Vietnam: Policies for deportees whilst deportation is in progress

Vietnam: Policies for deportees whilst deportation is in progress (Illustrative Image)

Decree 112/2013/ND-CP stipulates the policies for deportees whilst deportation is in progress at the detention facility in Vietnam as follows:

1. Deportees shall be arranged in collective rooms according to gender (male, female); with a minimum sleeping area of 3 m² per person, equipped with a restroom, mat, blanket, and mosquito net;
2. Persons suffering from particularly dangerous infectious diseases as prescribed by the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, persons suffering from mental illnesses, or other diseases that impair their ability to perceive or control their behavior must be housed separately in an isolation room.

Meanwhile, the policies regarding meals and clothing for deportees whilst deportation is in progress in Vietnam are as follows:

- Each person's monthly male allowance is calculated as follows: 17 kg of regular rice; 0.7 kg of meat; 0.8 kg of fish; 0.1 kg of salt; 0.5 kg of medium-grade sugar; 0.75 liters of fish sauce; 0.1 kg of monosodium glutamate; 15 kg of green vegetables, and 15 kg of firewood or 17 kg of coal.

This quantity is converted into cash according to the current market price in the locality where the detention facility is located. On holidays and Tet (as stipulated by the State of Vietnam), deportees whilst deportation is in progress at the detention facility are provided additional male allowances, but the total male allowance (including both regular and additional allowances) shall not exceed 5 times the regular male allowance. The detention facility can adjust the meal standards to fit actual requirements to ensure the detainees consume the approved allowance;

- Deportees whilst deportation is in progress at the detention facility are allowed to bring essential personal belongings for use as prescribed by the Ministry of Public Security. In case of a shortage of clothing, depending on the length of stay, they will be provided with one to two sets of clothes made of regular fabric.

Further details may be found in Decree 112/2013/ND-CP effective from November 17, 2013.

Ty Na

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