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The information we collect will depend on the nature of your action but may include name, email address, telephone number, country and language preference. Where you make a donation through our website, we do not collect your financial information but direct you to a payment provider to process your donation and forward it on to Oxfam’s global fund. Our payment provider is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield.

When you provide your information to us, we will only use the information for the purposes for which it is provided, for any compatible purposes and to fulfil our legal or regulatory obligations unless you have agreed for your data to be used for other purposes.

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For some actions that you may like to take when visiting our website, you will be redirected to the website of an Oxfam affiliate in your geographic region. In these cases, that entity will collect your data rather than Oxfam International, and you should look at their Privacy Notice to understand how they will use your data, and your rights. This includes where:

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We may share your information with other members of the Oxfam confederation. We may also share your information with third parties who process data on our behalf, but only where we place obligations on them in relation to the security of the data and require them to use the data only as we instruct.

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This Privacy Policy was last updated on 8th June 2021.

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Globally, the way we run our economies needs to change. The over-reliance on GDP growth has paved way to rigged policies that benefit the richest individuals and corporations, instead of measures that ensure sustainable development and the people’s welfare. This economy model is exacerbating inequality, perpetuating poverty and trapping many millions in poorly paid and precarious work.

In Vietnam, the last twenty years have seen significant economic progress for ordinary citizens, especially with a strong record of poverty reduction. However, the current economy model is struggling to ensure that everyone benefits equally from the development process. Inequality persists on several important dimensions such as voice, access to education and healthcare. Marginalised people are often women, poor people, ethnic minority groups, or people living in remote areas.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed, fed off and increased existing inequalities in almost every country at once, and Vietnam is no exception. Despite being one of the most successful countries in containing the pandemic, Vietnam risks falling into the 20 countries with the fastest-growing poverty rates due to its impacts. The pandemic has also revealed the alarming number of informal workers unprotected by social security, and the huge burden of unpaid care work undertaken by women in the country.

Inequality Matters spells out dimensions of inequality that laden the people’s lives when the economy focuses on GDP growth. Discussions by experts from Harvard University, the Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI), and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences pose the question of whether Vietnam’s development achievements can compensate for the harm that the environment and society suffer.

Oxfam urges governments and policymakers to work together towards building a “Human Economy” that is people-centred instead of a “for-profit economy” that is disrupting social cohesion in many countries. A Human Economy, built for the many - not the few, can bring an end to inequality and eradicate poverty for good. A Human Economy is to save the environment for the next generations.

Towards a Human Economy in Vietnam

Economies across the world have valued GDP growth more than other aspects of national development. But in 2020, nearly half of humanity is living below the poverty line, trying to survive on five dollars fifty a day. Economic growth alone, especially where it is not inclusive, will not beat poverty.

A Human Economy would measure what matters. A Human Economy will put people and the planet before profit. It will build successful economies and societies where people are at the centre of economic thinking; where industry and the market are made to benefit the majority, not simply a rich few; and where planetary and environmental boundaries are not transgressed while social foundations are met. Read more

GDP Growth - A convenient beacon that can hurt

Despite the COVID-19 crisis, Vietnam remains its positive GDP growth in 2020.1 Besides, thanks to economic successes, poverty headcount reduces while income per capita increases.

However, developing countries like Vietnam are facing the classic conundrum: growth vs. sustainability and equality. Whilst it has been enjoying the triumph of the world’s fastest GDP growth in the last years, the repercussions on our environmental and social equality have not gone unnoticed.

It’s hard to dismiss developmental and material gains in Vietnam due to economic growth; the critical question is whether the gains we have celebrated outweigh the costs to the environment and society in years past and to come. And to a large extent, the answer is “no” for Vietnam. Read more

Beyond GPD - The importance of unpaid care work

Oxfam has calculated that women’s unpaid care work alone is adding value to the economy to the tune of at least $10.8 trillion a year, a figure three times larger than the tech industry.

Feminist economics and gender equality are fundamental to a human economy, and a core part of this new, fairer, human economy is to fully address the role of unpaid and underpaid care work. Only by fundamentally changing the way that this work is done and how it is valued can we build a more equal world. Read more

Beyond GDP - The importance of multidimensional well-being measures

Differences in quality of education received by students will lead to unequal opportunities and widening gaps in income and living standards of future generations. The absolute increase in household out-of-pocket health spending continues to challenge about 10% of the population that do not have health insurance. This means that the goals of narrowing down the rich-poor gap and leaving no one behind would be increasingly hard to attain.

