Viet Nam was the first country in Asia and the second in the world to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, on 20 February 1990. In addition, to protect children, Viet Nam has ratified two fundamental International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions related to child labour: the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182). At the same time, Viet Nam has amended, supplemented and established its legal framework with specific programmes and policies tailored to protect children’s rights. Viet Nam’s efforts and responsibility in fulfilling international commitments to protect and care for children and eliminate child labour have been fully demonstrated. To update information and monitor developments in child labour, as well as to provide a scientific basis and practical evidence for policymaking and developing appropriate and effective intervention programmes to prevent and reduce child labour, in 2023 the General Statistics Office (GSO), with technical support from the ILO, integrated the collection of information on the participation of working children aged 5 to 17 years into the 2023 Labour Force Survey (LFS). The survey results have been used as a basis for compiling statistical indicators to assess the current situation of working children and some basic characteristics of child labour in Viet Nam. The results from the 2023 LFS, along with the child labour surveys conducted in 2012 and 2018, provide important evidence for policymaking and designing programmes to prevent and reduce child labour in Viet Nam. To provide a clearer overview of the current situation of working children and those in child labour in Viet Nam, the GSO, with technical support from the ILO Viet Nam Office, has compiled the present report. Based on data collected from the 2023 LFS, the report provides an in-depth analysis from various perspectives of the basic characteristics of these children. It presents several recommendations to reduce and ultimately eliminate child labour in Viet Nam, thereby creating opportunities for the comprehensive development of children. The structure of the report is in two parts.
The status of wastewater treatment and environmental protection in Vietnam and lessons from Denmark
In the context of increasing industrialization and modernization, Vietnam is committed to implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in which protecting water resources and the environment is a top priority, especially wastewater treatment, which has become a major challenge. (14/01/2025)
Press conference to announce socio-economic statistics fourth quarter and 2022
On the morning of December 29, 2022, the General Statistics Office (GSO) held a press conference to announce the socio-economic statistics of the fourth quarter and 2022. Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, General Director of the General Statistics Office chaired conference. At the press conference, Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong announced the basic issues about the socio-economic situation of Vietnam in the fourth quarter and 2022. (29/12/2022)
2023 IAOS Prize for Young Statisticians
The International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2023 IAOS Young Statisticians Prize. This international prize encourages young statisticians to take an active interest in official statistics and is awarded for the best paper in the field of official statistics written by a young statistician. (18/11/2022)
Action plan on Central Highlands development issued
VGP - The Government has recently issued Resolution 152/NQ-CP (Resolution 152) approving an action plan to implement Resolution 23-NQ-TW of the Poliburo on the orientations for socio-economic development and defence-security safeguarding in the Central Highlands by 2030 with a vision towards 2045. (16/11/2022)
Three Vietnamese seaports among TOP 100 largest container ports worldwide
VGP - Viet Nam has three seaports in the top 50 seaports with the largest cargo throughput in the world, according to the latest update to the list of 100 seaports by Lloyd Maritime Company (UK). (14/11/2022)
Vietnam’s GDP revision poses no change to short-term state budgetary strategy
The Ministry of Finance is using the current data for the 5-10 year national financial plans. (29/10/2019)