues/207236/New-poverty-criteria-will-double-the-poor.html