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A ceremony to grant 42 awards to literary works about Vietnamese war invalids, martyrs and significant contributors to the nation’s revolution has been held in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) held a conference in Hanoi on June 22 to discuss spreading successful drug rehabilitation models.

A budget of over 394.6 billion VND (17.36 million USD) has been earmarked for gifts to revolutionary contributors in celebration of the 70th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day.

A seminar took place in Hanoi on June 13 seeking to prevent children from being pushed into work by natural disasters and climate change.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs began the construction of Thuy An functional rehabilitation centre for children with disabilities in Hanoi’s outlying district of Ba Vi on January 6

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) held a conference in Hanoi on September 21 to review the three-year enforcement of the Labour Code 2012.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has urged local authorities to increase inspections and punish all establishments using child labour or forced labour.

A policy dialogue on gender equality was held in Hanoi on March 4.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has acknowledged that while the quality of vocational training has improved, there remain areas of inefficiencies.

The Lunar New Year (Tet) festival bonus is expected to increase 15.7 percent from last year, averaging 5.53 million VND (250 USD) per worker.

The first Vietnamese language course designed for staff of the Lao Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW) opened in Vientiane on November 9.

Vietnam sent a total of 99,415 workers abroad in the first 10 months of this year, surpassing the yearly target by 4.6 percent.

The prostitution prevention has failed to meet expectation, delegates said at a conference in Hanoi on October 23 reviewing the five-year implementation of an action plan on prostitution prevention.

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Doan Mau Diep met Rainer Sontowski, State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).