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Vietnamese trade unions have announced plans to support workers during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, especially those who have not returned home in years.

A collective labour agreement was signed at six woodworking enterprises operating in the Tam Phuoc industrial park in the southern province of Dong Nai at a ceremony held by the provincial Labour Federation on November 19.

A delegation of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) led by its President Nguyen Dinh Khang met with Vice President of Laos Phankham Viphavanh in Vientiane on November 18.

The Federation of Labour of northern Bac Ninh province signed a cooperation agreement on trade union activities with the Federation of Trade Unions of China’s Zhejiang province on October 21.

The number of women at working age in Vietnam reached 22.3 million, accounting for 45.6 percent of the labour force, which is also challenged by the fourth Industrial Revolution.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) to boost coordination with the Government to better ensure the legal and legitimate rights and interests of workers, at a working session with the VGCL Presidium in Hanoi on September 25.

How to enhance the quality of the Vietnam Fatherland Front’s performance in social supervision and criticism is one of the main topics in discussions at the front’s 9th National Congress, which is taking place in Hanoi.

President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang has suggested the Federation of Korea Trade Unions (FKTU) increase the sharing of experience with its Vietnamese counterpart.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has recommended cutting weekly working hours to 44 from the current 48, saying it would improve workers’ wellbeing, family life and relationship.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has requested the drafters of the revised Labour Code maintain the proposal to cut working time from 48 hours per week to 44 hours per week.

President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang on September 4 called on the World Federation of Trade Union (WFTU) to continue its companionship along with its development.

The Vietnamese Party and State will create favourable conditions for trade union orgnisations of Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to expand cooperation, towards promoting friendship between the two countries, a Vietnamese official has said.

President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang held talks with Chairman of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK) Ju Yong Gil in Hanoi on August 28.

A delegation from the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK), led by its Chairman Ju Yong Gil, visited the northern province of Ha Nam on August 28.

At enterprises in Vietnam, it is still common to see a senior manager or human resources manager doubling as that company's trade union chairman.

Nguyen Dinh Khang, a Party Central Committee member and Secretary of the Party Organization of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), was elected President of the VGCL at the fourth meeting of the 12th-term VGCL Executive Committee convened in Hanoi on July 28-29.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 28 urged trade union organisations to revamp operation comprehensively and promote their role in guiding workers’ movements in the new situation.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong met with 90 outstanding leaders of local trade unions in 2019 and 10 trade union officials receiving Nguyen Van Linh Awards in Hanoi on July 20.

The regional monthly minimum wage will increase by 5.5 percent from January 1, 2020 after representatives of the State, employers and employees reached consensus at their second round of negotiations on July 11.

The negotiating skills of executive boards of trade unions need to be strengthened, Tran Thi Thanh Ha, deputy head of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour's labour relations department, said.