Nguyen Manh Cuong, Director of the International Cooperation under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs at the event (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamis committed to actively joining the international efforts on ending violenceand harassment at workplace, an official has said.
Nguyen Manh Cuong,Director of the International Cooperation under the Ministry of Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs made the affirmation at the seminar on making the draftconvention of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on “Ending violenceand harassment against women and men in the world of work” inHanoi on May 10.
Vietnam will send adelegation of Governmental officials, employers and employees to the 107th annual Session hosted by ILO in Sweden’s Geneva to join the second-rounddiscussion for the draft Convention, Cuong said.
The event presentsopportunities for stakeholders to discuss and update the progress of making theConvention as well as to evaluate Vietnam’s possibility to join the Convention.
“Vietnam is working onthe revised Law on Labour,” Cuong said, adding that seminar is expected tocontribute to the process.
The event saw the participationof delegation to attend the upcoming ILO’s 107th session, officialsfrom ministries, sectors, localities, and representatives from relevant domesticand international organisations.
Le Kim Dung , Directorof CARE International in Vietnam attached significance to ensuring safety atworkplace, saying that it contributes to enhancing economic efficiency ingeneral, the welfare for employees in particular.
At the seminar (Source: VNA) Dung expressed herhope that Vietnam will make significant contribution to the process of makingthe Convention as well as completing the nation’s legal framework for thematter.
For her part, AndreaPrince, ILO expert on labour law said violence and harassment at work violatehuman rights.
The issue negatively affectslabour productivity and enterprise reputation, as well as hampers effectivefunctioning of labour markets, she added.
“There is nointernationally-agreed definition of violence and harassment, nor internationalguidance on how to address it”, the ILO expert said.
“This is why we neednew standards on violence and harassment in the world of work,” Andreareiterated.
The Convention will comeup with key definitions, concepts and disciplines, while recommending ways toobey the disciplines and monitor and support affected people.
On the occasion, participantsreview the progresses and challenges in Vietnam’s legal system related topreventing violence and harassment at workplace as well as the role of theConvention amid Vietnam’s membership to regional free trade agreements.
They also discussedpotential impacts of the Convention to Vietnam.-VNA
The Convention will comeup with key definitions, concepts and disciplines, while recommending ways toobey the disciplines and monitor and support affected people.
On the occasion, participantsreview the progresses and challenges in Vietnam’s legal system related topreventing violence and harassment at workplace as well as the role of theConvention amid Vietnam’s membership to regional free trade agreements.
They also discussedpotential impacts of the Convention to Vietnam.-VNA
Phuong Vu
VNA
