In Vietnam, what is the song whose lyrics include the phrase "Mùng 8 tháng 3 em ra thăm vườn"? Are female teachers in Vietnam entitled to fully paid days off on March 8?

What is the song whose lyrics include the phrase "Mùng 8 tháng 3 em ra thăm vườn"?

"Mùng 8 tháng 3 em ra thăm vườn" is a phrase in the children's song titled "Bông Hoa Mừng Cô". This is a familiar children's song, often sung on International Women's Day on March 8, to express gratitude and love for grandmothers, mothers, and teachers.

Below are the complete and detailed lyrics of the song "Bông Hoa Mừng Cô":

Below are the chords of the song "Bông Hoa Mừng Cô":

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In Vietnam, what is the song whose lyrics include the phrase "Mùng 8 tháng 3 em ra thăm vườn"? (Image from the Internet)

Are female teachers in Vietnam entitled to fully paid days off on March 8?

According to Article 112 of the Labor Code 2019, the regulation about public holidays is as follows:

Public holidays

1. Employees shall be entitled to fully paid days off on the following public holidays:

a) Gregorian Calendar New Year Holiday: 01 day (the 1st of January of the Gregorian calendar);

b) Lunar New Year Holidays: 05 days;

c) Victory Day: 01 day (the 30th of April of the Gregorian calendar);

d) International Labor Day: 01 day (the 1st of May of the Gregorian calendar);

dd) National Day: 02 days (the 2nd of September of the Gregorian calendar and the previous or next day);

e) Hung Kings Commemoration Day: 01 day (the 10th of the third month of the Lunar calendar).

2. Foreign employees in Vietnam are entitled to 01 traditional public holiday and 01 National Day of their country, in addition to the public holidays stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. The Prime Minister shall decide the specific public holidays mentioned in Point b and Point dd Clause 1 of this Article on an annual basis.

Thus, March 8 is not considered a public holiday. Therefore, female teachers are not entitled to fully paid days off on this day.

What are the standardized educational qualifications of teachers in Vietnam?

Under Article 72 of the Education Law 2019, the standardized educational qualifications of teachers in Vietnam are:

- Teachers of preschool education teachers must possess at least a pedagogical college diploma;

- Teachers of primary education, lower secondary education and upper secondary education must possess at least a bachelor’s degree in pedagogy training.

In case a subject is yet to acquire enough teachers with bachelor’s degree in pedagogy training, teachers of this subject must possess a bachelor's degree of suitable specialization and a certificate of pedagogy training;

- Lecturers of higher education must possess a master’s degree; lecturers teaching or instructing master or doctor’s theses must possess a doctoral degree.

- Standardized educational qualifications of teachers working in institutions of vocational education shall follow regulations in the Law on Vocational education.

What are the policies for teachers in Vietnam?

Under Article 77 of the 2019 Education Law, policies for teachers in Vietnam include:

- The State shall elaborate policies of recruitment, employment, benefits, guaranteeing material and mental needs of teachers so as to enable them to fulfill their roles and duties.

- Teachers working at specialized schools, schools for gifted students, boarding general education schools or day schools for ethnic minorities, pre-university schools, schools or classes for disabled and handicapped persons, reformatory schools or other special schools, teachers of inclusive education shall receive allowances and other preferential policies.

- The State shall issue incentive and preferential policies on allowances and other policies for teachers working in areas with exceptional socio-economic difficulties.