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Workshop seeks ways to support returned migrant women

A policy advocacy workshop aiming to support returned migrant women and their households took place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 18.
Workshop seeks ways to support returned migrant women ảnh 1President of the VWU's Can Tho chapter Vo Thi Kim Thoa speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)


Can Tho (VNA) – A policy advocacy workshop aimingto support returned migrant women and their households took place in the MekongDelta city of Can Tho on June 18.

The event was co-organised by Can Tho chapter of the VietnamWomen’s Union (VWU), the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and theKorea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

President of VWU Can Tho chapter Vo Thi Kim Thoa said CanTho is among localities in Mekong Delta with a large number of women intransnational marriages, as well as returned migrant women.

From 2019 to the end of May this year, the city recordednearly 2,600 international marriages. Meanwhile, there are about 300 women whoreturned from broken marriages with RoK or Chinese partners.

At the workshop, participants joined group discussions tocontribute ideas for the establishment and operation of offices providingcounseling and support for returned migrant women, which will be a key targetof a project proposed during the event.

Data of the IOM showed that in 2018, women accounted for 85percent out of over 16,000 transnational marriages in Vietnam. The RoK is amongcountries with the highest number of migrant Vietnamese women engaging in marriages,but also ranks second in terms of divorces with an average of 30 percent./.

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