Vietnam Prominent Political Prisoner Disciplined for Refusing Forced Unpaid Labor-By Vu Quoc Ngu, August 16, 2016 Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, the prominent political prisoner, has been disciplined by authorities of a Vietnamese prison after he refused forced labor without being paid, his family has said. Mr. Thuc, who is serving his 16-year imprisonment in Prison No. 6 in the central province of Nghe An, […]
Australian Statement on the 13th Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue-Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, August 9, 2016 Australia and Vietnam held their 13th Annual Human Rights Dialogue in Hanoi on 4 August 2016. The two sides had a candid and constructive exchange of views on a wide range of human rights issues. Australia commended Vietnam for significant poverty reduction and continued progress […]
Minister Susi: ASEAN Prone to Human Trafficking Activity-Tempo.co, August 15, 2016 TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Maritime Affairs Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said that ASEAN has contributed 20.7 percent of the world’s total fish catch. But she also underlines that ASEAN is prone to crimes, such as human trafficking. “Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery,” said Susi on a workshop on ‘Human Trafficking […]
Managing Vietnamese Labor Disputes-Vietnam Briefing, August 15, 2016 As more businesses begin to take off in Vietnam, job security has steadily begun to increase. With this rise in employment comes a lot of expectations from both employees and employers. As a result, operations can at times become exposed to strikes stemming from low wages, poor communication, disparity in […]
Record Fine Feared Too Small to Cover Dead Fish Damage in Vietnam-VOA, August 15, 2016 HO CHI MINH CITY — Observers and activists in Vietnam say a record pollution fine against a foreign-owned steel mill neither compensates all victims nor sends a stern enough warning to the country’s other export manufacturers. Taiwanese-funded Formosa Ha Tinh was accused of letting toxic waste pollute the ocean in April, […]
Vietnam’s Growing Protest Culture-The Diplomat, August 12, 2016 The Formosa scandal in Vietnam has recently made international headlines and offered the international community a rare glimpse into the fringe, but steadily growing, culture of protest and activism in the authoritarian state. The ecological catastrophe, which saw millions of fish die in central Vietnam due to improper waste disposal […]
Hoa Hao Follower Released From Prison in Vietnam After Sentence Ends-RFA, Aug 14, 2015 Vietnamese authorities released a Hoa Hao Buddhist follower from prison this week after he served a two-and-a-half year sentence for disrupting public order in a case that saw two other activists also jailed. Nguyen Van Minh, a member of a branch of the religious group that operates outside government control, was […]
Vietnam’s Solution To Fish Death Scandal Leaves Many Locals Unsatisfied-Forbes, August 11, 2016 This stinky chapter in Vietnam’s current affairs log was supposed to be over. After 80 tons of dead fish washed up on central coast beaches in April, citizens protested that the government moved too slowly in finding the cause. After weeks of sporadic demonstrations, some of them squelched, and another month […]
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