Roundtable discussion looks into safe migration in new normal
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam held a roundtable discussion with the Secretariat of the Migration Health Working Group (MHWG) to discuss its 2023 priorities to raise public awareness of safe and healthy migration in adaptation with the new normal in Vietnam.
Chief of Mission at IOM in Vietnam Park Mi-Hyung speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The International Organisationfor Migration (IOM) in Vietnam held a roundtable discussion with the Secretariatof the Migration Health WorkingGroup (MHWG) to discuss its 2023 prior🐎ities to raise public awareness ofsafe and healthy migration in adaptation with the new normal in Vietnam.
The event lookedinto reports of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs and Ministry of Health, focusing on the internationalmigration situation in the context that Vietnam has opened its borders sinceMarch following the COVID-19 pandemic, and updates on the implementation of the GlobalCompact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) reached in 2018. In response tothe agreement, the Vietnamese Prime Minister issued a decision on the plan to implement the GCMin 2020. Later, the Ministry of Health issued a decision to launchthe GCM in the sector, including interventions to ensure the health of Vietnameseworkers abroad amid public medical crisis. With 1.6 millionUSD in aid from the Japanese Government, IOM supported the resumption of safe internationaltravel in Vietnam via improving public medical capacity at six internationalborder gates and five international airports, including Noi Bai, Da Nang, CamRanh, Tan Son Nhat and Phu Quoc. It is estimated that 400 frontline and 50 governmentofficials and 3,000 residents in border provinces benefit from the project. Earlierthis year, IOM introduced the Health Handbook for Vietnamese working in Japanand the Republic of Korea, which provides basic knowledge, advices and guidanceto meet the needs of Vietnamese migrant workers. The handbook is currentlyavailable for free in electronic format at //mhwg.org.vn/en/library/ Participants atthe event also discussed initiatives and shared experience to build a 2013action plan for MHWG. IOM pledged to work closely with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health to collectrecommendations for MHWG to ensure rights of migrant workers in the new normalin Vietnam./.
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Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
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A hub for sharing best practices, the event aims to forge solutions for financial sustainability, public media contracts, audience engagement, content innovation, and newsroom restructuring. It is also a moment for Vietnam’s media to accelerate its progress and figure out what the “revolutionary press” means in a new era.
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Chief of Mission at IOM in Vietnam Park Mi-Hyung speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) 
