Competence of the Labor. War Invalids and Social Affairs Inspectorate to sanction administrative violations regarding gender equality in Vietnam

Competence of the Labor. War Invalids and Social Affairs Inspectorate to sanction administrative violations regarding gender equality in Vietnam (Internet image)

Decree 55/2009/ND-CP stipulates the competence of the Labor. War Invalids and Social Affairs Inspectorate to sanction administrative violations regarding gender equality as follows:

1. Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs inspectors on duty may:

- Serve caution;

- Impose fines of up to VND 500,000;

- Confiscate material evidence and means valued at up to VND 2,000,000 used in committing administrative violations ;

- Apply remedies:

•  Forcible issuance of public apology or rectification;

• Forcible restoration of lawful interests which have been infringed upon by acts of administrative violation of gender equality;

• Forcible payment of reasonable medical examination and treatment expenses in case acts of administrative violation cause damage to others* health or morale

• Forcible modification, supplementation, replacement, correction or destruction of objects or cultural articles that advocate, propagate or disseminate gender inequality or gender prejudice;

• Forcible dismantlement or removal of advertisements that advocate, propagate or disseminate gender inequality or gender prejudice;

• Requesting organizations and individuals that have issued regulations and rules with gender discrimination contents to revise or annul these documents or requesting competent agencies to annul these documents.

2. Chief inspectors of provincial-level Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Services may:

- Serve caution;

- Impose fines of up to VND 30,000,000;

- Deprive of the right to use licenses or practice certificates under their competence;

- Confiscate material evidence and means used in committing administrative violations;

- Apply remedies specified in Chapter II of this Decree.

3. The Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Labor. War Invalids and Social Affairs may:

- Serve caution;

- Impose the maximum fines prescribed in this Decree;

- Deprive of the right to use licenses under his/her competence;

- Confiscate material evidence and means used in committing administrative violations;

- Apply remedies specified in Point 1. 

More details can be found in Decree 55/2009/ND-CP, which comes into force from August 1, 2009.

Ty Na

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