More than ever, in addition to economic growth, Vietnam needs to promote the use of indicators of poverty and multidimensional inequality, especially education and health dimensions; sustainable development metrics should be the basis for making economic development policies in order to create a harmonious and sustainable economy that serves the people. Read more

Beyond GDP - The importance of environmental sustainability

The Mekong River Delta is prone to salt water intrusion over the years, which is driven by the adverse impact of climate change and the operation of upstream reservoirs. Therefore, swift change to the new context is needed.

Globally, hydroelectric plants have been disassembled to give a new lease to the living environment and ensure the balance of ecosystem, protect biodiversity and the environment. The Mekong Delta in particular and countries where the Mekong River runs through should follow suit by pursuing renewable energy such as solar, wind and tidal power generated by households, businesses, and electric power companies. Read more

Vietnam: Building a Human Economy in 2021-2030 period, with a vision towards 2045

The acceleration of aging population, urbanisation, middle-class transformation in emerging economies, climate change, environmental pollution, non-traditional security, etc. are among the prominent and emerging trends that have multidimensional effects on the contemporary world. Towards 2030 or even further to 2045, increasing wealth inequality potentially threatens social cohesion in particular and the development of Vietnam in general.

Oxfam’s concept of “Human Economy” shares similarities with the Vietnam Sustainable Development Strategy for 2011-2020, which views people as the centre of sustainable development. Read more

Publications

Inequality Matters 3

Human Economy Photobook 

Milestone

Human Economy Exhibition 

Even It Up

Even It Up: Oxfam’s campaign to tackle extreme inequality

Inequality is central to Oxfam’s mission to fight poverty. Oxfam in Vietnam launched the Even it Up! (EiU) Campaign in January 2017. The overall goal of the campaign: Improved policy and practice to fight inequality and more effective redistributive measures to address poverty and gender injustice by 2025.

Read more

The name “Oxfam” comes from the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, founded in Britain in 1942. The group campaigned for food supplies to be sent through an allied naval blockade to starving women and children in enemy-occupied Greece during the Second World War. After the war, Oxfam continued its work, sending materials and financial aid to groups aiding poor people throughout Europe. As the situation in Europe improved, Oxfam’s attention shifted to the needs of people in developing countries.

Oxfam International was formed in 1995 by a group of independent non-governmental organizations. They joined together as a confederation to maximize efficiency and achieve greater impact to reduce global poverty and injustice.

Today, we are working in more than 90 countries, with thousands of partners, allies, and communities to save and protect lives in emergencies, help people rebuild their livelihoods and campaign for genuine, lasting change, keeping women's rights at the heart of everything we do.

There are 20 member organizations of the Oxfam International confederation. They are based in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, India, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Quebec, South Africa, Spain and the United States. We also have two public engagement offices - Oxfam in South Korea and Oxfam in Sweden – that focus on raising funds and awareness about our work.

Our first activities in Vietnam took place in 1955, when we provided humanitarian assistance. Since the late 1980s we have implemented several development projects across Vietnam aimed at reducing poverty. After Vietnam reached the lower-middle income benchmark in 2010, the needs of the poorest and most marginalized groups in society remain high; Oxfam’s country strategy has shifted accordingly to addressing inequality. 

Oxfam's Proposition to ASEAN about COVID-19

To strengthen unity and holistic approach tackling Corona virus in ASEAN region as well as to protect the lives and ensure the wellbeing of its people, Oxfam proposes propositions to the ASEAN Heads of State for their consideration in the ASEAN Special Summit on COVID-19 and the ASEAN Plus Three Special Summit on COVID-19 on 14 April 2020.

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Khuyến nghị của Oxfam về đại dịch COVID-19 

Để tăng cường sự thống nhất và cách tiếp cận toàn diện ngăn chặn đại dịch COVID-19 trong khu vực ASEAN cũng như bảo vệ cuộc sống và đảm bảo an sinh cho người dân, Oxfam gửi đề xuất khuyến nghị tới các nguyên thủ quốc gia khối ASEAN trước thềm Hội nghị Cấp cao đặc biệt ASEAN và Hội nghị Cấp cao đặc biệt ASEAN +3 về ứng phó với đại dịch COVID-19 vào ngày 14 tháng 4 năm 2020.

