At the invitation of Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, on August 23, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and spoke online at the third ASEAN Women's Leadership Summit with the theme "Promoting the economy". economic care and resilience towards the ASEAN Community after 2025", according to Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The conference was attended by senior leaders, the Minister in charge of women's development and gender equality and many typical female business representatives from ASEAN countries, Timor-Leste, partner countries and representatives. of the United Nations.
Continuing Vietnam's initiative in the year of ASEAN Chairmanship 2020, the third ASEAN Women's Leadership Summit is a clear demonstration of ASEAN's commitment and efforts in promoting gender equality and strengthening the role and The great contribution of women and girls to family and society.
Speaking at the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that ASEAN countries focus on implementing solutions through "3 enhancements", including:
(i) Increase awareness and thinking about the role of women, promote stronger policies to encourage women's equal participation in all fields, where women are not only empowered but also fully equipped with skills and knowledge to contribute effectively to ASEAN's care economy and resilience;
(ii) Strengthen innovation, improve infrastructure, build a quality, accessible and affordable public health care and medical service system, especially in poor and poor areas. deep and remote areas; At the same time, continue to innovate and improve institutions and policies, integrating appropriate aspects of care work into regional programs and local and national socio-economic development plans, based on an approach to promote gender equality, adapt to rapid population aging and climate change;
(iii) Increase investment in human resource training and vocational training for workers; Strengthen the mobilization of resources of the entire society, attract private investment and consider private investment as an important factor in efforts to develop the care economy; Strengthen cooperation to protect the legitimate rights and interests of workers, prevent abuse, exploitation, discrimination and illegal activities, transnational crimes such as cross-border human trafficking. ..
Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone highly appreciated the participation, speeches and contributions of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and representatives of Vietnamese women leaders at the conference; and respectfully invite Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to visit Laos and attend the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summit and related conferences in October 2024 in Vientiane.
