At the working session (Source: https://laodong.vn) Hanoi(VNA) – Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Mai Duc Chinh on January 23 received a visiting delegation of trade union stafffrom the US led by Director of the University of California, LosAngeles (UCLA) Labour Centre Kent Wong.
During the working session, the US delegates hailed the Vietnamese Government’spolicy approach to benefit labourers, and highlighted the important role playedby the VGCL in implementing development policies of the State.
Chinh and Kent Wong highlighted thefruitful development of relations between the two countries, as well as ties betweentheir trade union organisations.
Chinh expressed his belief that the cooperation will be further enhanced in thefuture.
He also briefed the guests on trade union and labour–related issues in Vietnamin 2017, and tasks and plans for its activities in 2018.
The VGCL will work with the Government to submit the revised LabourCode, focusing on collectivebargaining and dialogue, collective labour disputes and strikes, overtime,retirement age and the involvement of trade union organisations in climatechange adaptation, he said.
US delegates said their country’s trade union movement has learnt fromVietnam’s experience in how to improve welfare for trade union members.
They hoped through exchange and experience sharing, the collaboration between thetwo sides will improve in the future.-VNA
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