Protection of citizens and legal persons abroad: Grasping motto proactive, timely, fast, efficient
These years, the protection is always done under the motto "Protection initiative, timely, fast, efficient." Since citizens Protection Fund officially operational so far, under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem, in the spirit of protection of citizens is one of the key tasks of the Vietnam's representative agencies in foreign countries, the protection of citizens has taken steps to develop breakthrough content, high quality
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The protection of citizens - some of the issues raised
According
to statistics of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnam people, there
are about 4 million people in Vietnam residing in countries and
territories. In
the trend of open integration, the number of citizens of Vietnam to
foreign countries increasing in quantity and composition, such as study
abroad, internship, work, visit, tourism, fairs, exhibitions and
trade, investment, marry foreigners, residing exit, conferences,
international conferences, regional ... which, in many localities, the
number of Vietnamese fast rising in Korea, Taiwan Taiwan has hundreds of thousands of Vietnam women married to local citizens; while in Australia, there are about 12 thousand students.
In
addition, according to statistics from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids
and Social Affairs, about 5 hundred thousand workers Vietnam to work in
a variety of forms in more than 40 countries and regions such as
Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan Taiwan,
Saudi-Arabia, UAE, Laos, Mongolia, Cyprus, Macao, Angola, Laos, China
... Vietnam general labor are all employers appreciate because of
diligence, hard work and learn fast. However,
our employees are limited and less competitive compared to workers in
some other countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, India
... as physically weaker, poor language skills, stamina less when working in harsh environments, many poor sense of respect for the laws and customs in the host country.
Another
outstanding issue now because the number of illegal workers should
increase crime and violated state law as looting, stealing, steal, rob,
gambling, prostitution also increased in some areas east of illegal workers, such as Malaysia, South Korea, Russia, Qatar ...
Vietnam people abroad increased and diversified component raises difficult issues and complex for the protection of citizens. Through
practical work, the State Department found that the protection of
Vietnam who go to work abroad under individual contracts or who
voluntarily give up the contract, to stay abroad to work illegally, the people
with fraudulent labor export abroad live in the streets, women were
trafficked abroad for prostitution, is problematic for this work. Because
they are not registered citizens with representative bodies, without
management, so when there is an accident, the risk ... happened to these
objects, can not be confirmed immediately they must be citizens or not
Vietnam to carry out protection and assistance. To
be able to help, for their protection, representative bodies need a
certain amount of time to conduct a verification after receiving the
information. Also, to find financial resources to cover expenses and buy a plane
ticket to take them home because spending power of citizens Protection
Fund mainly on the principle of advance or guarantee or deposit.
Diversity citizen protection measures
Expressed
the concern of the Party and State in the work of the Protection of
citizens and legal persons abroad in Vietnam, State of Vietnam has
signed or acceded to many international treaties, institutionalized many
legal documents .
To date, the Government has opened 67 embassies, 23 consulates general and 7 Honorary Consul offices in all continents. The
government has allowed to continue to open some more missions in the
next three years, bringing the number of the Vietnamese representative
agencies abroad to nearly 100 agencies. With this engine, the protection and assistance of overseas citizens and will definitely achieve positive results. At the embassy in areas with labor-east Vietnam such as Malaysia,
South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Qatar, UAE, Czech ..., have established a
Labor Management Committee.
Overseas: Bachelor consular officer conducted a consular visit for citizens detained, imprisoned; meet and fight directly, intervention, expressed the legal point with local authorities; mailing, direct diplomatic authorities or the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs; private
messaging or Ambassador, Consul General directly meet representatives
exposed local authorities or send a note Embassy, Consulate General to
protect the legitimate rights of citizens and Vietnam entity.
In the country: Leadership million State Department ambassador, handed the note; press
interview of the Foreign Ministry spokesman's statement or the Foreign
Ministry spokesman on the issue of protection of the rights of citizens;
Consular
Department (Foreign Ministry) sent a diplomatic note to the foreign
embassies in Hanoi or the Consulate Department invited Ambassador
relevant countries exchange of notes; Our Foreign Ministry sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding overseas; Missions interdisciplinary bachelor in overseas countries implement protection.
In
addition, a number of ministries, agencies or professional
associations, mass, or some of our politicians speak out publicly or
protest, condemning the infringement of interests or rough treatment of
citizens , our entity.
The protection of citizens and the typical case
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour,
Invalids and Social Affairs to review labor agreements concluded with
those in Laos in 1995, Oman in 2007, Qatar in 2008, Russia in 2008,
Kazakstan, 2008, UAE in 2009, Canada in 2010 ... these are important legal corridor, is
the basis for protection of rights and legitimate interests of
Vietnamese laborers abroad.
