A June 25 seminar was held in Hanoi to discuss preparations for the implementation of a national sustainable employment cooperative program over the 2012–2016 period.

Addressing the seminar, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs Pham Minh Huan said both the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) global framework for 2012–2015 and the UN’s Joint Plan in Vietnam will support Vietnam’s socio-economic development strategy and its focus on social security and employment.

The cooperative program will allow the ILO and other partners to fine-tune their plans annually and mobilise resources in a manner that furthers Vietnam’s progress towards its sustainable employment goals.

The seminar’s participants also reviewed the first year of the Vietnam-ILO sustainable employment cooperative program for the 2012–2016 period.

Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs Vice President Nguyen Ba Ngoc reported the program has helped state management agencies to improve transparency, encourage the labour market’s development, and legislate favourable conditions for recruiting and training human resources.

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