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Vietnam to host World Federation of Trade Union Congress in 2021

Vietnam’s trade union organisations are doing well in protecting legitimate rights and interests of workers, President of the World Federation of Trade Union (WFTU) Mzwandile Michael Makwayiba said, adding that this is also the reason why the WFTU has chosen Vietnam to host the WFTU Congress in 2021.
Vietnam to host World Federation of Trade Union Congress in 2021
Vietnam to host World Federation of Trade Union Congress in 2021 ảnh 1At the working session (Photo: VNA)

Binh Duong (VNA) – Vietnam’s trade unionorganisations are doing well in protecting legitimate rights and interests ofworkers, President of the World Federation of Trade Union (WFTU) MzwandileMichael Makwayiba said, adding that this is also the reason why the WFTU haschosen Vietnam to host the WFTU Congress in 2021.

The WFTU leader made the remarks at a workingsession with the Federation of Labour of the southern province of Binh Duong onSeptember 5. 

Chairwoman of the Binh Duong Federation ofLabour Truong Thi Bich Hanh said the province has 3,550 trade unions at thegrassroots level with 760,000 members.

She briefed the guest on the federation’s key tasksin developing trade union membership and enhancing dialogues between workersand employers to build healthy labour relations in businesses as well astraining trade union officials to protect the legitimate rights and interestsof workers.

Standing Vice Secretary of the provincial PartyCommittee Nguyen Hoang Thao said Binh Duong is home to 29 industrial parks and12 industrial clusters, attracting nearly 39,000 domestic businesses and 3,700foreign ones.

Close to 1.2 million people are working in theprovince, making up about 50 percent of the total population, 57 percent ofwhom are women, he said, adding that every year, the locality needs to recruitsome 50,000 workers.-VNA
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