(Dan Tri) - The leader of the Department of Children affirmed that the network for prevention, detection, support, and intervention of children working illegally and children at risk of becoming child laborers has been deployed.
Reduce child labor rates
The Decision approving the Program on preventing and reducing illegal child labor for the period 2021-2025, with a vision to 2030, aims to prevent, detect, support, and intervene in illegal child labor and children at risk of becoming child laborers.
Accordingly, strive to reduce the rate of child labor and juvenile labor from 5 to 17 years old to 4.9%.
100% of children at risk, child laborers and children trafficked for labor exploitation when notified are supported, intervened promptly, managed and monitored; over 90% of children at risk and child laborers have access to general education and appropriate vocational training.
Better protection and care for children (Illustration: Son Nguyen).
In the communication work on preventing and reducing child labor, the goal is that 90% of staff and teachers in educational institutions and childcare facilities, and 70% of parents and caregivers of children are provided with information and knowledge on preventing and reducing child labor.
In addition, 70% of children are provided with information and knowledge on preventing and reducing child labor.
90% of enterprises, cooperatives, households, especially small and medium enterprises, cooperatives, and households in craft villages are provided with information and knowledge on preventing and reducing child labor.
By 2030, strive to reduce the rate of child labor and juvenile labor from 5 to 17 years old to 4.5%; minimize the rate of child labor and juvenile labor doing heavy, toxic, and dangerous work among child labor and juvenile labor.
Immediately after the Decision was issued, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued a document guiding ministries, branches and localities to implement the Program; and providing guidance on identifying children and minors working in violation of the law.
In addition, 50/63 provinces and centrally-run cities and 8 ministries and branches developed plans to implement the Program, and 13 localities integrated the plan to implement the Decision into the plan to implement the Action Program for Children in the area.
Child labor rate is lower than the regional average
Over the past three decades, Vietnam has made many achievements in poverty reduction, thanks to which the rate of child labor in Vietnam is 2% lower than the average of the Asia-Pacific region.
Vietnam's efforts in reducing child labor have been recognized by the international community.
The Vietnamese Government has signed and ratified many international conventions on children's rights and against child labor, such as ILO Conventions 138 and 182. The 2016 Law on Children clearly stipulates children's rights, including the right to be protected from child labor and other forms of exploitation.
The law also proposes strict measures to deal with violations of children's rights.
The 2019 Labor Code completely prohibits the use of child labor for children under 15 years old, except for some light jobs that do not affect the health and learning of children; For children from 15 to 18 years old, the law also has strict regulations on working hours, types of work and working conditions.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Nga, Deputy Director of the Department of Children (Photo: Tong Giap).
Ms. Nguyen Thi Nga, Deputy Director of the Department of Children, Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, said that in recent times, many solutions, forms of communication, education, and social mobilization have been constantly innovated and expanded in coverage to address the awareness of families, parents, and children about education, employment, and sustainable poverty reduction and eradication.
Communication campaigns are launched at both central and local levels; Communities, families, children and minors are continuously updated with information through many forms such as: Press and mass media, social networks, clubs and communication groups in residential communities.
Ms. Nga said that the awareness, capacity and responsibility of authorities at all levels, schools, social organizations, employers, especially parents and children have been significantly improved, contributing positively to the results of reducing children participating in economic activities, children working, especially child labor.
In particular, the legal system on preventing and reducing child labor in violation of the law has been improved, in accordance with international conventions that Vietnam has ratified.
To date, the process and network for prevention, detection, support and intervention of children working illegally and children at risk of becoming child labor associated with the child protection system have been deployed.
There is only 1 year left to complete the 8.7 initiative to contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 8 and move towards eliminating child labor in all forms by 2025, of which Vietnam is one of 15 pioneering countries in Asia.
The Deputy Director of the Department of Children said that to do this requires continuous and long-term efforts from many sides, including the Government, ministries, departments, sectors, communities, families and children themselves.
"Only with close cooperation and strong commitment can Vietnam achieve its goal of protecting children and ensuring a bright future for the young generation," Ms. Nga emphasized.
Because children have the right to be protected from exploitation, from working before their age, beyond their working hours, or from doing heavy, hazardous work as prescribed by law.
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