The view was shared by experts at a conference in Hanoi on December 17 to mark International Migrants Day (December 18).
Vietnamese migrant workers are employed in a range of different positions and industries including manufacturing, construction, garment making, and domestic labour. Most have a measure of stability and rights protection incorporated into their employment contracts.
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Some migrant workers are vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse with no recourse to legal aid.
Vietnam is a signatory to the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers. It affirms the rights of migrant workers to expose abuse and receive help.
The conference summarised the action plan and proposals devised at the 6th ASEAN Migrant Forum in Brunei, and reviewed the progress made in realising the recommendations in national legislation.
Participants also discussed legal counselling for migrant workers and making the process for registering formal complaints against ASEAN employers less onerous for migrant workers themselves.