Efforts made to ensure rights of vulnerable groups of women
During the consolidation of its legal system, Vietnam has paid due attention to ensuring the rights of women from vulnerable groups, helping to narrow gender gaps in many spheres.
Vietnam has paid due attention to ensuring the rights of women from vulnerable groups. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – During theconsolidation of its legal system, Vietnam has paid due attention to ensuringthe rights of women from vulnerable groups, helping to narrow gender gaps inmany spheres.
However, limitations remain in the implementation ofpolicies towards the vulnerable groups of women, including ethnic minorities,the disabled, migrants, and the elderly.
President of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Ha ThiNga said women migrants have been supported in daily activities, emergencycases, and health care, yet more than 37% of them haven’t received anyassistance.
She pointed to shortcomings in the organisationof activities for the elderly, and the lack of specific policies for them.
The official noted a range of social issuesrelating to the groups’ jobs, livelihoods, housing, health care and socialwelfare, saying there have been cases of abuse and violence against women,which have triggered public outcry.
Nga blamed the issues on the inefficiency in the implementationof relevant programmes and plans in some localities and agencies, and thecommunications work.
The first-ever gender project under the national target programme, approved by the National Assembly and implemented by the VWU, aims to ensure gender equality and settle urgent issues facing women and children. (Photo: VNA)
According to the official, the national targetprogramme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited andmountainous areas in the 2021-2030 period has included many policies on ethnicgroups.
She highlighted the first-ever gender project under the national target programme,approved by the National Assembly and implemented by the VWU, aiming to ensuregender equality and settle urgent issues facing women and children.
Besides, women’s unions in provinces and cities havestepped up communications activities to raise public awareness, and eliminategender stereotypes and harmful practices.
Those at southern localities have actively rolledout and maintained a number of models and services in support of womenmigrants, she said.
The VWU has coordinated with the Vietnam Bank forSocial Policies and the State Bank of Vietnam to facilitate women’s access tocredit loans, helping them in production and business, Nga added.
Bui Quang Tuan, deputy head of the Party CentralCommittee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission, suggested mass mobilisationcommissions of municipal and provincial Party Committees to keep a close watchon the situation of women in their localities, and identify relevant issues,thus raising proposals to better implement policies for them./.
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Vietnam has paid due attention to ensuring the rights of women from vulnerable groups. (Photo: VNA) 
The first-ever gender project under the national target programme, approved by the National Assembly and implemented by the VWU, aims to ensure gender equality and settle urgent issues facing women and children. (Photo: VNA) 
