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Policy dialogue on child labour towards supply chain transparency

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) held a policy dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6, discussing international standards on child labour towards supply chain transparency amid global integration.
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HCM City (VNA) – The Ministry of Labour, Invalidsand Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO)held a policy dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6, discussinginternational standards on child labour towards supply chain transparency amidglobal integration.

Speaking at the event, deputy head of the MoLISA’sInternational Cooperation Department Cao Thanh Thuy highlighted the need torally the involvement of State agencies, businesses, trade unions, socialorganisations, families and communities in raising public awareness of childlabour prevention and mitigation.

She said Vietnam has promulgated laws and worked out policiesto ensure legal enforcement of child rights, child labour prevention andmitigation, as well as joined the Global Alliance to Eradicate Forced Labour, ModernSlavery, Human Trafficking and Child Labour, known as Alliance 8.7.

Director ofthe MoLISA’s Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs Dao Quang Vinhsuggested improving local authorities’ supervision over child labour.

According toValentina Barcucci from the ILO, child labour risk remains in multinationalgroups’ supply chain, especially in small workshops operating in agriculture,processing, services and construction.

Tran Thi ThuThuy from the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry shared experience in preventingchild labour in workplaces, code of conduct of employers, and introducedguidelines for corporate training sessions in the field.

Participantsat the event also discussed social responsibility for eradicating child labour,and initiatives towards business models without children working in, amongothers.-VNA
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