Media play important role in promoting safe, equal migration: seminar
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Vietnam held an online seminar on July 13 to discuss measures to strengthen the role of the media in promoting safe and equal migration.
Border guards in northern Lai Chau province persuade people intending to migrate illegally to return to their home (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The United Nations Entity for GenderEquality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the International LabourOrganisation (ILO) in Vietnam held an online seminar on July 13 to discussmeasures to strengthen the role of the media in promoting safe and equal migration.
According to Luong Thanh Quang, deputy head of theDepartment of Consular Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said thatin the 2014-2019 period, each year, more than 100,000 Vietnamese labourers goabroad for working under fixed-term labour contracts, along with tens ofthousands of students and people marrying foreigners.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of migrantstravelling through official channels has reduced, but the illegal migration hasstill seen complicated developments despite border control measures, he noted.
He said that the provision of full and accurate informationon issues related to migration will help promote legal, safe and orderlymigration and prevent illegal migration as well as human trafficking,especially in women.
He stressed the significance of the role of the media, whichhas been stated in the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
Agreeing with Quang,ILO Vietnam Labour Economist Valentina Barcucci lauded the VietnameseGovernment’s drastic directions in encouraging safe and equal migration,especially through the issuance of important legal documents, including a planto implement the GCM.
She underlined therole of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in ensuring that the GCM implementationplan is approved and carried out.
She warned that women labourers are facing greaterchallenges and obstacles than men, along with higher risk of suffering violenceand sexual abuse as well as discrimination, during the migration process.
She called on media agencies to show more active and responsibleengagement in ending violence against migrant workers.
At the event, representatives from the Foreign Ministry, ILOand UN Women as well as media agencies shared ideas to strengthen mutualsupport to create a network with close cooperation in exchanging information,thus contributing to carrying out the GCM implementation plan in Vietnam./.
Vietnamese authorities have improved the legal framework, stepped up communication measures and promoted international co-operation to ensure labourers enjoy better rights when working abroad under contracts, a conference has heard.
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Vietnam has called on countries and international organisations to set forth roadmaps or frameworks and mechanisms for result-oriented cooperation in order to implement the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) more effectively.
Authorities in northern Quang Ninh and Dien Bien provinces and southern Binh Phuoc province on May 5 took actions against persons involved in illegal migration.
During his stay in China’s Guangzhou city from 1924 to 1927 to prepare for the establishment of a Communist Party to lead Vietnam’s revolution, President Ho Chi Minh founded “Thanh nien” newspaper and released its first issue on June 21, 1925.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the agency’s centre for digital contents and communications (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
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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Throughout its 80-year history, the VNA has remained at the forefront of information dissemination. It has consistently delivered timely, accurate, and objective reports on both domestic and international events, serving the Party’s leadership, the State’s management, and the public’s demand for official news.
With strong support from local authorities, businesses, organisations, and residents, the province has successfully built or repaired 10,707 homes for disadvantaged households, including war veterans, families of martyrs, ethnic minority people, and low-income residents.
Throughout its resistance against colonialists and imperialists, Vietnam developed a revolutionary press that has served as a benchmark for just and legitimate causes worldwide.
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PM Chinh lauded the press’s historic role in the nation’s fight for independence and its ongoing process of national development, affirming that the Government always highly appreciates the close partnership and steadfast support of press agencies and journalists nationwide.
In recent decades, Vietnam’s mainstream media has become a reliable and persuasive channel for showcasing the nation’s development policies and achievements, especially in economic matters, according to a senior assistant editor at the Times of India.
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.
From “Thanh nien”, Vietnam’s first revolutionary newspaper founded by Nguyen Ai Quoc (later President Ho Chi Minh) on June 21, 1925, the revolutionary press has remained devoted to its sacred missions -accompanying the nation, serving the Fatherland, and working for the people.
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Bernama CEO Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin said VNA has been a consistent and reliable partner in OANA, contributing actively to the regional media landscape through content sharing, coordination, and policy discussions. Their coverage of ASEAN and Indochina issues adds valuable perspectives. Bernama appreciates the collaboration with VNA.
In this era of global integration and digitalisation, the press must adopt modern multimedia models to not only meet increasing information and communication demands but also align with the broader socio-economic development of the country.
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Border guards in northern Lai Chau province persuade people intending to migrate illegally to return to their home (Photo: VNA) 
