The General Statistics Office (GSO) has reported encouraging data in the labour market in the first six months of 2019, including unemployment decline and income improvement.
The negotiating skills of executive boards of trade unions need to be strengthened, Tran Thi Thanh Ha, deputy head of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour's labour relations department, said.
The regional monthly minimum wage will increase by 5.5 percent from January 1, 2020 after representatives of the State, employers and employees reached consensus at their second round of negotiations
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour revealed options for the regional minimum wage increase in 2020 ahead of the second round of negotiations,which is set to take place in Hanoi on July 11.
