As many as 64 prominent young people with disabilities were honoured during a ceremony in Hanoi on December 28. Organised by the Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee and the National Committee on Persons with Disabilities, the event aims to call for further support for youths with disabilities, and seek suitable and sustainable models for them to integrate into the society.
Vietnam and Japan are working together to address problems related to the sending of Vietnamese trainees to Japan that have arisen in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 24th meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council, the most important event of the ASCC this year, was held online on November 6 with the participation of 10 member countries’ officials, the ASEAN Secretary-General, and the bloc’s Secretariat.
ASEAN+3 have committed to enhancing cooperation towards building a flexible and resilient workforce for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Vietnam wants to further promote cooperation with other ASEAN members and international organisations for the effective implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on Human Resources Development for the Challenging World of Work.
Efforts to develop human resources need to be promoted strongly and continuously to successfully implement the ASEAN Declaration on Human Resources Development for the Changing World of Work.
The labour and education ministers of ASEAN will share information on policies, initiatives and achievements in promoting cooperation in human resource development.
Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung underscored the role of social workers in the fight against formidable challenges like COVID-19 during the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting virtually held by Saudi Arabia on September 10.
Vietnam, as ASEAN Chair in 2020, has joined hands with member nations to push employment recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung has said.
With the War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27), July is the month for expressing gratitude to the Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, who dedicated their beloved ones to the fights for national independence and liberation.
Seventy-three “The Fatherland Acknowledges the Merit” certificates were presented to families of war martyrs during a ceremony in the central province of Quang Nam on July 21.
Vietnam’s labour market has bounced back quickly after the social distancing period, according to Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung, who also expects it to return to the first-quarter level in the July-September period.
Localities have disbursed more than 11.2 trillion VND (486 million USD) to support over 11 million people and nearly 6,200 business households, mostly jobless, free and vulnerable workers, according to the State Treasury of Vietnam.
Vietnam’s Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung chaired the 23rd ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council Meeting on June 23. The online meeting was meant to prepare for the 36th ASEAN Summit and ministerial meetings slated for June 24-26.
A virtual 23rd meeting of the ASEAN Social-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council took place in Hanoi on June 23, with the ten ministers in charge of ASCC, the ASEAN Secretary General, delegates from member countries, and the ASEAN Secretariat taking part.
The 14th National Assembly continued its ninth working day of the second stage of the ongoing ninth session in Hanoi on June 17 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
Ministers in charge of social welfare and development from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to cooperate together to ensure social welfare and enhance capacity of poor people and vulnerable groups to recover during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (AMMSWD) was held online on June 10 with the aim of mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable groups.