Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen TrongDam and US Special Advisor for International Disability Rights JudithE.Heumann co-chaired an April 29 roundtable meeting in Hanoi to shareexperience in supporting people with disabilities.
The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs reported atthe event that Vietnam now has almost 6.7 million disabled people,accounting for 7.8 percent of the population. Of the total, more than 5million are living in rural areas and only around 1.6 million arecapable of working.
Participants agreed that thecountry has always prioritised conducting policies to ensure the rightsof the disabled and boost their participation in social affairs.
With the aim of providing vocational training and generating jobs for250,000 people with disabilities by 2015, the Vietnamese Government hasbeen improving its legal system relating to the issue.
The country also signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Personswith Disability in 2007 and is expected to ratify it this year.
Besides receiving social and legal support, disabled people inVietnam have gained better access to infrastructure in transport,culture, sports and information technology.
Inthe time ahead, the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and SocialAffairs will continue programmes to raise people’s awareness of thedisabled, and intensify activities to help them better integrate intothe community.-VNA
The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs reported atthe event that Vietnam now has almost 6.7 million disabled people,accounting for 7.8 percent of the population. Of the total, more than 5million are living in rural areas and only around 1.6 million arecapable of working.
Participants agreed that thecountry has always prioritised conducting policies to ensure the rightsof the disabled and boost their participation in social affairs.
With the aim of providing vocational training and generating jobs for250,000 people with disabilities by 2015, the Vietnamese Government hasbeen improving its legal system relating to the issue.
The country also signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Personswith Disability in 2007 and is expected to ratify it this year.
Besides receiving social and legal support, disabled people inVietnam have gained better access to infrastructure in transport,culture, sports and information technology.
Inthe time ahead, the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and SocialAffairs will continue programmes to raise people’s awareness of thedisabled, and intensify activities to help them better integrate intothe community.-VNA
