21 December 2018 | Media Coverage

Upholding gender equality at workplace for women to thrive

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Women should be free to choose the job they want to do without being hindered by discriminations on the grounds of their gender or physical capabilities.

This was the message from Phạm Thu Lan, deputy head of Institute of Workers and Trade Unions under Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour at a policy discussion entitled “Eight equal hours” in Hà Nội on Thursday.

The discussion is a part of a joint project to accelerate gender equality in the revised Law of Labour implemented by the Institute of Society, Economy and Environment (iSEE) in collaboration with Oxfam Việt Nam, Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), Care International in Việt Nam under the sponsorships of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Australian Government’s Initiative of “Investing in Women”.

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