PREVENTING AND COMBATING CHILD LABOUR DURING VIETNAM'S GREEN ECONOMIC TRANSITION: AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORM

The green economic transition is emerging as a pivotal strategy in Vietnam for achieving sustainable development. However, this process poses significant challenges to the legal framework for protecting children's rights. Although the green economy can promote compliance with international labour standards, it also reveals inadequacies and inconsistencies in legal regulations and weaknesses in enforcement mechanisms, heightening the risk of child labour, particularly in rural areas. Through a qualitative analysis of legal and policy documents and relevant secondary data, this paper identifies gaps in the current legal system. Consequently, the paper proposes recommendations for legal reform to effectively integrate child protection objectives into green growth strategies, ensuring a just, human-centred transition and contributing to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Vietnam.