Faced with the coronavirus pandemic, Oxfam is concerned about the impact it could have on the most vulnerable communities in poorer countries across the world. Drawing from substantial expertise and lessons learned from past disease outbreaks, we are prepared and ready to respond. Meanwhile, we have also put measures in place to protect the health and security of our staff.

Despite access restrictions, we are working around the clock with our local partners in more than 60 countries to deliver much needed assistance to curb to spread of the virus and help protect communities from its economic impact.

How is Oxfam responding?

Oxfam is mobilizing to prevent the spread of coronavirus and save lives. Water, sanitation and hygiene are vital for any attempts to manage the rate of inevitable infections and have been areas of our core work for decades. We have longstanding operational experience in responding to public health emergencies and our expertise is informed by lessons from past epidemics like cholera, Zika and Ebola. As with other emergencies, we work closely with our local partners and support them and their work wherever possible.

Our priority is to support the most vulnerable people, especially those in higher-risk environments such as refugee camps or crowded urban areas. Our teams have increased the delivery of clean water, sanitation services such as handwashing facilities and hygiene materials like soap. We work with communities on hygiene awareness, help ensure access to food and other essentials, and get cash to those most in need.

Oxfam is a member of the People’s Vaccine Alliance, coalition of organizations and activists united under a common aim of campaigning for a People’s Vaccine for COVID-19: urging that safe and effective vaccines are produced rapidly at scale and made available for all people, in all countries, free of charge.

Our concerns for the most vulnerable

Oxfam is very concerned that when COVID-19 broke out in Vietnam, marginalized communities suffer the most. They are women, poor people, informal or migrant workers working in the production/service industries,.. that have to live and work in insecure environments with high exposure to the disease. Companies are cutting down on their human resources and job loss increases as the pandemic prolongs. Informal workers are not part of social protection and still have to make their ends meet on the streets.

On another note, a large portion of laborers and service workers are women, and they are on the frontline of infection risk. Their shoulders also carry the vast burden of unpaid care which is bound to increase dramatically, whether caring for sick relatives or looking after children at home since schools are now closed.

In the face of a global pandemic, it doesn’t matter where you come from, what language you speak, or your cultural background. COVID-19 reminds us that we all deserve to be treated equally and have the same basic rights.

Actions taken by Oxfam in Vietnam

To strengthen unity and holistic approach tackling Corona virus in ASEAN region and particularly in Vietnam as well as to protect the lives and ensure the wellbeing of the people, Oxfam in Vietnam has been working with partners to propose propositions and recommendations to the ASEAN Heads of State and the Vietnamese governments.

We are also working with local partners to deliver relief packages for people affected by the pandemic in Southern Vietnam, and support for women suffering Gender-Based Violence (GBV) during Covid-19.

Read more on our actions:

• Vaccine fund: A good strategy to secure large financing needed (Chiến lược hiệu quả đảm bảo nguồn lực tài chính cho phòng, chống Covid-19)
• Gói hỗ trợ 26.000 tỷ đồng có giải ngân được như kỳ vọng?
• Gói hỗ trợ khó khăn vì COVID-19: Tác động lớn hơn, hỗ trợ hẹp hơn?
• Các điều kiện của gói hỗ trợ 62.000 tỷ đồng phi thực tế với người lao động như thế nào?
• Who should benefit from government COVID relief packages?
• To tackle COVID-19, a United ASEAN must deliver urgently

Publications 

• Vaccine monopolies make cost of vaccinating the world against COVID at least 5 times more expensive than it could be (Giá vắc xin COVID đội lên ít nhất 5 lần vì độc quyền)
• COVID vaccines create 9 new billionaires with combined wealth greater than cost of vaccinating world's poorest countries
• [Report] The Inequality Virus
• [Report] Fighting Inequality in the Time of COVID-19
• Dignity Not Destitution: An ‘Economic Rescue Plan For All’
• Vaccinating poorest half of humanity against coronavirus could cost less than four month’s big pharma profits

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