It is necessary to continue to strengthen and innovate the forms of Party leadership over the organisation and operation of trade unions so as to enhance their efficiency, President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang said at the ongoing 13th National Party Congress.
Twelve delegates delivered their ideas on how to boost national development in the next five years during a discussion session at the hall on January 27 morning as part of the 13th National Party Congress.
Nguyen Van Giau, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations, led a delegation to visit and present gifts to disadvantaged workers in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on January 13.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) will set aside part of its accumulated trade union funds to support trade unionists and workers facing difficulties during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday - Vietnam’s biggest traditional festival which falls in mid-February this year.
Vietnam has 513 social housing projects for workers, 249 of which with 5.2 million sq.m of floor area are completed, or 41.7 percent of the plan, according to figures from the Ministry of Construction.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said that improving workers’ lives and working conditions is an important and urgent task of the Party, State, entire political system and society, in which trade unions play a major role.
The 11th ASEAN Regional Tripartite Social Dialogue Conference was held virtually on December 17 by the Ministry of Labour Invalids and Social Affairs and the ASEAN Services Employees Trade Union Council (ASETUC).
A delegation of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), led by its President Nguyen Dinh Khang, on November 5 presented 500 million VND (21,600 USD) to residents who were affected by recent floods in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
Donations are being made by businesses and localities nationwide to assist residents in the central region, which has been hit hard by floods over the last few days.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc for urgent support for tourism businesses impacted by the second wave of COVID-19.
Vietnam has recorded additional 255 COVID-19 cases since July 25, of whom 14 are health workers, including two doctors, 10 nurses and two medical students.
The HCM City Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs would take whatever measures are needed in the second half of the year to safeguard workers’ incomes and jobs, which have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Le Minh Tan, its director, has promised.
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.
Ninety–one strikes occurred in Vietnam in the first five months of this year, mostly due to stagnant production – a major negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on enterprises and workers.
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.
Some special occupations including preschool teachers should be allowed to retire earlier than the age set in the Labour Code, said Trinh Thanh Hang, head of the department for woman affairs of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 6 asked the northern province of Bac Giang to pursue an intensive growth model and optimise its advantages in geographical location, culture and human resources to develop sustainably.
An exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh with Vietnam’s working class and Trade Union is taking place at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi to commemorate the late President’s birthday.
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