The fund will also help a group of non-governmental organisations(NGOs) in Ho Chi Minh City provide legal services for the migrantworkers as well as information about their rights.
The project will enhance the NGOs’ capacity to lobby the VietnameseGovernment to adapt its policies to better protect migrant workers’rights and access to basic public services.
Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Hugh Borrowman said the rural migrantlabour force working in urban areas is vulnerable. He stressed theproject will provide important information and services to protect theseworkers rights.
Around 1,000 migrant workers willdirectly benefit from the project, which í partnered with the AsiaFoundation. The project will also enable four NGOs and two universitiesto continue providing legal advice to migrant workers.-VNA