Regarding
international cooperation, to protect the Vietnamese workers abroad,
the Foreign Ministry has asked the Prime Minister to allow Vietnam
became an official member of the International Organization for
Migration (IOM) in November / 2007, active participation activities in the international labor
organization (ILO) as well as participate in forums in the country and
internationally in this field.
In
some countries, due to changes in political institutions, changed the
law, the legal status of citizens residing in Vietnam are often
uncertain, unclear, not lawful, the Foreign Ministry and the diplomatic
missions in our foreigners
had to fight to protect the rights of citizens residing through
exchanges, negotiations with foreign parties concerned in order to
legalize their residence for citizens. Currently this is still one of the priority themes of the consultation meeting our annual consulate with water.
Deputy
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem opened the
electronic portal of consular affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(http://www.lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn address) to meet the requirements
addressed renovation and sharing of information among agencies and individuals
listed above in order to help the authorities to take measures for
protection of our people in an active, fast, timely and effective.
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs has asked the Prime Minister issued Decision 135 /
QD-TTg of Free Vietnam visa for foreign passport holders and their
family members in order to create most favorable conditions for citizens
to return to his home country incense, country…
Consular Department Web site
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The
representative agencies in foreign countries have issued thousands of
passports to the Vietnam residing abroad to meet the aspirations and
Vietnam hold the citizenship of the country favorable to visit
relatives, buy houses in Vietnam; granted
passports to thousands of lost passports in order to create their legal
status to be eligible to apply for extension of residence or residing
abroad; Executive-level views for labor before term was due to arrive or be deported to the country. Typical
new issuance of passports to overseas Vietnamese in Laos have lived
many years, Thailand does not have any identity papers, and no relatives
in Vietnam, difficulties in the verification ID. Ministry
of Foreign Affairs took the initiative to coordinate with the Ministry
of Public Security, Ministry of Justice organized interdisciplinary
mission to take place, directly meet and exchange in order to find
solutions to problems. After
the trip, hundreds of people in these two countries have been granted a
passport, meet the legitimate aspirations of her children to visit
their homeland, country, relatives and put children and families in
Vietnam learning , Healing.
Our
representative agencies abroad have done a lot for the protection of
workers' rights specified in the contract, such as the lack of wages,
job loss, accident injuries, died in labor ... and rights related. Typically,
the Vietnam Embassy in Qatar has fought to protect the rights of
workers Nguyen Van Bay, labor accidents resulting in death Date
14/10/2008 at Qatar, the owners had to accept compensation Seven often for his family with more than $ 54,000 amount.
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs took the initiative to lead and coordinate with the
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Public
Security, the sending company quickly promptly organized
interdisciplinary Missions abroad handling problems conflict
between workers Vietnam with the employer, with the host country or
within Vietnam's labor, not to affect the interests of workers, as well
as the image of the Vietnamese people in the country out.
Some
citizen dies abroad, the family has no conditions to take remains on
the water, was the representative missions help move water cremation. Previous
cases of Vietnamese bride Thach Thi Hong Ngoc husband was murdered
mental Korea, Vietnam Embassy in Korea in cooperation with the Korean
authorities to learn, requires rapid investigation concluded and strictly handle the incident. South
Korean Foreign Minister Ambassador of Vietnam invited to send
condolences to, and given 10 million won ($ 8,300 equivalent) for
families who have lost. Our Embassy in Korea has issued a document and help bring the remains home for burial Ngoc at home.
Thousands
of fishermen of the southern provinces to go fishing offshore,
violating territorial some neighboring countries were they arrested,
confiscated vessels, fines, imprisonment, deportation, hundreds of
citizens turn exit illegally
or stay abroad and illegally residing foreign parties arrested,
representative agencies sent people to visit, advance payment to help
with accommodation arrangements, near Agency representatives pending the
making procedures, help buy airfare included citizens of the country.
Dozens
of crew workers under contract to work on fishing vessels of Korea,
Taiwan catches fire, the fire board or when the ship docked in some
countries, has arbitrarily abandon the contract, escaped ashore to stay
in the country unauthorized
outside as in Panama, Peru, Mexico, Côte d'Ivoire-Spain ... arrested,
deported, was representative agency conducted verification, grade
papers, advance payment from the Fund protection of citizens help to the country. In
Acts 10 Vietnamese crew members working aboard Taiwanese fishing South
African police arrested and tried in Cape Town Date 05/5/2009, Bureau of
Consular Affairs met and handed a note to the Embassy of South Africa in
Hanoi, while guiding our embassy in South Africa looking to understand
the work, coordinating offer suitable protection plans, the most
effective. Results 10 crew members safe water day we 06/22/2009. With
the crew members arrested in Costa Rica, Vietnam Embassy in Panama has
sent staff to Costa Rica to help them legally, granted the necessary
paperwork, procedures for exit and go along and take the plunge State action on safety at 05/6/2010.
