Chapter IV
RESPONSIBILITY OF AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN IMPLEMENTATION AND ENSURING GENDER EQUALITY
Article 25. Responsibility of the Government
1. To promulgate national strategies, policies and targets on gender equality and to annually report to the National Assembly on the implementation of the national gender equality goals.
2. To submit to the National Assembly, the National Assembly’s Standing Committee for the promulgation or to promulgate legal normative documents on gender equality within the extent of their competence.
3. To direct and conduct the mainstreaming of gender equality in the development of legal normative documents within its competence.
4. To implement the laws on gender equality; to direct and to conduct the inspection and examination of observance of the law on gender equality.
5. To publicize national information on gender equality; to regulate and direct to implement the criteria for gender classification in the state statistical data.
6. To coordinate with the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Vietnam’s Women Union; and to direct relevant agencies in propagandizing, disseminating and educating the laws and in raising the awareness of gender equality for the people.
Article 26. Responsibility of state management agency of gender equality
1. To develop and submit to the Government on the promulgation of national strategy, policies, and target programmes on gender equality.
2. To develop and submit to the Government on the promulgation or to promulgate
or to give guidelines on develop legal normative documents on gender equality within its competence.
3. To participate in assessing the mainstreaming of gender equality in development
of legal normative documents.
4. To synthesize and report to the Government on the implementation of the national goals of gender equality.
5. To play the key role in coordinating with the ministries, ministerial-level agencies in exercising state management function on gender equality.
6. To examine, inspect and handle violations, complaints and denunciation against violations of gender equality.
Article 27. Responsibility of the ministries, ministerial-level agencies
Within the scope of their duties and authorities, ministries and ministerial-level agencies have the following responsibilities:
1. To review current legal normative documents to amend, supplement, annul or promulgate within their competence or to submit to the competent agencies on amendment, supplement, annulment and promulgation of legal normative documents to ensure gender equality in their field.
2. To carry out researches and recommend the competent state agencies to promulgate measures to promote gender equality.
3. To coordinate with the state management agencies on gender equality to assess the situation of gender equality in their field; to inspect, examine and handle violations of the law on gender equality.
Article 28. Responsibility of the people’s committee at all levels
1. To develop plan to implement the national goals of gender equality at the locality.
2. To submit to the people’s councils to promulgate or promulgate the legal normative documents on gender equality within its competence.
3. To implement law on gender equality at the locality.
4. To inspect, examine and handle with violations against the law on gender equality within its competence.
5. To organize and conduct the propaganda and education on gender and law on gender equality for the local people.
Article 29. Responsibility of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations
1. To participate in the development of policies and laws and to participate in state management of gender equality under the law.
2. To ensure gender equality in the organizations.
3. To participate in the overseeing of the implementation of the law on gender equality.
4. To propagate and mobilize the people, members of associations, members of organizations to exercise gender equality.
Article 30. Responsibility of the Vietnam’s Women Union
1. To implement the regulations in Article 29 of this Law.
2. To conduct activities in supporting women and contributing to the fulfillment of the gender equality goals.
3. To coordinate with relevant agencies and organizations to foster and recommend qualified women as candidates to the National Assembly and people’s councils; and to recommend qualified women to participate in management and leading of agencies in the political systems at all levels.
4. To exercise the representative function, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of women and girls under the law.
5. To conduct social opponency against policies and laws concerning gender equality.
Article 31. Responsibility of state agencies, political organizations, socio- political organizations in implementation of gender equality within their own agencies and organizations
1. In their work of organization and personnel, state agencies, political organizations and socio-political organizations have the responsibility:
a) To ensure that male and female officials, civil servants and public employees are equal in employment, training, promotion, appointment and enjoyment of welfare;
b) To ensure that officials, civil servants and public employees shall be assessed basing on the principle of gender equality.
2. In their operation, state agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations have the responsibility:
a) To identify the real situation of gender equality; to develop and ensure the implementation of the goals of gender equality within their agencies, organizations and to annually report;
b) To ensure the participation of male and female officials, civil servants and public employees in law development and implementation, in programmes, plans and projects on development of economy, culture and society, unless otherwise provided by law.
c) To educate about gender and the law on gender equality for officials, civil servants and public employees under their management;
d) To establish measures to encourage officials, civil servants and public employees to exercise gender equality within agencies, organizations and families;
dd) To facilitate the development of social welfare establishments and support services to reduce the workload of the family.
Article 32. Responsibility of other agencies and organizations within their own agencies and organizations
1. In their work of organisation and operation, agencies and organizations which are not covered by Article 31 of this Law have the following responsibility:
a) To ensure the equality between men and women in their participation and benefit enjoyment;
b) To timely report or provide information about gender equality within agencies and organization at the request of competent agencies.
c) To propose or to participate in the development of policy and law on gender equality related to the operation of their agencies and organizations.
2. Depending on their capacities and circumstances, agencies and organizations shall be actively conduct or to coordinate in conducting following activities to promote gender equality:
a) To organize activities to propagate knowledge about gender and the law on gender equality to the members of agencies, organizations and employees;
b) To assign staff to take part in gender equality activities;
c) To conduct researches and apply research results to strengthen gender equality;
d) To provide financial resources for gender equality activities;
dd) To set up appropriate network of kindergartens so that male and female workers could harmonize productive labour and housework;
e) To support female workers who participate in the training and fostering activities and bring along their children less than 36 months of age.
g) To create favorable conditions for male workers to have full paid leave and allowances when their wives give birth.
All activities provided in this section are encouraged to be implemented by the State.
Article 33. Responsibility of the family
1. To create favorable conditions for members of the family to raise their awareness and knowledge on gender equality and to participate in gender equality-related activities.
2. To educate members of the family to be responsible for sharing housework and allocating housework to members of the family in an appropriate manner.
3. To look after reproductive health and create favorable conditions to women to exercise their safe motherhood.
4. To equally treat and provide equal opportunity to boys and girls in their study, work and participation in other activities.
Article 34. Responsibility of citizens
Male and female citizens have the responsibility:
1. To study to improve knowledge and awareness of gender and gender equality.
2. To exercise and to guide other people to exercise reasonable behaviors on gender equality.
3. To criticize and prevent any gender discriminatory acts.
4. To oversee the implementation and ensure gender equality within community, organizations and agencies and among citizens.
Tìm kiếm
Luật Bình đẳng giới 2006 (Bản Word)