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The ILO ENHANCE Project

Tackling child labour in Viet Nam through vocational training and educational support

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is implementing the Project "Enhancing National Capacity to Prevent and Reduce Child Labour in Viet Nam" (ENHANCE) to assist national level efforts to prevent child labour through awareness-raising,...

Editorial

COVID-19 in Vietnam: The unprecedented dual crisis

"If we fail to save people’s livelihoods, we will ultimately fail to protect their life and heath against the virus, and vice versa" explains ILO Viet Nam Director, Chang-Hee Lee, emphasizing the health and economic challenges posed by the COVID-19...

COVID-19

Viet Nam can well address labour market challenges

ILO Viet Nam Director Chang-Hee Lee answers some questions on COVID-19's impacts to Viet Nam’s labour market and the roles of social protection and suggests policy resonses.

COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment

ILO: COVID-19 causes devastating losses in working hours and employment

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic effect on working hours and earnings, globally. A new ILO report highlights some of the worst affected sectors and regions, and outlines policies to mitigate the crisis.

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

COVID-19 cruelly highlights inequalities and threatens to deepen them

The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating already existing inequalities – from catching the virus, to staying alive, to coping with its dramatic economic consequences. Policy responses must ensure that support reaches the workers and enterprises who...

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

New guidelines to help employers support families during COVID-19

New guidelines issued by ILO and UNICEF call on enterprises to do more to support working families during the pandemic.

COVID-19: Protecting workers

Keys for effective teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that more people than ever before are teleworking – using information and communications technologies to do their work away from the office. ILO Working Time expert, Jon Messenger, explains how to get the best out of...

Health insurance

Viet Nam’s female factory workers empowered with knowledge on health protection entitlements

A series of awareness raising activities have been put in place as an ILO study points out knowledge gaps related to health insurance, sickness and maternity benefits amongst female factory workers.

Child labour

Vocational training transforms teenager from street vendor to apprentice in rural Viet Nam

With ILO support, a 14-year-old boy receives life-changing vocational training, enabling him to find a route out of child labour and envision a brighter future for himself and his family.

COVID-19

Almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19, says ILO

An initial assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the global world of work says the effects will be far-reaching, pushing millions of people into unemployment, underemployment and working poverty, and proposes measures for a decisive, co-ordinated...

Skills development

National skills council set up to boost agricultural productivity and competitiveness

The first sectoral skills council is expected to provide a bridge between labour market and the education and training system to address the skills mismatch.

Child labour

ILO supports development of handbooks to fight child labour

To enhance the awareness and capacity of stakeholders implementing international labour commitments related to child labour in supply chains, a handbook is being developed with support from the ENHANCE Project.

Child labour

Government to upgrade child labour data software with ILO support

The new system which will help to effectively monitor child labour situation in Viet Nam will be in place by the end of April.

Women need more choices in migration

The report ‘More choices, more power: Opportunities for women’s empowerment in labour migration from Viet Nam’ discusses socio-economic changes that a sample of migrant and non-migrant women experienced over the 2012-18 period.

Our impact, their voices

Viet Nam’s new Labour Code moves from protecting to empowering women

Vietnamese women have long played an important role in the economy. Now the new Labour Code aims to ensure they receive a fair reward for their contribution, by tackling gender equality and workplace discrimination.

Child labour

Students in Hanoi speak out against child labour through artistic expression

Students in Hanoi raise awareness on child labour through drama performances as part of the programme, Supporting Children’s Rights through Education, Arts and the Media (SCREAM), which is being implemented across the country with support from ILO.

Social protection

The second steering committee of the Luxembourg-funded ILO Project Support to the extension of Social Health Protection in Southeast Asia,...

Key stakeholders and partners of the ILO-Luxembourg funded Project gather to discuss progress, 2019 challenges and opportunities, and provide guidance on the implementation of the project in 2020.

International labour standards

ILO welcomes European Parliament’s approval for free trade deal with Viet Nam

The agreement has strong labour and environment requirements for sustainable development.

Future of Work

Viet Nam’s openness to trade changes national job distribution, types and quality

An interview with ILO Viet Nam Labour Economist, Valentina Barcucci

World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020

Insufficient paid work affects almost half a billion people, new ILO report shows

A lack of decent work combined with rising unemployment and persisting inequality is making it increasingly difficult for people to build better lives through their work, according to the latest edition of the ILO’s global report on employment and...