The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the Federation ofTrade Unions of Ukraine (FTUU) have discussed solutions to buildstronger grass root trade unions, increase the quality of collectivenegotiations and collective work agreements and the number of tradeunion members.
The discussion took place at a working session between VGCL PresidentDang Ngoc Tung and visiting FTUU President Iurii Kulyka in Hanoi onMay 21.
Tung said that the Vietnam trade unionhas completed the target of having an additional 1.5 million newmembers for the 2008-2013 term, ahead of schedule.
VGCL will focus on its task of protecting legitimate interests andrights of workers and trade unionists and raising its voice in themaking process of appropriate policies and regulations, he said.
He proposed the two countries’ trade union organisations promotemutual assistance at international forums, cooperate in trainingcentral-level cadres, exchange delegations and information and promotecooperation among trade unions of the two countries’ localities andsectors.
For his part, Iurii Kulyka said he hopes both sides will closely coordinate in devising and deploying worker policies.
During the first official visit to Vietnam for many years, the FTUUleader is scheduled to hold working sessions with the VGCL Chapters ofHo Chi Minh City and southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.-VNA