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Can Tho Releases New Code of Conduct Banning Jeans, T-Shirts at Government Offices

Can Tho’s civil servants will have to leave their Levi’s at home from now on.

Can Tho authorities recently established a new guideline for government employees that covers how they should act and conduct themselves at work. One of the rules in the code of conduct stipulates that civil servants are not allowed to wear jeans or T-shirts in their offices.

According to Tuoi Tre, employees of all genders are to conform to the rule and are encouraged to wear shirts and pants instead. An áo dài is also an acceptable option for female workers.

The new guideline has garnered comments from some workers who deem the restriction “rigid.” However, the official behind the new set of rules, Director Nguyen Van Ba of the Can Tho Department of Home Affairs, is standing firm.

“Blue jeans are completely banned as government employees look strange in jeans at work,” Ba told Tuoi Tre in Vietnamese.

He added that Can Tho is not the only city where such a rule exists, as both Hanoi and Saigon have already implemented similar bans.

Besides attire, Zing reports that the code of conduct also specifies how civil servants should behave both in and out of the office. According to the news outlet, employees are also banned from drinking and smoking at work, as well as playing games, reading online newspapers and checking social media during conferences and meetings.

Outside of the office, workers are not allowed to show off or gain personal benefit from ceremonial occasions such as weddings, funerals, or birthdays.

Last year, Hanoi also introduced a similar code of conduct which became the center of contention for being “too invasive,” as it covered everything from wearing earphones at work and the use of fragrances to makeup and tattoos.

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