At the regular press conference providing information on the socio-economic situation on the afternoon of June 15, regarding the case of the manager of the Trang Khuyet Inn abusing Ms. T. (85 years old) causing a stir in public opinion, the reporter asked the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of the City about why the Trang Khuyet Inn did not have a license but was still operating.
Mr. Nguyen Van Lam, Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City, said that on April 22, 2022, the Department and the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Districts 8, 12 and Hoc Mon District inspected the branches and facilities of the Trang Khuyet Charity and Social Protection Fund One Member Co., Ltd. (address at 102/42 Cong Quynh, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1).
Mr. Nguyen Van Lam, Deputy Director of Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City.
Through inspection, the facilities did not have operating licenses; the conditions of facilities and human resources, social assistance standards, and care and nurturing costs were not in accordance with regulations.
“ To operate in accordance with regulations, the Moonlight Charity and Social Protection Fund One Member Co., Ltd. must register to establish new social protection facilities according to Decree No. 103/2017/ND-CP and Circular No. 33/2017/ND-CP; prepare documents according to regulations and send them to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs or the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs for appraisal and issuance of operating licenses according to regulations,” Mr. Lam emphasized.
Mr. Lam added that the Trang Khuyet Charity and Social Protection Fund Company Limited was granted Business Registration Certificate No. 0316582322 by the Business Registration Office - Department of Planning and Investment, including the following business lines: Activities of nursing and care facilities, Non-centralized social assistance activities for the elderly and disabled... In addition to the head office, this company has 5 branches in District 8, Binh Thanh, Tan Binh, Hoc Mon district.
Mr. Lam affirmed that the Moon Crescent Charity and Social Protection Fund Company Limited operates in the field of social protection, therefore the Company must carry out procedures and documents for competent authorities to grant operating licenses according to Decree No. 103/2017/ND-CP dated September 12, 2017 of the Government.
It is worth mentioning that although the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs inspected the company since April 2022 and requested that it supplement and complete the required application documents, for more than a year, the company did not complete the application but continued to operate, receiving lonely, homeless elderly people, until the recent incident.
Up to this point, there are still 2 shelters of this company: Moonlit Inn in District 8, which is taking care of 12 elderly people and Saigon Bao Dung Shelter (Tan Binh District), which is taking care of 35 elderly people, although they still do not have a license to operate social protection.
The scene of old lady T. being beaten at the Crescent Moon Inn spread on the internet, causing public outrage. (Photo cut from clip)
Previously, Trang Khuyet Charity and Social Protection Fund LLC held a press conference, accepting responsibility for the incident in which an 85-year-old woman was assaulted at Trang Khuyet Inn.
Mr. Do Luong Dai Nam - Founder and Acting CEO of Trang Khuyet Charity and Social Protection Fund Company Limited (Trang Khuyet Company) - admitted that the company and its branches do not have a license to operate in the field of social protection.
Regarding recruitment, Mr. Nam said that the company does not have specific recruitment regulations. The model of these facilities is that the elderly take care of each other. Mr. Huynh Van Gioi - the person who abused Ms. T. - is also a member of the shelter.
" We are not clear about the regulations on elderly care. We assume that the elderly are guests. Instead of having to pay for a place to stay, here they are paid by a third party ," a representative of Trang Khuyet Company acknowledged.
According to Mr. Nam, these establishments only violated regulations on temporary residence registration. After the assault, the authorities conducted an inspection and took the elderly people at Trang Khuyet Inn (District 12) and Vu Lan Inn (Hoc Mon District) to the Ho Chi Minh City Social Support Center.
Previously, on May 23, social media posted many clips recording a weak old woman being cursed, beaten, and kicked by a man at the Moonlit Inn. During the beatings, the man pointed at the old woman and shouted "go in, I said go in", despite the old woman's pleas and explanations.
The clips circulating on social media have made many people angry at the man's cruel attitude and behavior.
As soon as the information was received, the People's Committee of Thanh Loc Ward coordinated with the police to set up a working group to be present at the facility to prepare a profile, collect information and documents related to the incident. The working group found signs of crime and reported to the District 12 Police.
The authorities identified the old woman in the clip as VTT, 85 years old, from Ben Tre, living in Tan Binh district; and the man who beat the old woman was Huynh Van Gioi, manager of the Trang Khuyet Inn Shelter on Ha Huy Giap street, Thanh Loc ward, district 12.
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