“We cannot become an ASEAN community of solidarity, resilience, innovation and sustainable development without the engagement of women and girls. Thus, they deserve equality in families and society, protection and empowerment to realise their full rights”, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Participants at a meeting in Hanoi on October 21 discussed gender-related issues and the media’s awareness in this regard, highlighting the role of the press in addressing gender inequality.
The 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) took place in Hanoi on October 20, gathering representatives from ten ASEAN nations and the ASEAN Secretariat.
Promoting gender equality through the revision of the Labour Code will serve as a base for Vietnam to improve productivity and its competitive edge, as heard at a workshop in Hanoi on October 19.
A workshop on developing the results framework of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) Work Plan 2016-2020 opened in Hanoi on October 18.
The top 40 entries of a photography contest on rural women and sustainable development in Vietnam are being displayed at an exhibition which opened at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi on October 10.
Youth representatives from 10 ASEAN countries, including over 100 Vietnamese youngsters, discussed challenges and solutions to achieving gender equality in ASEAN by 2030 during a dialogue in Hanoi on October 10.
Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Thu has received Elisa Fernandez Saenz, head of office at the UN Women in Vietnam, to discuss potential cooperation in the coming time.
A seminar discussing solutions to preventing and reducing child labour took place in Ho Chi Minh City on August 31.
Ho Chi Minh City will issue a set of communication materials on gender equality and prevention of sexual harassment in public places, aiming to help build a safer city.
A group of experts has been set up to advise the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) in legal and psychological matters related to the protection of girls and women.
The UN Women and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) opened a consultation dialogue in Hanoi on May 10 to announce a project which aims to ensure that labour migration is safe and fair for all women in the ASEAN region.
The Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee and the UN Women held a consultation workshop in Hanoi on April 27 to look into the voluntary national review on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from gender equality perspective.
Participants at a workshop in Hanoi on April 26 discussed the impacts on gender caused by recommendations in the revised Labour Code and defined sensitive regulations on gender in the 2012 Labour Code
More than 100 experts from Vietnam’s government agencies and international and domestic organisations discussed how to create a better environment for female migrant workers to access decent work.
The United Nations (UN) in Vietnam on March 21 launched a study on the criminal justice system response to sexual violence in Thailand and Vietnam, shedding new light on discrimination against rape victims.
The UN Women, with the support of the Australian and Canadian embassies in Vietnam, on March 8 launched a photo contest on Vietnamese rural women and sustainable development.
The International Trade Centre will continue working with Vietnam to improve enterprises' competitiveness during their integration into int'l trade, affirmed ITC Executive Director Arancha González.
