On September 13th, 2019, at the Ministry’s Head office, Minister Dao Ngoc Dung had a cordial meeting with Mr. Daniel J. Kristenbrink, US. Ambassador to Vietnam. Attending the meeting were Leaders from Department of International Cooperation, Department of Legal Affairs, Department of Labour Relationship and Wage. At the meeting, the two sides shared a number of issues relating to content of draft of Labour Code (amended) towards ensuring the harmonious, stable development and approaching the common trend and international standards.
On September 06th, at the Ministry’s Head office, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Ha had a cordial meeting with Mr. Kung Phoak – Vice General Secretary of ASEAN, in responsible of ASEAN Socio – Cultural Community. Attending the meeting were Mrs. Sita Sumrit, representative of Secretary Board of ASEAN, and representatives of the Department of International Cooperation, Department of Gender Equality and Department of Child Affairs. At the meeting, the two sides have shared about a number of the cooperation activities between Vietnam – ASEAN for the past time and the priority activities which Vietnam intends to in 2020.
On August 29th, 2019, at the Head office of the Ministry, Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs organized a medal ceremony for the cause of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs for Mrs. Astrid Bant – Head Representative of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam. Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Ha attended and awarded the medal, some officials of Department of the Ministry and representatives of UNFPA organizations present at the ceremony.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Employment and Labour (MOEL) signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in Hanoi on August 28.
On August 28, 2019, in Hanoi, a Ceremony of signing the MOU Between the Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam and Ministry of Health Care and Social Welfare of Republic of Korea and other agencies relating to the field of social welfare has been organized. The MOU will establish the cooperation framework in the field of social welfare and social security, enhancing the sharing and exchanging about policies, experience between the two countries in this field. Attending the ceremony, MOLISA’s delegation were Mr. Le Tan Dung, Deputy Minister of MOLISA; Mrs. Cao Thanh Thuy – Deputy Director General of Department of International Cooperation; Mr. Nguyen Van Hoi, Director General of Department of Social Assistances; Mr. Ha Xuan Hung – Principal of University of Labour and Social Affairs; Mr. Bui Ton Hien – Principal of Training School for Official, Civil Servants on Labour and Social Affairs.