Workers at the Ford Hai Duong factory (Source: hanoimoi.com.vn) Sheshared the viewpoint of putting workers at the centre of policy building and implementation.
Haalso suggested some cooperation activities such as increasing financial andtechnical assistance for Vietnam; sharing experience to help the countryperfect and carry out laws and policies on labour relations, employment,vocational training, and social affairs; improving the capacity of traininghigh-quality human resources; promoting assistance in terms of humanitarian andsocial affairs; and helping Vietnam develop a comprehensive and universalsocial security system that guarantees social equality and leaves no onebehind.
Atthe working session, the US TradeRepresentative said via cooperation in labour and social affairs, the US alwayshopes to step up the enforcement of worker-centred policies and considers thisas the core issue to create the best conditions for workers.
Tai noted the USTR and theInternational Labour Organisation (ILO) highly value Vietnam’s implementationof the Labour Code that includes many new and progressive points matching internationallabour standards.
This isa stepping stone for strengthening ties in labour and social affairs betweenVietnam and the US, she went on, adding that her country always attachesimportance to the respect for and the protection of workers’ rights, and USbusinesses have to show their role and sense of responsibility towards theadherence to labour rules in host countries.
Inrecent years, Vietnam has made much progress in the building andperfection of labour policies and international integration in this regard. Notably, the Vietnamese ministry andthe ILO signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in 2021 to promoteinternational labour standards in Vietnam for 2021 - 2030, during which thecountry is expected to ratify another 15 ILO conventions.
Luu Quang Tuan, Directorof the ministry’s International Cooperation Department, said that within the frameworkof cooperation with the ILO, the US has been helping the ministry carry outsome effective projects, including those on labour relations, technicalsupport, and improvement of the child labour prevention and reduction capacity.
Via cooperationactivities, many organisations, especially non-governmental ones from the US,have also helped deliver support to tens of thousands of people to surmount difficultiesand integrate into society, he added./.
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