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Viewing cable 06HANOI2434, First-Ever National Assembly Donors Forum on the Gender

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06HANOI2434 2006-09-21 09:54 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Hanoi
VZCZCXRO5634
OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHHI #2434 2640954
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 210954Z SEP 06
FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3486
INFO RUEHHM/AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH 1862
RUEHZS/ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS HANOI 002434 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM VM SOCI
 
SUBJECT: First-Ever National Assembly Donors Forum on the Gender 
Equality Draft Law in Vietnam 
 
 
1. (U) Summary: On September 15, 2006, the National Assembly held 
its first-ever forum to meet with foreign donors and international 
agency representatives to discuss how to improve the current draft 
Gender Equality Law.  The participants agreed that, with gender 
inequality a serious problem in Vietnam, the time is ripe for this 
legislation.  The participants further agreed that the National 
Assembly would likely need to create a new State agency to 
effectively implement the law.  Although the forum allowed for a 
wide-ranging discussion of the draft legislationQs flaws, the many 
suggestions given by the donor community will not make it into the 
law in time for its submission at the upcoming National Assembly 
session.  However, the suggestions may be incorporated into the 
lawQs implementing decree.  End Summary. 
 
2. (U) On September 15, 2006, the National Assembly (NA) held its 
first-ever forum to discuss the current draft Gender Equality Law. 
The forum drew approximately 40 participants from the NA and the 
international donor community, including:  Ton Nu Thi Ninh, 
Vice-Chairwoman, NA Committee for Foreign Affairs; Tran Thi Minh 
Chanh, Vice-Chairwoman NA Committee for Social Affairs; Mr. Luong 
Phan Cu, Vice-Chairman, NA Committee for Social Affairs; Mr. Nguyen 
Si Dung, Office of National Assembly Vice-Chairman; John Hendra, 
UNDP Country Representative; the Ambassadors from Canada, Singapore, 
Thailand, Sweden and Switzerland; gender equality specialists from 
Sri Lanka; and, approximately 30 outside participants. 
Vice-Chairwoman Chanh began the meeting by noting that feudal 
practices still exist in Vietnam, and they prevent women from 
participating in all spheres of life. 
 
3. (SBU) In discussing the legislation, the NA members noted that: 
 
-- women continue to receive 15-20 percent lower income than men; 
-- there continue to be concerns regarding how VietnamQs existing 
legal framework can support this law; 
-- the legislation does not provide specific measures to increase 
womenQs participation in politics. (Note:  Women account for 27 
percent of the NA, 11.29 percent of ministerial and equivalent 
positions, 12.85 percent of vice ministerial and equivalent 
positions and 12 out of 160 members of the PartyQs Central 
Committee.  End Note); 
-- the difference in retirement age between men and women remains an 
issue of contention, since currently women in Vietnam must retire 
five years earlier than their male counterparts; 
-- and, it remains to be determined which government ministry will 
take the lead on this law, or whether a new State agency should be 
created. 
 
4. (SBU) John Hendra of UNDP stated that, should it enact a gender 
equality law, Vietnam would be the 34th country in the world and the 
fifth in Asia to do so.  That said, he also noted that the law in 
its current draft form needed several revisions: 
 
-- the law should include provisions on the rights of women and the 
governmentQs responsibility to protect these rights; 
-- the law needs a clear implementation provision, including naming 
responsible agencies and benchmarks; 
-- the definition of non-discrimination should be made clear; 
-- and, the law should include a transparent set of sanctions for 
those who violate the law. 
 
5. (SBU) A World Bank representative further noted that a survey of 
the labor force would be useful to monitor and improve gender 
equality.  On the subject of the lawQs implementation, practically 
everyone who spoke at the forum agreed that the NA would need to 
create a new State agency to effectively implement the law.  Several 
participants also spoke out regarding the need for improved 
definitions in the law, including definitions of intended and 
unintended discrimination.  The issue of retirement appeared to be 
one of the most important issues, particularly among the Vietnamese 
participants, but everyone agreed that the retirement age should be 
equal for men and women.  Furthermore, by establishing a pension 
plan, both men and women would be able to choose their own 
retirement age. 
 
6. (SBU) Madam Ninh admitted that passing this law would be a big 
step for the NA because Qthere are several male members of the NA 
that are suspicious about the law and hesitant to change traditional 
ways.Q  She said she hopes to introduce the law to the NA on 
September 17 and pass it at the NAQs session in November. 
Therefore, many of the suggestions made at the donor forum would not 
be incorporated into the law because of time constraints.  However, 
the useful suggestions could be added later to the implementing 
decree.  Establishing a new national agency on gender equality would 
be most valuable, but, unless it is headed by a strong 
national-level executive, Qit will be useless,Q she predicted. 
 
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