Non disabled actors playing disabled roles

Reporting at the meeting, a representative of the Department of Construction said that some remaining problems must be undertaken in the upcoming time. One of them is the regulation of compensation and resettlement support for people living in dilapidated apartment buildings. The decision for compensation and support for these people has not been issued so far meanwhile district administrations have asked people to move out of apartment buildings to rebuild them. Total 539 households have been moving out of 15 condominiums in poor state of repair. … [Read more...] about HCMC prioritizes developing social houses, cheap houses for low-income earners

Last year, the National Assembly passed the Labor Code (revised) with many new regulations that better guarantee the rights of workers and joined the Convention 98 of the International Labor Organization (ILO) on the right of collective negotiation. Convention 98 is one of the eight core ILO conventions within the framework of fundamental principles and rights at work. This is a pivotal convention that has become an important component of the new generation of free trade agreements, such as the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) or the free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the EU, as well as in most multinational groups’ corporate social responsibility policy. … [Read more...] about Vietnam – a responsible member of international human rights conventions

Over the years, the Party and the State have paid special attention to development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong said at a workshop on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the Central Highlands and central coastal provinces, which was held in Dak Lak province on January 13. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 16

At forums of the Human Rights Council, the Commission on Human Rights and Social Affairs (Committee 3), the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Vietnam always works actively with developing countries, the countries sharing the same opinion in struggling to protect the basic principles of human rights access: the principle of respect for independence, sovereignty, territorial unity and integrity, not interfering in internal affairs of each other, not politicizing the issue of human rights. … [Read more...] about Human rights considerations: Dialogue and cooperation are the only effective way

Recognizing and appreciating Vietnam's commitments and efforts to promote and protect human rights, including the implementation of recommendations under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Cycle III, Ms. Caitlin Wiesen recommended that in the coming time, Vietnam should continue to consider human rights and dignity as the center of all actions; continue to focus on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), international conventions on human rights processes (such as UPR, ICCPR, CRPD, CAT…); Apply lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic response to implementation of UPR recommendations to build a better future. … [Read more...] about Vietnam promotes and protects human rights in Covid-19 epidemic