Việt Nam to adopt anti-forced labour convention, extend agricultural land use tax incentive: NA

Farmers harvest tea at a farm in northern Tuyên Quang Province. NA members say the extension of agricultural land use tax exemption will help ease the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic agriculture. — VNA/VNS Photo Nam Sương HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam plans to join the Convention 105 (C105) on the abolition of forced labour developed by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded at its 44th session on Tuesday. Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung said Việt Nam’s participation in the convention was in accordance with the Party’s guidelines and the 2013 Constitution to ensure human and civil rights. In addition, it shows Việt Nam’s political commitments in implementing ILO member states’ obligations and new generation free trade agreements, he said. According to the NA’s member, the country’s participation to and implementation of C105 will not increase social expenses, and will not change Việt Nam’s international obligations as it has already joined the ILO Convention No. 29 on Forced Labour since 2007 and C105’s standards have been incorporated into the commitments under EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) with Việt… Read full this story

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