| THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, WAR INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS ------- No. 23/2010/TT-BLDTBXH | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom – Happiness --------- Hanoi, August 16, 2010 |
CIRCULAR
SPECIFYING THE PROCESS FOR INTERVENING IN AND SUPPORTING CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL MOLESTATION
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 186/2007VND-CP of December 25, 2007, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs;
Pursuant to the Government !s Decree No. 36/ 2005/ND-CP of March 17, 2005, detailing a number of articles of the Law on Child Protection, Care and Education;
The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs specifies the process for intervening in and supporting children suffering from violence or sexual molestation as follows:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope and subjects of application
1. This Circular specifies the process for intervening in and supporting children suffering from violence or sexual molestation.
2. This Circular applies to child protection and care officers, labor, war invalids and social affairs agencies at various levels. People's Committees at various levels and agencies, organizations and individuals engaged in intervening in and supporting children suffering from violence or sexual molestation.
Article 2. Children suffering from violence or sexual molestation
1. Children suffering from violence are victims of any of the following acts:
a/ Humiliating, scolding, hurting the dignity and honor of. isolating, driving away or frequently imposing psychological pressures on children, hurting them mentally or causing adverse impacts on their development;
b/ Persecuting, maltreating, beating or committing other intentional acts that infringe upon children's health or life;
c/ Ill-treating children, forcing them to abstain from food or drink, leaving them in cold or raggedness. disallowing or restricting their personal hygiene; or forcing them to act against social ethics:
d/ Forcing children to work beyond their physical strength, work overtime or do heavy or dangerous jobs, jobs exposed to hazardous substances or jobs in establishments providing services which are easily abused for prostitution.
2. Children suffering from sexual molestation are victims of any of acts of obscenity, sexual intercourse, forcible sexual intercourse or rape.
