Society
The Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) organised the forum “Decent work and the future of Việt Nam’s Electronics Supply Chains” in Hà Nội on Friday,
Society
Việt Nam is committed to promoting the rights of the persons with disabilities (PwDs), according to Minister Counsellor Lê Thị Minh Thoa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN.
Society
HCM City will partner with the International Labour Organisation to improve the business performance and working conditions, a city leader has said.
Economy
Building stable labour supply chains with labourers put at the centre of all policies and emphasis laid on ensuring income and social security is one of the solutions to post-pandemic economic recovery.
Society
Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Guy Ryder has praised Việt Nam’s pioneering role and efforts to eliminate child labour during an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s correspondent in South Africa on the sidelines of the 5th global conference on the elimination of child labour in Durban.
Society
Further empowering women will help improve Việt Nam's garment and footwear sectors after the COVID-19 crisis, evidence from the ILO’s flagship programme has shown.
Society
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) signed an agreement with the Government of the Netherlands on Thursday for a new project that will anticipate and address future skills needs in the garment sector in Việt Nam.
Society
The National Programme on the Prevention and Reduction of Child Labour for the 2021 ̶ 25 period, with a vision to 2030, has been launched to accelerate Việt Nam’s progress in fighting child labour.
Society
The Country Gender Equality Profile Việt Nam 2021 (CGEP) presents in-depth analysis and focus on gender equality issues based on available evidence, data and research.
Politics & Laws
Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ and President of the European Council Charles Michel on Wednesday agreed to further enhance cooperation between the two sides, emphasising the significant role of the Vietnamese legislature and the European Parliament (EP).
Society
With the second COVID-19 support package from Government being disbursed for a wide range of recipient groups including informal workers, vendors like Nguyễn Thị Chiến is counting the days for the money to arrive. For her, the relief can't come soon enough.
Society
As a bridge over troubled water, which will help stabilising the economy, keeping families away from poverty, and helping the country bounce back faster and better from this COVID-19 storm.
Opinion
Valentina Barcucci, a labour economist at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Việt Nam, talks to Việt Nam News reporter Khánh Vân about solutions to support and protect workers from the COVID-19 pandemic
Economy
The General Statistics Office announced that the consumer price index (CPI) in April 2021 decreased by 0.04 per cent compared to the previous month, while many types of goods increased in price from the beginning of the year.
Nguyễn Trung Tiến, deputy director of the General Statistics Office (GSO), spoke to local media about this issue
Society
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked government to add seafarers and maritime workers to the list of frontline workers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.
Society
Việt Nam has proposed the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) consider the issuance of regulations on prioritising COVID-19 vaccinations for sailors regardless of their nationalities, thus minimising the risk of the virus spreading among the group.
Society
A new research brief by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Việt Nam shows the COVID-19 pandemic has not only exacerbated existing inequalities but created new gender gaps.
Society
The first important change is the expanded coverage of the Labour Code to those who work but without written employment contracts.
Society
Workers, especially in industrial zones, are encountering dual challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic: keeping their job in uncertain times while continuing to demand that their rights and entitlements remain protected, the deputy head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation to Việt Nam said.
Society
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) welcomes the chance to improve the protection of Vietnamese migrant workers brought by the newly-revised Law on Contract-Based Vietnamese Overseas Workers.