A delegation from the Lao Federation of Trade Unions Central Committee led by Pathoumthong Luangvilay, head of its Personnel Department, paid a working visit to the northern province of Ha Nam on July 20.
A delegation of the Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU) led by its President Aly Vong Nor Bun Tham visited the Trade Union University (TUU) in Hanoi on July 19.
President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang and his Lao counterpart Aly Vong Nor Bun Tham chaired a meeting in Hanoi on July 18 to review the cooperation agreement between their agencies for the 2018-2023 period.
President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang held talks with representatives of the Central Union of Cuban Workers (CTC) on June 30, as part of the VGCL delegation’s official visit to the Latin American country.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) on May 24 shared their operational experience and agreed to step up their exchanges.
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on January 19 attended a programme to support disadvantaged labourers working at An Nghiep industrial park in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.
COVID-19 and its variants enormously affected socio-economic development in 2021, as well as health, employment, and worker incomes. Overcoming these challenges, the trade union movement affirmed its role in supporting workers and is busy ensuring a comfortable Tet for members.
President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang on December 7 suggested the VGCL and the Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU) step up online exchanges amid the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Vietnam – Khat vong binh yen” (Vietnam – Desire for peace) programme was held on October 31 night to honour the contributions and sacrifice by collectives, individuals, especially those working on the frontline such as medical workers and Trade Union officials, in the country’s COVID-19 fight.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 16 presided over a meeting on the working relations between the government and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour in 2021 and orientations for the next year.
Ho Chi Minh City’s trade union will focus on caring for and supporting employees who have lost their jobs or have unstable jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, said Vice President of the municipal Labour Confederation Pham Chi Tam.
The Ho Chi Minh City Federation of Labour announced on October 7 that it has spent over 1.39 trillion VND (60.4 million USD) as relief aid for 2.4 million trade union members, workers, civil servants, labourers and their children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the city.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s trade union, in collaboration with the agency’s youth union and war veterans' association, has launched a programme to raise funds for COVID-19 prevention and control activities among VNA staff.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) will splash out more than 2.5 billion VND (108,500 USD) to support workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, heard an online meeting between the VGCL and its provincial trade unions on May 17.
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.
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 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.
An exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh with Vietnam’s working class and Trade Union was launched at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi on May 18 to commemorate the late president’s 130th birthday (May 19, 1890 – 2020).
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) held a workshop in Hanoi on May 17 to celebrate the 130th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19).