Social Affairs
Increasing the national capacity for child labour prevention
Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the US Department of Labour held a ceremony to launch a project to provide technical assistance to increase national capacity for child labour prevention in Vietnam in Hanoi on November 20.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Hong Lan said that working at an early age will negatively affect children’s psychological development and health, as well as reduce their opportunities to go to school and have sustainable jobs in the future.
According to Deputy Minister Dao Hong Lan, in recent years, Vietnam has made remarkable achievements in minimising child labour and has built a firm legal framework and policies in accordance with international standards on labour.
The project will be implemented in the 2015-2019 period in the garment and handicraft sectors in HCM City, the agricultural and aquaculture sectors in the southern province of An Giang and the handicraft sector in Hanoi.
The US Department of Labour will send 8 million USD through the ILO, while Vietnam will contribute 1.2 million USD.
The project is expected to benefit around 5,000 children who are at risk of taking up work by providing them with education services and improving working conditions for those who are of working age. Besides, nearly 2,000 underprivileged families will also receive support to improve their living conditions.
Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Hong Lan speaks at the ceremony.
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The project will be implemented in the 2015-2019 period in the garment and handicraft sectors in HCM City, the agricultural and aquaculture sectors in the southern province of An Giang and the handicraft sector in Hanoi.
The US Department of Labour will send 8 million USD through the ILO, while Vietnam will contribute 1.2 million USD.
The project is expected to benefit around 5,000 children who are at risk of taking up work by providing them with education services and improving working conditions for those who are of working age. Besides, nearly 2,000 underprivileged families will also receive support to improve their living conditions.
