On May 27th, 2020, chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA)’s Committee of Judicial Affairs, Le Thi Nga, presented a report on the outcomes of legal enforcement of child abuse prevention and control from January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2019 during the 14th NA’s ninth session.

The Ministry of Information and Communications, in collaboration with UNICEF, organised a conference to gather ideas on a project to protect and support children in cyberspace during the 2020-2025 period, to be submitted to the Prime Minister in June for approval.

Recently, in Hanoi, Minister of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung chaired the consultation meeting about the implementation of child’s rights and child protection serving for completing the Draft of Directive of the Prime Minister. Attending the consultation meeting were Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Ha, representatives from the relation agencies from National Assembly, Government’s Office, relating units under the Ministry, domestic experts and international organization…

From May 1st, 2020, National Hotline 111 has officially received information that reflects people's recommendations on the implementation of the social security support package of VND 62 trillion to about 20 million people who are in difficulty by COVID-19 pandemic.  

Regarding the payment of social security under the VND 62,000 billion support package, Minister Dao Ngoc Dung said that the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) is building a draft circular to determine criteria to support informal labour.

On April 14, Minister of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and the Delegation of MOLISA had a meeting with Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee and donated 300 million VND for COVID-19 fight.  

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a Social security package worth 62 trillion VND (2.66 billion USD) to support people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic nationwide.

Hanoi will earmark 650 billion VND (28.2 million USD) to help the poor and other social beneficiaries via the local branch of Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP), amid the COVID-19 pandemic.