Vietnam – Equality

II. TASKS AND ACTIONS

2. Policy and law improvement

c) Protecting the rights of the vulnerable groups

– Studying, reviewing, proposing amendments, supplements and promulgation of legal normative documents related to gender equality, anti-discrimination and protection of the rights of the vulnerable groups in business activities to ensure feasibility and compliance with international standards, including Law on Gender Equality 2006, Law on Persons with Disabilities in 2010, Law on Children 2016, etc. and their guiding instruments.

+ Lead agency: Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs

+ Coordinating agencies: Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, governmental agencies and other relevant agencies; Viet Nam Fatherland Front; Viet Nam Women’s Union; Viet Nam Association for the Protection of Children’s Rights; Viet Nam Association of People with Disabilities and orphans; other relevant socio-political and social organizations.

+ Output: Research reports, reviews, proposals and recommendations submitted to competent authorities

+ Deadline: 2025

– Drafting the Law on Gender Transformation to implement Article 37 of the Civil Code

+ Drafting agency: National Assembly member Nguyen Anh Tri;

+ Coordinating agencies: Ministry of Justice, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, governmental agencies and relevant agencies; related socio-political and social organizations

+ Outputs: Law on Gender Transformation + Deadline: 2025