AFV Board Chair Ta Viet Anh addresses the launch ceremony. (Photo: CPV)
On December 9, the Economic & Urban Newspaper in collaboration with ActionAid International in Vietnam and the Aid for social protection program foundation Vietnam (AFV) held the launch ceremony of the contest Contest “Silent dedications in 2021”.
Speaking at the launch ceremony, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Economic & Urban Newspaper Nguyen Xuan Khanh noted that the 4th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the new strain, has greatly affected the lives of people, agencies and enterprise.
In order to maintain production for economic development, industrial parks have still tried to operate under the "3 on-the-spot" model. The lives of workers in industrial parks, especially during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, are always cared for.
According to Mr. Khanh, in Vietnam and many other countries, women and young people are facing the risk of sexual harassment. “While there is a high demand for reproductive and sexual health care, a part of disadvantaged groups find it more difficult to access health care and sexual care services, especially in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.
The contest organizers’ representatives at the launch ceremony (Photo: CPV)
“The contest aims gather articles, videos and photographic reportages from a large number of journalists and amateur writers, contributing a common voice to protect the lives of female workers,” he added.
Talking about the purpose of the contest, AFV Board Chair Ta Viet Anh said that this is an effort in the fight against sexual harassment in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic to honor the important contribution of silent dedications to the goal of ensuring safety and security for the community.
In particular, the contest is organized for female migrant workers who face the risk of sexual harassment in the context of COVID-19, as well as to promote access to sexual reproductive health care services for women and young ethnic minority people and other disadvantaged groups.
The contest started from December 9, 2021 to the end of December 28, 2021. Authors can send their works published or composed from January 1 to December 20 via email: velvetconghienthamlang@gmail.com./.