State policies towards the youth in Vietnam

State policies towards the youth in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. Rights and obligations of youth

In Article 1 of the Youth Law 2020, the youth are Vietnamese citizens aged between full sixteen and thirty years old. In addition, in Article 4 of the Youth Law 2020, the rights and obligations of the youth are as follows:

- The youth are a large pioneering and creative social force that leads the reform, development and protection of the Fatherland; and plays a crucial role in national industrialization and modernization, international integration and socialism advancement.

- The youth shall have the rights and obligations of every citizen provided for in the Constitution and by the law.

2. State policies towards the youth in Vietnam

* Learning and scientific research policies

Article 16 of the Youth Law 2020 stipulates the state's policy in studying and doing scientific research for the youth as follows:

- Ensure equality in access to education and enable the youth to participate in scientific research.

- Promulgate and ensure implementation of programs educating on national moral values, ideals and traditions, civilized lifestyle, life skills and regulatory compliance for the youth.

- Provide policies on credit, scholarships and tuition exemption and reduction for the youth according to regulations of laws.

- Enable the youth to learn, enhance their professional qualifications; creativity and ability to research and apply scientific and technological advances.

- Provide incentives and assistance for organizations and individuals to invest in scientific research and innovation activities by the youth; participate in equipping the youth with life skills and other necessary skills.

* Labor and employment policies

According to Article 17 of the Youth Law 2020, the labor and employment policies for the youth are as follows:

- Give career advice and guidance, and provide information on the labor market for the youth; equip the youth with professional skills and professional ethics; protect the youth from labor coercion and exploitation.

- Enable the youth to have a job; create on-site jobs for the youth in rural areas, mountainous areas and islands as appropriate to the situation of each region and each development stage of the country.

- Enable the youth to take out concessional loans from the national employment fund and other legal credit sources to create their own jobs and advance their business operation.

* Entrepreneurship policies

According to Article 18 of the Youth Law 2020, the policy on entrepreneurship for the youth are prescribed as follows:

- Equip the youth with entrepreneurship knowledge and skills.

- Provide information on markets; assist with legal affairs, science and technology, investment promotion and workforce development; and grant concessional loans from credit institutions as per the law.

- Facilitate entrepreneurship, innovation and application of science and technology by the youth.

- Offer incentives and support for service providers to assist youth entrepreneurship; encourage establishment of a youth entrepreneurship fund according to regulations of laws.

* Health protection, care and enhancement policies

According to Article 19 of the Youth Law 2020, the health protection, care and enhancement policies for the youth are as follows:

- Give advice on and support youth health enhancement; prevention of domestic violence, school violence and sexual assault; drug and HIV/AIDS prevention;

Prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, other social diseases and other risks to physical and mental health of the youth.

- Ensure the youth have information and access to friendly reproductive and sexual health services; and receive pre-marital health check-up and advice.

- Encourage organizations and individuals to invest in and provide healthcare services for the youth.

* Cultural and sports policies

According to Article 20 of the Youth Law 2020, the cultural and sports policies for the youth are as follows:

- Enable the youth to take part and be innovative in cultural and sports activities.

- Enable the youth to actively protect and enhance national cultural values and embrace the cultural essence of humanity.

- Raise awareness and protect the youth in cyberspace.

- Encourage organizations and individuals to establish cultural and sports institutions for the youth.

* Fatherland protection policies

- Ensure the youth are educated on national defense and security, patriotism, revolutionary heroism and sense of Fatherland building and protection.

- Enable the youth to complete conscription; and compulsory service in the People's Public Security Force, militia and self-defense forces; join reserve forces and contribute to the all-people national defense and people’s national security as per the law.

- The youth completing conscription and compulsory service in the People's Public Security Force are entitled to vocational training assistance and other incentive policies according to regulations of laws.

Do Thanh Long

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