German NGO vows legal aid for VN’s labour union
Germany’s Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
(FES) on May 6 said the foundation is willing to continue its support
for the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) in building
worker-related laws and policies.
Germany’s Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
(FES) on May 6 said the foundation is willing to continue its support
for the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) in building
worker-related laws and policies.
FES chairperson Anke Fuchs made the vow during a meeting the same day in Hanoi with VGCL Chairman Dang Ngoc Tung.
She also said the FES would continue to develop its legal advisory system to provide support for the lead agency in defending labourers’ rights and training on preparation and negotiation for collective labour agreements for VGCL’s experts.
Chairman Tung thanked the FES and the FES Office in Hanoi for their cooperation with the VFCL and its provincial chapters and their assistance in building capacity for Vietnamese labour union workers.
Through training, the FES has helped improve knowledge and skills for labour union officers from central to provincial levels, which is particularly important as the local economy is shifting to a market-based economy, which is consisted of many new, fast-growing sectors such as non-state and foreign-invested sectors, Tung added.
He also praised FES’s support in foundation of a system of legal advisory centres and offices in Vietnam and provision of negotiating skills training for local labour union officers.
The FES, he added, had fulfilled its function as a bridge to connect the union movements in Vietnam with those in Germany and in the world.
During the meeting, both sides discussed experiences in improving the labour union’s capacity in the negotiation process, the roles of labour union at all levels in protecting the legitimate rights of labourers and training experts of collective labour contracts.
The FES Chairperson is on a working visit to attend the 20 th founding anniversary of the FES Office in Vietnam .
FES is a non-governmental organisation that works to promote political participation, social justice and democracy. It was named after Friedrich Ebert, the first democratically elected president of Germany and established in 1925, the year that he died./.
FES chairperson Anke Fuchs made the vow during a meeting the same day in Hanoi with VGCL Chairman Dang Ngoc Tung.
She also said the FES would continue to develop its legal advisory system to provide support for the lead agency in defending labourers’ rights and training on preparation and negotiation for collective labour agreements for VGCL’s experts.
Chairman Tung thanked the FES and the FES Office in Hanoi for their cooperation with the VFCL and its provincial chapters and their assistance in building capacity for Vietnamese labour union workers.
Through training, the FES has helped improve knowledge and skills for labour union officers from central to provincial levels, which is particularly important as the local economy is shifting to a market-based economy, which is consisted of many new, fast-growing sectors such as non-state and foreign-invested sectors, Tung added.
He also praised FES’s support in foundation of a system of legal advisory centres and offices in Vietnam and provision of negotiating skills training for local labour union officers.
The FES, he added, had fulfilled its function as a bridge to connect the union movements in Vietnam with those in Germany and in the world.
During the meeting, both sides discussed experiences in improving the labour union’s capacity in the negotiation process, the roles of labour union at all levels in protecting the legitimate rights of labourers and training experts of collective labour contracts.
The FES Chairperson is on a working visit to attend the 20 th founding anniversary of the FES Office in Vietnam .
FES is a non-governmental organisation that works to promote political participation, social justice and democracy. It was named after Friedrich Ebert, the first democratically elected president of Germany and established in 1925, the year that he died./.
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