Vietnam: Basic-knowledge and job learning and initial-difficulty supports for victims of human trafficking

According to Article 23 of Decree No. 09/2013/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, support recipients include victims being Vietnamese citizens and stateless persons permanently residing in Vietnam. Basic-knowledge and job learning and initial-difficulty supports include:

- Exemption from tuition fees and support of learning expenses for victims of poor households in accordance with current regulations;

- One-off support of job learning expenses for victims, at the vocational training expense level applicable at local vocational training institutions;

- One-off initial-difficulty allowance for victims of poor households when they return to their places of residence, at the level prescribed by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

The procedures for providing basic- knowledge and job learning and initial- difficulty supports are as follows:

- A support request dossier comprises the victim’s or his/her family’s application for supports, certified by the commune-level People’s Committee and made according to the form provided by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs; the competent agency’s written certification of the applicant as victim;

- Order and time limit for settlement:

+ Within 12 (twelve) months after being certified by a competent agency as victim, the victim or his/her family shall send an application to the commune-level People’s Committee of the locality in which he/she resides.

+ Within 3 (three) working days after receiving such application, the commune-level People’s Committee chairperson shall send a dossier to the Division of district-level Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

+ Within 5 (five) working days after receiving a complete dossier from the commune-level People’s Committee, the district-level Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Division shall examine the dossier and propose the district- level People’s Committee chairperson to consider and make decision.

+ Within 3 (three) working days after receiving the written proposal from the district-level Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Division, the Chairman of district-level People’s Committee shall decide to provide support for the victim.

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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