The 12th National Women’s Congress discussed improving the efficiency of vocational training for women and protecting interests of female workers during its second session in Hanoi on March 8.
Vietnam should complete labour standards and relations in order to fulfill its commitments to employment and trade union in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
The Vietnam Youth Federation (VYF) Central Committee said on January 19 that it will present Tet gifts and bus tickets to more than 1,600 disadvantaged and migrant female workers.
More than 100,000 female guest workers in factories in the southern provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai have better awareness of reproductive health care and gender equality.
Budget spending for female workers at State offices or enterprises needs to be financially disclosed, Vietnamese experts and UN Women officials agreed at a seminar on gender equality.
A conference was held in Da Nang on December 7 to provide guidance on the implementation of Decree 85/2015/ND-CP, which regulates policies toward female workers.
President Truong Tan Sang had a meeting with more than 100 outstanding female workers of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) in Hanoi on October 7.
Female labourers working in the foreign—invested (FDI) sector received
an average monthly wage of 5 million VND (233 USD), below that received
by the opposite sex and their peers working for domestic companies.
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