Supporting and protecting overseas Vietnamese communities

14:35, 10/12/2009

The Law on Overseas Representative Missions of Vietnam 2009 providing for the functions, tasks, powers and organization of overseas representative missions of Vietnam was approved by the National Assembly on June 18, 2009.

According to the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of Vietnam 2009, contents on supporting and protecting overseas Vietnamese communities are specified as follows:

1. To propagate and introduce Vietnam's policies and laws related to overseas Vietnamese.

2. To review and report to competent agencies on the situation of overseas Vietnamese communities as well as mobilization of and support for overseas Vietnamese communities.

3. To propose to competent agencies appropriate policies and measures to maintain the close attachment of overseas Vietnamese communities to the country; to encourage overseas Vietnamese to preserve national identities and participate in all areas of social life in Vietnam.

4. To create conditions for and support overseas Vietnamese to stabilize their lives and integrate themselves into the society in receiving countries; to propose necessary measures to protect lawful rights and interests of overseas Vietnamese and prevent discrimination against overseas Vietnamese communities in receiving countries.

5. To organize or jointly organize cultural activities to serve overseas Vietnamese communities.

6. To propose to competent agencies appropriate forms of commendation for overseas Vietnamese organizations and individuals that record outstanding achievements in community development and national construction.

This is the contents specified in Article 9 of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of Vietnam 2009, effective from September 02, 2009.

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