Vietnam: 04 cases of termination of operation of human trafficking victim support establishments

Specifically, according to Article 18 of Decree No. 09/2013/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, a victim support establishment shall be terminated its operation in the following cases:

1. At the request of the founding organization or individual;

2. Past the operation period indicated in the foundation license, the founding organization or individual does not request for license extension;

3. Past the operation period indicated in the foundation license without the disapproval from the competent agency for the extension;

4. The foundation license is revoked under regulations.

Concurrently, the procedures and time for requesting operation termination in the case specified above are as follows:

- The founding organization or individual makes an application for operation termination according to the form provided by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and sends it to the provincial-level Service of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of the locality in which the victim support establishment is located;

- Within 5 (five) working days after receiving such application, the provincial-level Service of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs shall request in writing the Chairman of provincial-level People’s Committee  to consider and make a decision;

- Within 5 (five) working days after receiving a written request from the provincial-level Service of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Chairman of provincial-level People’s Committee  shall give a written reply.

At least 30 (thirty) days before the expected date of termination of the operation of the victim support establishment, the head of the victim support establishment shall send the provincial-level Service of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of the locality in which the victim support establishment is located a written notice of operation termination, plans for dealing with victims, laborers and persons with related rights, obligations and interests. Such expected date of operation termination must be publicized at the head office of the victim support establishment.

Within 15 (fifteen) working days after the date the Chairman of provincial-level People’s Committee decides not to extend a foundation license or the date of issuance of a license revocation decision, the provincial-level People’s Committee shall publish the termination and time of termination of the operation of a victim support establishment.

View more details at Decree No. 09/2013/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from April 15, 2013.

Ty Na

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