Date
07/12/2010, received information about Dung Quat Ship 2 arrested in
Davao (Philippines) cargoes on ships by signs of water contamination,
Bureau of Consular Affairs has sent diplomatic notes Philippine Embassy Hanoi
simultaneously directing Vietnam Embassy in the Philippines has sent a
diplomatic note Court Davao suggest you quickly resolve the incident in
accordance with Philippine laws and international practices. Dung Quat Ship 2 was released in Vietnam on 03/8/2010.
During
the crisis in Thailand, when the red shirt protesters occupying
international airport in 2009 as delayed all flights, nearly 1,000
guests of Vietnam can not return home as planned. Ministry
of Foreign Affairs has instructed the Embassy of Vietnam in Bangkok
rent some large buses seat 46 categories, with priority given to
passengers who are elderly, women, children, the sick and work in the
country by way of Cambodia and Laos.
Recently,
in the storm # 1 (Typhoon Conson) month 7/2010, 23 fishermen in Quang
Ngai, Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan in distress, the rescue was the Chinese
side, and 10 fishermen on board sank QNg.96354 TS, Jade
Trader ships (nationality Angua & Barbuda) rescue, has been the
state Department along with the relevant agencies of Vietnam and our
representative offices in China to coordinate solving the rescue, rescue
victims of our fishermen avoid storm in the Paracels, quickly put their procedures for safe water.
Dozens
of women are tricked sold abroad more especially China, Thailand,
Malaysia, Cambodia has also received the support of the Fund for the
Protection of citizens and the help of the Agency for representation in
the areas of safe water.
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs has conducted negotiations and referred the request
to the governments of Laos and Cambodia divided coordinate DOD help us
search, storage and handling of remains repatriated thousands of
volunteers Vietnam hy born in the time of war in both countries.
Several
officers and soldiers were previously dispatched our State studying in
China, the Soviet Union (old) died and was buried in these countries. Recently, the Bureau of Consular Affairs in collaboration with the
representative bodies in the regions to help relatives, their families
distillation procedures to bring about the Vietnam remains.
Protection of citizens - a key task of the Vietnamese representative missions abroad
These years, the protection is always done under the motto "Protection initiative, timely, fast, efficient." Since
citizens Protection Fund officially operational so far, under the
leadership of Deputy Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem,
in the spirit of the Protection of citizens is one of the key tasks of
the Vietnam's representative agencies abroad, citizen protection work has
achieved breakthrough development with the content and quality.
All
Vietnamese citizens abroad, irrespective of the State officials or
people, while abroad if in need, risks need help, if directly to the
agency representatives, are missions comprehensive guidance and assistance under the Regulation on financial management of the Fund for the protection of citizens. People
in the country, if received news abroad have relatives in need, risk
and need help victims themselves not able to walk, if you inform the
Consular Department and request help,
Bureau of Consular Affairs were instructed to appoint a representative
agency in person to learn the case and provide the help needed to help
victims overcome difficulties quickly and repatriated as quickly as .
In
many cases, immediately after receiving information on the mass media
at home and abroad, related to Vietnamese citizens in foreign countries
were arrested, mistreated ... and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took
the initiative Steering
body elected officials representing the traveling to the scene of the
incident to find out the truth and conducting the necessary protection
for the legitimate rights of citizens. Therefore, thousands of people have received the support and
assistance of the Fund and representative bodies to be returned home
safely.
Along
with the integration process and expand the international cooperation
of the country, consular work has had positive moves, in order to create
favorable conditions for citizens and legal persons abroad Vietnam and
for foreign citizens in Vietnam. Resolution
36 of the Politburo of the work for the Vietnamese people abroad have
confirmed that: The protection of the rights and legitimate interests of
citizens and legal persons abroad in Vietnam is very necessary, express
responsibility of the State for the citizens, contributing to political
empowerment, our State's reputation on the world as well as in the eyes
NViet men overseas, contributing to the promotion and encouragement
days more than the contribution of people to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.
Vu Le Ha
Head Consulate abroad
Consular Department - Ministry of Foreign Affairs