Education is especially important in eradicating child labour, Vietnam's representative said at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Durban, South Africa, and called for strengthening cooperation for the improvement of high school education, career orientation, and vocational training.
On May 16th, at the Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA)’s Head office, Deputy Minister Le Van Thanh had a cordial meeting with Mr. Dan Rees, Director of Better Work. Attending the meeting were Ms. Ingrid Christensen, Director of ILO Vietnam; Director of Better Work Vietnam; Leaders from the relating units under the Ministry.
Within the framework of the Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's business trip to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit and work in the US and the United Nations, Minister Dao Ngoc Dung had a meeting and working with Mr. Kevin Cassidy, Director of International Labour Organization (ILO) at Washington DC.
Leaders of Vietnam's Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the US Department of Labour agreed to strengthen cooperation in developing high-quality human resources and labour market, reforming the social insurance system and improving national capacity to prevent and reduce child labour as well as to support children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
On May 12th, at the Ministry’s Head office, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Ha had a cordial meeting with Mr. Robert Glover, Executive Director of Care for Children Organization (CFC). Attending the meeting were the Leadership of the Department of International Cooperation, and the Department of Child Affairs. At the meeting, the two sides shared the implementation of the pilot model on alternative caring in Vietnam and the potential of replication of this model in the forthcoming time.