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NGO-Private Sector Cooperation

NGO-Private Sector Cooperation. Hanoi June 14 2004. SMARTWork Vietnam. A program partnership between AED, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. SMARTWork Vietnam.

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NGO-Private Sector Cooperation

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  1. NGO-Private Sector Cooperation Hanoi June 14 2004 SMARTWork is a project of the AED Center for Community-Based Health Strategies, funded by the United States Department of Labor, under Cooperative Agreement Number E-9-K-1-0074.

  2. SMARTWork Vietnam A program partnership between AED, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry SMARTWork is a project of the AED Center for Community-Based Health Strategies, funded by the United States Department of Labor, under Cooperative Agreement Number E-9-K-1-0074.

  3. SMARTWork Vietnam • SMARTWork (Strategically Managing AIDS Response Together) is a program funded by the United States Department of Labor International Labor Affairs Bureau and implemented by the Academy for Educational Development in six countries: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nigeria, Ukraine, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. • In Vietnam: Thai Binh, Haiphong, Baria-Vung Tau, Dong Nai, TP HCM, Quang Nam • Project commenced in Sept. 2001 and will conclude in Sept. 2005. • Budget: US$602,000

  4. Activities to date • 6 2-3 day workshops on implementing programs and policies in workplaces conducted with over 500 employer, union and government participants • Large scale training workshops on HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness for shop floor workers and managers • Needs assessment conducted in sample enterprises in 4 provinces and in numerous foreign-owned companies in HCMC • Core group of enterprises (25) selected and TA provided in each for the development and implementation of programs and policies • Agreement from MOLISA to consider changes in Labour Code to provide protection for workers infected and affected by HIV/AIDS

  5. Links to the private sector • Working with the corporate sector • Mutual benefits • Multiple pitfalls • Areas of concern: the corporate perspective • Areas of concern: the NGO perspective • Areas of concern: the government perspective

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