Vu Thuy Lien

Comms officer at ILO Viet Nam. MPP at VUW. Full-time mom. Running, hiking and capturing moments. Views are my own.

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

📢 Interested in aged care, decent work and women’s economic participation?

We’re seeking an international consultant to lead a rapid, design-oriented analysis in Viet Nam.

🔗 Learn more and apply: https://t.co/4lzrUjAuwF
🗓 Deadline: 15 June 2026

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

Viet Nam just approved the Programme to Support Sustainable Business (2026–30) targeting 25,000 enterprises to adopt green and digital transformation, ESG & circular economy models. Proud that

@ILO, supported by SECO & Norad, contributed to shaping it. 👉https://t.co/9OK7R9KdtV

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

Why do so many young people struggle to find stable work after education?

From limited career guidance to too few decent jobs, the path to work is increasingly complex.

@ILO Country Director for 🇻🇳discusses the youth #NEET challenge on Vietnam Today.

👉https://t.co/1STtdMd6gD

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

Water scarcity is already hitting jobs, incomes and health in 🇻🇳 Viet Nam—especially for the most vulnerable.

Social protection can help workers adapt and build climate resilience.

Dive into the findings:📘https://t.co/L8sCZDxUyM

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

New report launched: “Towards Fair Seas.” 🌊
A look at recruitment and working conditions of migrant fishers and seafood workers by the Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia project.

Read more 🔗 https://t.co/R8EZEeUNVU

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

At the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in 🇲🇦, the message is clear: child labour shouldn’t exist — yet millions of children in Asia-Pacific are still affected.

In Asia-Pacific, child labour fell 43% in 4 years. But we must not stop now.

#EndChildLabour

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

The Asia-Pacific region has achieved the largest decline in child labour since 2020, yet 27.7 million children remain affected, according to the @ilo 2024 Global Estimates of Child Labour.
Join the global call to #EndChildLabour with us!

https://t.co/t5EEXiYJtl
@ILO_Childlabour

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

Tourism is booming in Viet Nam🇻🇳 and so are risks to children’s safety. As visitor numbers rise, more children are pulled into work along mountain trails. Their stories now reach the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Morocco. https://t.co/IwaRHsptGz

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

Asia-Pacific are gearing up for the 6th Global Conference on the elimination of child labour in Morocco 2026. The regional consultation report outlines progress, priorities and a strong vision for a future where children can learn and thrive.

Learn more: https://t.co/nDjfrV4ZPN

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

Great energy from young people as 🇻🇳Viet Nam’s Youth Network on #DecentWork and #GreenJobs launches! 🌱
Connecting with policymakers, sharing ideas and shaping a sustainable #FutureOfWork.

Read more: https://t.co/DI2uLRY86C

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

25 years ago, Viet Nam ratified ILO Convention No.182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour. Progress since then shows what partnership can achieve. Let’s keep working to protect every child.
#EndChildLabour
@uninvietnam @UNICEF_vietnam @EUDelegationVN @UkinVietnam @GermanyinHanoi

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

For the first time in 🇻🇳Viet Nam, government, workers’ and employers’ organizations came together under the ILO–Korea Partnership Programme to engage 90 young people and support them in building their own #YouthEemploymentNetwork — truly for youth, by youth.

@uninvietnam

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

“The barriers people with disabilities face are not inevitable, they are choices.”
Turned away from school as a child, Vu Thi Hai Anh fought for access that should have been guaranteed.
Her journey shows disability is never the problem. Barriers are.
👉https://t.co/KC4Fh335KP

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

As global trade shifts, 🇻🇳Viet Nam’s workers and businesses must move up the value chain to stay competitive.
🎙️ Watch @FelixWeidenkaff (@ilo) on how #SupplyChains can shape Viet Nam’s future amid trade uncertainty and green & digital transformations.

🎥https://t.co/JVSuJRyCWD

[UNICEF Viet Nam @UNICEF_vietnam]

#OnThisDay 25 years ago, Viet Nam ratified @ilo Convention No.182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour.

Progress has been made, but challenges remain. UNICEF is comitted to working with partners across sectors to eliminate child labour, so every child can learn, grow, and thrive.

@michaelabauer77 @ILOAsiaPacific @ptamesis @uninvietnam @IainFrew @EUDelegationVN @JGuerrier_EU @CanEmbVietnam @NLinVN @GermanyinHanoi @ito_naoki @VNGovtPortal @UNICEF_EAPRO @unicefprotects

[UN in Viet Nam @uninvietnam]

💜Yesterday, 250+ participants, including 150 persons with disabilities joined the #IDPD event to discuss new findings on social protection in 🇻🇳Viet Nam and celebrate the disability-led innovation.
Inclusion happens when policies, systems & communities unite 💪

[UN in Viet Nam @uninvietnam]

Meet Binh, a deaf paint sprayer, and Hai Anh, a blind communications student.

Their determination breaks barriers.

This #IDPD, we call for stronger policies, services & inclusive workplaces.

🎥 Hear their stories and messages from 🇺🇳UNRC, @ILO Viet Nam, @dfat and @Irish_Aid

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

In the past 15 years, disability social assistance coverage in Viet Nam🇻🇳 has more than tripled, with 1.7 million people now receiving such allowances, and fully subsidised health insurance.

Raed the full ILO report supported by @dfat and @Irish_Aid 🔗https://t.co/5BDjuOeUHM

[ILOAsiaPacific @ILOAsiaPacific]

A warm welcome to Sinwon Park, the new Director of @ilo Country Office for Viet Nam.

She will lead the ILO’s work in supporting Viet Nam to promote rights at work, decent jobs, social protection and social dialogue on work-related issues.

👉https://t.co/zoPA0Sl9Gv

@uninvietnam

[International Labour Organization @ilo]

Women earn on average 20% less than men for the same work.

Gender pay gap persists everywhere.

🙌Stand up for equal pay for work of equal value.

#EqualPayDay @UN_Women @UN