HANOI (ILO News) – A pilot model is expected to ensure basic labour rights for workers at entertainment businesses where commercial sex could happen.
The pilot which is being developed by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) with technical support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), will be rolled out in selected cities and provinces as part of the 2016-20 National Action Plan on Prostitution Prevention.
The guide for this model, the first one of its kind in Viet Nam, was introduced at a workshop organized in Hanoi today (29 March) for discussion among local stakeholders.
According to new MoLISA report supported by the ILO, workers at entertainment businesses often have their basic labour rights at work unprotected. They include missing labour contracts, no monthly wages, no social and health insurance, and violence from employers and clients.
The pilot model is expected to ensure such basic labour rights for workers in this industry, thus provide evidences for policy-making process for entertainment and sex work.
