English - CEDAW Southeast Asia

CEDAW and the Law:
It is suggested that guidelines for EMSBs be issued, in addition to those
suggested above to: (a) ensure that scholarships, grants and allowances are provided
to EMSB students to cover not only tuition fees and school fees but also cost of living
expenses, partially or fully; (b) ensure that 30 percent and gradually moving up to 50
percent of scholarships and grants are provided to ethnic minority women and girls;
and (c) provide guidelines on student accommodation; for example, to regulate those
renting out premises for students lodging an accreditation system can be developed,
and to require on-site health services, social workers and counselors, if possible of
both sexes, so they can adequately address concerns of both ethnic minority girls and
boys as well.
People with disabilities
The Ordinance on Disabled Persons strictly forbids any act of discrimination or maltreatment
against ‘disabled persons’. 436 In relation to education, the Ordinance on Disabled Persons
provides:
Article 15
Students who are disabled shall be considered by the schools for reduction or
exemption of school fees and other contributions to the school shall receive social
allowances and shall be considered for the granting of scholarships according to State
regulations.
Article 16
(1) Education for disabled children shall be organized and carried out in the forms of
integration schooling at general schools or specialized schools for the disabled,
nursing homes for the disabled and at the family.
(2) Disabled children with special gifts are given priority in the admission to the
corresponding schools for such gifts.
(3) Teachers teaching at special schools and classes for disabled persons shall enjoy
the regime of preferential allowances as provided for by the Government.
Article 17
(1) Students who are disabled boarders at educational and nursing establishments shall
enjoy the regimes and policies prescribed by the Government.
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(2) The State shall create favorable conditions for organizations and individuals to open
schools and classes specifically reserved for disabled persons.
(3) The State encourages foreign organizations and individuals and Vietnamese settlers
abroad to adopt programs and projects to provide financial, professional and
technical assistance to the education combined with functional rehabilitation of
disabled persons in Vietnam.
The Law on Education also provides particular measures for people with disabilities.
Article 63 states that the State must establish and encourage organizations and individuals to
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Ordinance on Disabled Persons, Article 9
Review of key legal documents and compliance with CEDAW