Chương III Luật trẻ em 2016: Chăm sóc và giáo dục trẻ em

Chapter III

EDUCATION AND CARE OF CHILDREN

Article 42. Guarantee of the care of children

1. The Government shall implement support and assistance policies, and promulgates standards and regulations on the care of children according to the age level and those for disadvantaged children.

2. The Government encourages agencies, organizations, families and individuals to support and take care of children and disadvantaged children. Organizations and individuals that provide care services to children shall be enjoyed support policies on land, taxes and credits.

Article 43. Guarantee of children’s healthcare

1. The Government shall implement policies in conformity with socio-economic conditions at each period to support and ensure that all children are provided with healthcare services, especially disadvantaged children, children of poor and near-poor households, ethnic minority children and children who are living at border regions, mountainous regions, islands and regions with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions.

2. The Government shall ensure the implementation of measures for carrying periodical examination for pregnant women and children according to age level; providing children with nutrition-related care, initial health care and vaccination; childproofing and preventing child accidents and injuries; providing children advice and assistance in reproductive sexual health care in conformity with their age as regulated by the laws.

3. The provision of consultancy, protection and taking care of health and nutrition of pregnant women, mothers who have to bring up babies below 36 months of age and children, especially children under 36 months of age and abused children shall be prioritized in conformity with socio-economic development conditions at each period.

4. The Government shall implement policies and methods of consultancy, screening, diagnosis and treatment before birth and after birth; reducing child mortality rate, especially infant mortality rate; abolishing customs and practices that cause harm or adverse influence on children’s health.

5. The Government shall pay or assist children to pay health insurance premium as regulated by the law on health insurance in conformity with age level, groups of children and socio-economic development conditions at each period.

6. The Government shall implement policies and measures for ensuring that children may use hygienic source of water and basic sanitary conditions, and ensuring foods safety as regulated by the laws.

7. The Government encourages agencies, organizations, families and individuals to support and invest in resources for protecting children and taking care of children’s health, especially disadvantaged children.

Article 44. Guarantee of child education

1. The Government shall formulate assistance policies for ensuring that all children can go to school and minimizing the number of children giving up their studies; policies for supporting disadvantaged children, children of poor and near-poor households, ethnic minority children and children who are living at border regions, mountainous regions, islands and regions with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions to access to the educational universalization and inclusive education, attend vocational training classes and receive job recommendation in conformity with age level and the law on labor.

2. The Government shall give priority investment in education for ensuring that all children may get equal opportunities to access to education; practice inclusive education for children with disabilities; formulate policies on tuition exemption and reduction for each group of children in conformity with socio-economic development conditions at each period.

3. Educational programs and contents must be in conformity with age level and each group of children for ensuring educational quality and meeting comprehensive development and integration requirements; the education about Vietnam's history and cultural traditions, development of children’s dignity, living skills, talent, sex education and reproductive health education shall be given with the special importance.

4. The Government promulgates regulations on safe, healthy and friendly educational environment, and school violence prevention and intervention.

5. The Government shall establish proper policies on the universalization of preschool education for children at 05 years old and policies for supporting preschool-aged children in conformity with socio-economic development conditions at each period; encourage and attract other sources of investment for developing education and training.

Article 45. Guarantee of play and recreational activities, cultural, arts, sports and tourist activities for children

1. The Government shall establish policies for supporting the creation of cultural and arts works; developing a system of cultural and sports facilities for children; establish priority policies for children while they use play, recreation, sports and tourism services and visit monuments and relics.

2. People’s committees at all levels shall make plans on land use, allocation of land funds and investment in play and recreation areas, cultural, arts and sports activities for children; ensure appropriate conditions, period and time for children to participate in activities at cultural and sports facilities.

3. The Government shall facilitate children in preserving and promoting the national character and culture, and using their ethnic languages.

4. The Government encourages organizations, families and individuals to participate in aid, investment and construction of facilities serving children’s play and recreational activities; encourages the creation and manufacturing of children’s safe and healthy toys and games which promote the national character and culture.

Article 46. Guarantee of children’s information and communications activities

1. The Government ensures the children's right of access to information and right to state their opinions and expectations, find out, learn and exchange their knowledge via appropriate information and communication channels.

2. Information agencies and publishing houses must arrange an appropriate proportion of contents, period and broadcasting volume of radio and television programs, and publications for children. Information, toys, games, radio and television programs, arts works and movies whose contents are not suitable for children must contain warning or specify the age of children who are not allowed to use.

3. The Government encourages the development of information and communications affairs in conformity with the comprehensive development of children; the manufacturing and publishing of contents and information with an amount of time conformable to ethnic minority children.