5.3 percent of children aged 5-17 engage in child labour
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s
child labour rate is approximately 2
percentage points lower than the regional average for Asia and the Pacific,
found the
The survey was conducted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids
and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the General Statistics Office with technical
support from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) from November to
December 2018.
It identifies an estimated 9.1 percent of children aged 5-17
engaged in economic activities, and 5.3 percent (or more than 1 million) in child
labour.
Compared to findings from the first National Child Labour Survey
conducted in 2012, the latest figures point to an encouraging decrease in the
Vietnamese migrant workers in the Republic of Korea (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The
International Labour Organisation (ILO) welcomes the chance to improve the
protection of
Vietnamese migrant workers brought by the newly-revised Law on
Contract-Based Vietnamese Overseas Workers, on the occasion of the
International Migrants Day (December 18).
The law, passed by the National Assembly on
November 13, which will come into effect on January 1, 2022, builds upon
previous laws to strengthen protection for migrant workers.
The ILO noted that the new law has removed
brokerage commissions payable by migrant workers to recruitment agencies, and
prohibited charging service charges to migrant workers who use public,