Vietnam has done well on the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII), coming second within ASEAN, and ranking 77 out of 158 countries this year, according to a new analysis from Oxfam and the Development Finance International which was released on October 8.
One reason for the forecast increases in working-hour losses is that workers in developing and emerging economies have been much more affected than by past crises.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Can Tho University co-held a training course on international labour standards and corporate social responsibility in tertiary education on September 22.
The labour and education ministers of ASEAN will share information on policies, initiatives and achievements in promoting cooperation in human resource development.
Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung underscored the role of social workers in the fight against formidable challenges like COVID-19 during the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting virtually held by Saudi Arabia on September 10.
Vietnam, as ASEAN Chair in 2020, has joined hands with member nations to push employment recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung has said.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruptions to economies and the labour market with serious impacts on youth employment in Asia and the Pacific.
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) strengthens EU economic links with Southeast Asia and will potentially contribute to its recovery after the coronavirus crisis, moderndiplomacy.eu quoted an EU official as saying in a story published on August 3.
It’s time for the Government, workers and employers to unite as more than 30 million workers were adversely affected by COVID-19 by end of the second quarter.
The amended and supplemented regulations related to Vietnamese guest workers have created a transparent environment for sending labourers to work abroad under contracts.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Convention 98 is expected to facilitate the spread of genuine collective bargaining at Vietnamese workplaces and eliminate employers’ interference and dominance on workers’ organisations, heard a workshop in Hanoi on July 6.
A workshop was held in Hanoi on July 6 to look into a draft implementation plan for the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Convention No 98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused turmoil in the labour market, with massive job and income losses in the first half of 2020 and the recovery in the second half will be uncertain and incomplete, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has warned.
An online conference took place between Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and Switzerland’s Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) on June 23, discussing ways to enhance the sides’ post-COVID-19 labour cooperation.
A zero-dong supermarket was opened on June 20 to support 1,500 workers of the Thang Long Industrial Zone in Hanoi who have been financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 98 percent of the legislators surveyed recognise the good results of the freshly-concluded ninth session of the 14th National Assembly, said NA Secretary General Nguyen Hanh Phuc at a press conference in Hanoi on June 19.
The ninth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) wrapped up in Hanoi on June 19 after 19 working days in a spirit of solidarity, democracy, responsibility, and active contribution.
Ten laws and 21 resolutions were adopted at the just-concluded ninth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) that lay the legal foundation for further fostering the country’s socio-economic development and international integration.
Children need to be protected from child labour more than ever amidst serious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, heard a virtual interactive panel discussion jointly held by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the UN Children Fund (UNICEF) in Hanoi on June 12.
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