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Vietnam, Singapore trade unions boost ties

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) wants to receive more support and learn experience from the Singapore National Trade Union Congress (SNTUC) in building a trade union movement in Vietnam.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) wants to receive moresupport and learn experience from the Singapore National Trade UnionCongress (SNTUC) in building a trade union movement in Vietnam.

VGCL President Dang Ngoc Tung made the remark in his talks withSNTUC’s high-ranking delegation led by Heng Chee How, SNTUC’s DeputySecretary-General, Senior Minister of State in charge of the PrimeMinister’s Office and Deputy Leader of the House of Representatives, inHanoi on August 15.

Tung highly valuedsolidarity and cooperation between the two trade unions, expressing hishope that the visit will contribute to further strengthening their soundrelationship.

Since setting up friendship andcooperation with the VGCL, the SNTUC has spared no effort to help theVietnamese side organise numerous conferences, training courses andreceived many trade union officials of Vietnam to study in Singapore, he said.

For his part, Heng Chee Howcongratulated the Vietnamese side on the significant achievementsVietnam has gained in ensuring legitimate rights and interests forlabourers.

He expressed his hope that in thefuture, the two trade unions will continue to work closely for thedevelopment of both sides.

Vietnam-Singaporebilateral ties were officially established in 1973 and have been raisedto strategic partnership. The two countries signed the ConnectivityFramework Agreement in 2005.

Singapore is now thefourth biggest investor in Vietnam with total investment of more than 23billion USD in over 1,000 projects, mainly in the fields of oil andgas, agro-forestry and fisheries processing, infrastructure building,education and healthcare./.
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