Despite fast population aging and the number of people aged 65 and above making up 7.7 percent of the population, Vietnam is still one of the few countries effectively responding to the pandemic. To sustain this achievement, it should prepare all conditions necessary for ensuring social security and nursing services for the elderly, especially the ones living alone, at care centres, and with disabilities, the UNFPA said./. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 16
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Việt Nam steps up measures to protect guest workers abroad
Việt Nam has made adjustments to its laws and regulations to ensure they are compatible with the reality, to create favourable conditions for businesses offering guest worker services as well as to better protect the rights and interests of workers abroad, he said. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam steps up measures to protect guest workers abroad
Vietnam – a responsible member of international human rights conventions
Shortly thereafter, Vietnam became a member of most other important international human rights conventions such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and two additional protocols on children in armed conflict and against the use of children in prostitution and pornography activities; Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006); Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment... … [Read more...] about Vietnam – a responsible member of international human rights conventions
Ministry of Information and Communications strives to contribute to protecting children’s rights in cyberspace
Vietnam is among the countries with the largest number of Internet users in the world with 64 million, accounting for 66% of the population; of which, one third of users are aged 15 to 24. When participating in the cyberspace, children have many benefits but are facing many risks. This shows that every day, more than 720,000 pictures of child abuse are posted online, mostly about violence and sexual abuse. … [Read more...] about Ministry of Information and Communications strives to contribute to protecting children’s rights in cyberspace
Achievements in ensuring human rights, the premise for Vietnam’s positions at international forums
In recent years, the State of Vietnam has constantly improved internal forces, perfecting the legal system, institutions and policies on human rights, in which the most prominent is the National Assembly's adoption of the Labor Code (amended). ith many new regulations to better ensure the rights of workers, while joining the Convention 98 of the International Labor Organization on the right to collective bargaining. … [Read more...] about Achievements in ensuring human rights, the premise for Vietnam’s positions at international forums