Ministry targets 1.6 million additional jobs in 2014
At a teleconference to launch its yearly tasks on January 6, the MOLISA aimed to send 87,000 workers abroad this year.
More efforts will also be made to ensure children enjoy their rights
and those facing difficult conditions are protected and cared for in a
healthy environment.
The MOLISA will also do more to
enhance gender equality and women’s engagement in socio-economic
activities, while strengthening the prevention and fight against human
trafficking.
Addressing the conference, Deputy Prime
Minister Vu Duc Dam recognised sectors’ important contributions in
ensuring social welfare - one of the key tasks for 2013 set by the
Government.
However, he also pointed out that the
management and coordination between the ministry and sectors in the work
has been poor, causing many shortcomings.
The Deputy PM asked the MOLISA to focus on vocational training reforms in a profound and comprehensive manner.
The ministry should act as a bridge for needy localities and those with abundant labour force strength, he said.
The export of labourers should be considered as a key part of the
employment solution, he said. He also highlighted the need for better
care for people who rendered services to the nation, ensuring social
support and protection for children, improving gender equality, and
tackling prostitution and drug use.
Statistics show
that more than 1.5 million labourers got jobs in 2013, including 1.4
million receiving jobs in the country and the remaining 88,155 working
abroad. More than 1.7 million people, including 450,000 rural workers,
received vocational training in the year, equivalent to 91.15 percent of
the set target.
The country’s average proportion of
poor households in 2013 dropped to 7.8 percent in accordance with
poverty criteria for the 2011-2015 period. In addition, all children
under six years old got access to healthcare services and free
education.-VNA