(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for more efforts to increase the number of trained female laborers and create more jobs for women.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and VWU Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa at the meeting. Photo: chinhphu.net

The Prime Minister said that the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) should participate more actively to complete the legal system related to gender equality, domestic violence prevention, and women and children protection. Dung asked the Union to take measures to deal with gender imbalance, women and children trafficking, abortion among teenagers, and the shortage of kindergartens in rural areas and industrial parks. While working with the Presidium of the Vietnam Women’s Union in Hanoi on Wednesday, the Prime Minister highlighted the Union’s achievements over the years, saying they have significantly contributed to the nation’s development.