Provincial People's Committee Must Direct and Implement Construction of Daycare Centers in Areas with High Female Labor Concentration

According to Article 10 of Decree 85/2015/ND-CP, the People's Committees of provinces and cities under the Central Government are responsible for directing and implementing the organization and establishment of childcare centers and kindergartens in areas with a high density of female workers as follows:

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- Planning the construction of childcare centers and kindergartens during the planning, establishment of industrial zones according to legal regulations. In cases where industrial zones are already established but lack planning for childcare centers and kindergartens, they need to be additionally planned to build childcare centers and kindergartens;

- Constructing childcare centers and kindergartens in accordance with the childcare needs;

- Managing the operations of childcare centers and kindergartens in compliance with legal regulations;

- Having policies to encourage individuals and organizations to invest in building childcare centers and kindergartens.

Additionally, based on specific conditions, employers should develop plans, strategies to assist, support, build childcare centers and kindergartens, or partially support childcare and kindergarten fees for female workers with children of childcare and kindergarten age, either in cash or in kind. The level and duration of support is to be agreed upon by the employer and the representative of female workers.

Moreover, the Representative of Female Workers as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 154 of the Labor Code is defined as follows:

- If a labor union organization has been established, the representative of female workers is the grassroots labor union;- If no labor union organization has been established, the representative of female workers is the immediate superior labor union if requested by the collective of female workers. If there is no such request, the employer must obtain the opinion of more than 50% of the female workers at the enterprise.

The grassroots labor union and the immediate superior labor union execute their rights and responsibilities in aggregating and reflecting the opinions of female workers concerning issues related to their rights and benefits when the employer consults them.

For further details, refer to Decree 85/2015/ND-CP, effective from November 15, 2015.

Thu Ba

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