What's new
April 2014
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Race for safety
Thousands of garment workers to learn proper use of personal protective equipment
25 April 2014
With one in every ten fatal accidents at work now linked to missing personal protective equipment, Better Work Vietnam’s annual “Safety Fun Run” aims to educate garment workers on measures to guard against workplace hazards.
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Vnm Day for Ppl with Disabilities
Sympathy and protection
18 April 2014
The Law on Persons with Disabilities has been an optional course at one of the Viet Nam’s top law schools since 2012 with the support from the International Labour Organization and the Irish Government.
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Art
“Live and Work”
17 April 2014
Photo exhibition to celebrate Vietnamese Day for People with Disabilities
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Legal document
Domestic work is a professional job
16 April 2014
A new decree will take effect in May, requiring employers to cover insurances for domestic workers, give them weekly rests and pay them no less than minimum wages.
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Tourism and employment
ILO Viet Nam Director's Speech at Hue Festival 2014
12 April 2014
ILO Viet Nam Director, Gyorgy Sziraczki, addresses an event in the framework of the Heritage Festival organized in Hue on 12 April 2014.
March 2014
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New report
Quarterly report shows positive signs in labour market
24 March 2014
The first Viet Nam Labour Market Update which aims to analyse new trends in the labour market for better labour and employment policy-making has been completed with ILO’s technical and financial support.
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Better Work
Garment industry in the north to benefit from Better Work programme
19 March 2014
After reaching one fourth of Viet Nam’s garment exporters in the south, the programme which aims to improve export industries’ performance and competitiveness will also expand to footwear industry.
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Safety week
ILO Viet Nam Director's Speech on the launching of the national work safety week
16 March 2014
ILO Viet Nam Director, Gyorgy Sziraczki, addresses the launching of the National Week on Safety and Health and Fire Prevention organized in Hue City on 16 March.
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Country survey
One in ten Vietnamese youngsters aged 5-17 in child labour
14 March 2014
The first national data show that 1.75 million Vietnamese children are child workers. The rate of child labour in Viet Nam is lower than the world's average and very close to the regional figure.
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Work safety
Viet Nam ratifies ILO Convention, showing strong commitment to work safety
12 March 2014
The Convention on Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health, known as Convention 187, is expected to help the country with its work safety laws and international trade negotiations.