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A a conference was held in Hanoi on November 13 to discuss ways to strengthen the role of trade union in representing and protecting informal labourers.

Vietnam needs to raise policies and solutions to hasten housing development for low-income earners in urban areas and industrial zones in an effort to improve their living standards.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and Japan’s Federation of National Service Employees’ Union (KOKKO-ROREN) shared practices to improve personnel capability on November 3.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) signed a cooperation programme by 2018 at their talks in Hanoi on October 26.

President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Dang Ngoc Tung (VGCL) hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 12 to General Secretary of the Confederation of Indonesia Prosperous Trade Union.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) proposed a new minimum wage increase of 14.4 percent for the 2016 year, higher than the 12.4 percent increase decided by the NWC in September.

Vietnamese enterprises are increasingly paying attention to corporate social responsibility, since it not only benefits staff members but also the firms themselves.