A workshop on sexual and reproductive health rights of young people asstipulated in the draft revised Law on Young People took place onDecember 21 in Hanoi, focusing on that of disadvantaged groups.
Officialsfrom Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Home Affairs, the UN PopulationFund and experts in the field joined 60 young people representingstudents, the disabled, migrant workers, homosexuals, bisexuals andtranssexuals who are living and working in the capital city.
Atthe event, representatives from homosexual, bi-sexual and transsexualgroups said these groups have limited access to sexual and reproductivehealth information and urged improving sex education at school. Theyalso voiced their concerns about discrimination even in family andschools, calling for more specific regulations in sub-law documents toprevent discrimination against those groups.
Representativesfrom the group of migrant labourers underscored the fact that whileaccounting for about 60-70 percent of the workforce, these labourersusually have unstable jobs with low income. As a result, most of themlack basic knowledge on sexual and reproductive health, putting them athigh risks of violence, unsafe abortions and sexually transmitteddiseases.
Participants to the event discussed ways to ensurethe inclusion of all groups of young people in policies on sexual andreproductive health care.
Organized by the Ministry of HomeAffair’s Youth Affairs Department, the forum aimed to connect youngpeople directly with policy makers and give them an opportunity tocontribute ideas to the Youth Law (reviewed).-VNA
Officialsfrom Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Home Affairs, the UN PopulationFund and experts in the field joined 60 young people representingstudents, the disabled, migrant workers, homosexuals, bisexuals andtranssexuals who are living and working in the capital city.
Atthe event, representatives from homosexual, bi-sexual and transsexualgroups said these groups have limited access to sexual and reproductivehealth information and urged improving sex education at school. Theyalso voiced their concerns about discrimination even in family andschools, calling for more specific regulations in sub-law documents toprevent discrimination against those groups.
Representativesfrom the group of migrant labourers underscored the fact that whileaccounting for about 60-70 percent of the workforce, these labourersusually have unstable jobs with low income. As a result, most of themlack basic knowledge on sexual and reproductive health, putting them athigh risks of violence, unsafe abortions and sexually transmitteddiseases.
Participants to the event discussed ways to ensurethe inclusion of all groups of young people in policies on sexual andreproductive health care.
Organized by the Ministry of HomeAffair’s Youth Affairs Department, the forum aimed to connect youngpeople directly with policy makers and give them an opportunity tocontribute ideas to the Youth Law (reviewed).-VNA
