What is the time for labor of students at reformatories in Vietnam in a week?

What is the time for labor of students at reformatories in Vietnam in a week?

Pursuant to Article 146 of the Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments in 2019 stipulating general education, vocational educational and job training as follows:

1. Reformatory inmates in reformatories shall be provided with general education, vocational education and job training under programs promulgated by the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

General education is compulsory for reformatory inmates who have not yet completed primary education or lower secondary education. Appropriate forms of education shall be organized for other reformatory inmates depending on practical capability and conditions.

2. After class, reformatory inmates shall participate in labor activities organized by their reformatories. Reformatories shall assign jobs suitable to the age and health of reformatory inmates so as to assure their normal physical development and may not assign heavy, dangerous or hazardous jobs to them.

The labor time of a reformatory inmate must not exceed his/her learning time. The learning and labor lime of a reformatory inmate must not exceed 7 hours per day and 35 hours per week.

Reformatory inmates' labor fruits shall be used for improving their living and learning conditions and transferred to the community integration fund or commendation refund of reformatory inmates.

3. Reformatory inmates are entitled to days off being Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays as specified by law.

4. Expenses incurred in purchase of textbooks and notebooks and learning equipment for reformatory inmates shall be covered by the state budget.

As regulations above, the labor time of a reformatory inmate must not exceed his/her learning time. The learning and labor lime of a reformatory inmate must not exceed 7 hours per day and 35 hours per week.

Currently, the law does not specify the working time of reformatory students. The reformatories will be responsible for arranging suitable work for each student's age and health. Therefore, your son's working time will depend on his age and health.

Is it permissible to organize exam for selection of excellent students at reformatories in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 147 of the Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments in 2019 stipulating examination, assessment and grading of reformatory inmates and organization of exams as follows:

1. Reformatories shall organize examination, assessment and ranking of their reformatory inmates and organize term, year-end and grade exams, exams for selection of excellent reformatory inmates or other exams.

2. Mark books, school reports, dossiers and forms relevant to the learning of reformatory inmates shall be made according to forms uniformly set by the Ministry of Education and Training.

3. General education and job training certificates granted by reformatories to their reformatory inmates are as valid as certificates granted by general education and job training schools.

As regulations above, it is permissible to organize exam for selection of excellent students at reformatories in Vietnam.

How to handle speacial students at reformatories in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 155 of the Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments in 2019 stipulating commendation, reward, and handling of violations as follows:

1. Reformatory inmates who have strictly observed the law and internal rules of reformatories, recorded good or better learning results or merits are entitled to the following forms of commendation or reward under decisions of reformatory principals:

a) Receiving commendation, certificates of merit or presents;

b) Going on sightseeing trips organized by the reformatory.

2. Reformatory inmates who have violated learning or labor discipline or committed other acts in violation of internal rules of reformatories shall, depending on the nature and severity of their violations, be subjected to the following measures under decisions of reformatory principals:

a) Reprimand;

b) Warning;

c) Special education in a separate room not exceeding 5 days;

Reformatory inmates subject to special education shall make written self-criticisms and criticize themselves before their group or class.

3. Decisions on commendation, reward or handling of violations shall be inserted in dossiers of reformatory inmates.

As regulations above, speacial students at reformatories shall be handled by 3 methods:

- Reprimand;

- Warning;

- Special education in a separate room not exceeding 5 days;

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