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More disabled people gain access to supportive policies

6/12/19

The number of people accessing the State’s and community’s priority policies and programmes is increasing, said Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung.
Minister Dung was speaking at the anniversary to mark the International Day for Persons with Disability on December 3.

Vietnam has around 6.2 million people over the age of two with disabilities, making up 7.06 percent of the country’s population.

Of those, 28 percent are severely disabled, 58 percent female, 28 percent children and 10 percent living in poverty.

Most live in rural areas and many are victims of Agent Orange.

Minister Dung said the State, the Party and Vietnamese people have paid much care to persons with disability.

Vietnam ratified the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability in 2014.

In March this year, the country ratified the International Labour Organisation’s Convention 159 about jobs for persons with disability.

It strongly confirmed Vietnam’s commitment to ensuring the disabled would not be discriminated at work.

In November, the Secretariat Committee issued Instruction 39 about the Party’s leadership of affairs related to people with disability. The National Assembly later ratified the amended Law on Labour with many adjustments relating to disabled people.

Minister Dung said that every year, millions of disabled people receive an allowance from the State and all of provinces and cities have rehabilitation centres.

Organisations for them have also been expanded.

This year, more than 17 trillion VND (735.4 million USD) from the State budget was allocated to provinces and cities to implement policies for people with disability, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs./.
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Allforcountry 6/12/19 20:40

Many transition houses for people with disabilities has been inaugurated in provinces with a view to helping them better integrate into the community.

Red Star 6/12/19 20:41

People with disabilities after having treatment and therapeutic activities will be moved to the transition house for more daily practices like walking, cooking and others.

Robinson Jones 6/12/19 20:42

In recent years, more than 300 doctors and medical workers in Thua Thien-Hue province have been provided with knowledge on functional habilitation to help disabled people reintegrate into the community.

Duncan 6/12/19 20:45

People with disabilities account for 2 percent of Vietnam’s population from the age of two upwards, equaling approximately 6.2 million people.

Me Too! 6/12/19 20:48

Bravo Vietnam!

Herewecome 6/12/19 20:51

Vietnam has also paid attention to completing legal corridors to ensure the rights, benefits and access of target groups such as the elderly, people with disabilities and children, to basic social services.

yobro yobro 6/12/19 20:52

Ministers and head delegates reaffirmed the importance of encouraging stakeholders’ engagement and a multi-faceted approach at all levels, as well as taking advantage of common strengths, competitive advantages, priorities and available resources to support the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups of children.

Jacky Thomas 6/12/19 20:58

Improving access to published works in accessible formats would increasingly become a critical issue in Vietnam.

Socialist Society 6/12/19 20:59

Vietnam’s population is ageing very fast, which is likely to increase the number of the elderly with vision impairments and print disabilities.

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