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ABSTRACT
ABBREVIATION
Contents
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 13
1.1. Rationales 16
1.2. Scope and limits of the study 17
1.3. Objective of the study 17
1.4. Research methodology 18
CHAPTER II: THE VIETNAM LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR. 20
2.1. Domestic Legal Instruments Relating to Child Labor Existing Prior to the Labor Code. 21
2.2. Existing Vietnamese Legal Provisions Relating to the Prevention, Prohibition and Elimination of Child Labor. 24
2.2.1. Vietnam Labour Code 2012. 25
2.2.2. Vietnam Children Law 2016. 28
2.2.3. Vietnam Criminal Code 2015. 30
2.2.4. Decree No. 144/2013/ND-CP adopted on October 29, 2013 regulating administrative punishment on sponsorship, social relief and protect, taking care children. 32
2.3. International Law on eliminating the WFCL. 32
2.3.1. The Convention on the Rights of Children. 33
2.3.2. Convention No. 138 on the minimum age of working (1973). 37
2.3.3. ILO Convention No.182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour. 38
2.4. Conclusion. 41
CHAPTER III: GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF CHILD LABOR - THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOUR. 42
3.1. Definition of child labor 43
3.1.1. Children 43
3.1.2. Child Laborers. 45
3.1.3. Child labor. 48
3.2. Worst form of child labor - the current situation in Vietnam 50
3.2.1. The notion of worst forms of child labor 51
3.2.2. Forced or Bonded Child Labour 53
3.2.3. Child Trafficking and prostitution 54
3.2.4. Hazardous work 56
3.3. Causes of Worst Forms of Child labor 57
3.3.1. Causes of individual 58
3.3.2. Causes of policies 60
3.3.3. Causes of societal situation. 61
3.4. Conclusion. 62
CHAPTER IV: COMPARING LEGISLATION RELATING TO WFCL BETWEEN THAILAND - VIETNAM 64
4.1. Awareness and Situation of WFCL in Thailand. 66
4.1.1. Awareness of child labor in Thailand. 66
4.1.2. Situation of WFCL in Thailand. 67
4.2. National legal Framework to address the WFCL. 70
4.2.1. Thai Labour Protection Act. 70
4.2.2. Penal Code. 73
4.2.3. Child Protection Act. 75
4.2.4. Other national regimes. 76
4.3. International Regimes 79
4.4. Conclusion. 82
CHAPTER V: PROPOSALS TO ELIMINATE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOUR. 84
5.1. Proposals to eliminate WFCL in Vietnam according to applicable suggestion from Thailand legislation. 85
5.1.1. Enforcement of International Convention of WFCL in Vietnam 85
5.1.2. Enacting a new law regulating each specific form of WFCL in Vietnam. 88
5.2. Other proposals to eliminate the WFCL in Vietnam. 90
5.2.1. Amendment of relevant definitions of WFCL under chapter XI Vietnam Labor Code compatible with international Convention. 90
5.2.2. Strengthening the existing policies to punish the WFCL issue. 93
5.2.3. Improving legal regulations of using children on prostitute activities and pornographic distribution materials. 94
5.2.4. Improving legal regulations of subjects of child trafficking. 97
5.3. Social programs to address and eliminate the WFCL. 99
5.3.1. Contributing and conduct national programs 99
5.3.2. Strengthening international cooperation, take advantage of support from other countries and international organizations 102
5.3.3. Guarantee the role of education in the combat of prevention and elimination of the WFCL in Vietnam. 103
5.4. Conclusion. 105
CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSION. 107
REFERENCE 112