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Child labour
Thien An school: Keeping kids in class and out of early work
Through a combination of educational support, awareness raising, and social support, the ILO ENHANCE project is supporting a primary school in Ho Chi Minh City to empower students to stay in school and achieve their dreams.
Child labour
From grief to hope: Supporting families and their children post-pandemic
The relentless wave of COVID-19 swept through Ho Chi Minh City, turning two mothers into single parents, struggling to make ends meet and to raise their children. The ILO’s ENHANCE project have offered such families the support to rediscover hope...
Child labour
Potatoes and perseverance
With resources and training on cultivating high-quality organic potatoes, a cancer survivor and mother is planting the seeds of hope for her three children’s future.
Child labour
Good practices, emerging strategies and lessons learned from the ILO ENHANCE Project
This report documents a selection of good practices, emerging strategies and lessons learned from the ILO Project, Enhancing National Capacity to Prevent and Reduce Child Labour in Viet Nam (ENHANCE), which is implemented with funding from the US...
Child labour
Livelihood support empowers single mother of four to invest in her children’s future
Single parent in Hanoi benefits from the provision of livestock and technical training on pig raising, which yields a sustainable source of income for her to fund the continued education of her children.
Regulations and content on addressing minor employees in fisheries for guild fishing vessel owners and fishermen
With support from ILO ENHANCE, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has produced a video to highlight the importance of preventing and eliminating child labour from production and processing activities among fishery...
Infographics: Second Viet Nam National Child Labour Survey
These infographics provide some major facts and figures on the situation of child labour in Viet Nam based on the findings of the second National Child Labour Survey conducted in 2018.
Child labour statistics
Viet Nam National Child Labour Survey (NCLS) 2018 - Key findings
COVID-19: Pandemic in the World of Work
Trinh Ngoc Hoa’s message on child labour
Trinh dropped out of school at a young age and started to work collecting lotus flowers and transporting cucumbers. With the ILO’s support, he is receiving vocational training to become a mechanic. Listen to his message to world leaders about...
ENHANCE Project beneficiary testimonials
Stories from beneficiaries of vocational training and education support from the ENHANCE Project
Project document
Expansion of agricultural cooperative in rural Viet Nam creates local jobs to prevent child labour
Child labour prevention Project in Viet Nam supports the expansion of a farming cooperative to produce mango juice, providing livelihood opportunities for local families with children engaged in or at risk of child labour.
World Day Against Child Labour 2020
Viet Nam joins global campaign to confront intensified risk of child labour resulting from COVID-19
Video message of a girl child on impacts of COVID-19 pandemic
In times of crisis, children are often the first to suffer. This video message provides the voice of a girl on the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on her family life.
Câu chuyện dự án
Single father supported to keep his children out of child labour and in school
Single parent family among 340 disadvantaged households supported at inner city school with free lunch and learning support through ILO Viet Nam Project.
Case study
Struggling family choose schooling over child labour in Ho Chi Minh City
Through ILO, in partnership with Saigon Children’s Charity, a 15-year-old at risk of child labour in Ho Chi Minh City is supported to continue schooling.
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,...
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.
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.
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.