On the morning of September 4, officers from the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City, District 12 Police and related units were present at the Hoa Hong Shelter (in Trung My Tay Ward, District 12) to verify and clarify the case of many children being abused as previously reported by the press.
The police are currently working with Ms. H. - the owner of the facility to get more information. At the same time, according to the leader of the People's Committee of Trung My Tay Ward, this morning the authorities inspected and revoked the operating license of this facility and are working with the relevant people.
Present at the Rose Shelter, Ms. MC - a philanthropist (living in Hoc Mon district) expressed her indignation when hearing that many children here were abused. According to Ms. C, she and her friends and family often visit to give diapers and food to the children at this shelter. When arriving at the facility, the gifts will be received downstairs, then the philanthropists can go upstairs to visit the children.
“I didn’t expect some nannies here to treat the children so badly. I’m also a mother, so I was really heartbroken when I heard about the children being abused. I had to leave my child at home to go to the shelter to see if the authorities had taken any action to investigate and if there were any measures to protect the children here,” said Ms. C.
Previously, the press reported that many children were mistreated at the Rose Shelter. This is a private orphanage run by Ms. GTSH, open from 8am to 8pm every day. Many philanthropists have visited the children and made charitable contributions.
At noon on September 4, in a quick exchange with Lao Dong, the leader of the People's Committee of Trung My Tay Ward (District 12) said that at the time of inspection this morning, the facility had 31 children currently studying at Soc Bong School (the school has reduced tuition fees for the children) and 52 children currently at Hoa Hong Shelter (including 15 newborns and 37 older children).
There are 15 nannies at the facility, of which the Ward Police and Ward People's Committee invited 4 nannies on duty that the press reported earlier to work and make a record. Currently, the police are working with Ms. H - the owner of the facility - to get more information.
Also according to the leader of Trung My Tay Ward People's Committee, regarding the handling of the children currently staying at this shelter, according to the proposal of the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, Trung My Tay Ward People's Committee will temporarily move the children to other shelters in Ho Chi Minh City.
