From protecting to empowering female workers across the nation 08:00 | 08/01/2021 Women have been playing an important role in the Vietnamese economy with labour force participation rates of over 70 per cent for women, against the global average of 48 per cent. Along with the growth and the impressive contributions of the female workforce, some provisions in the labour law have been gradually revised, with businesses also starting to pay more attention to equality and empowerment of women to ensure that they will have the best environment to maximise their strengths. New legislation from February 2021 will greatly improve the working environment for women through stronger protections