During the 2018 - 2023 term, trade unions at all levels, especially the General Confederation of Labor of Vietnam, have proactively and actively innovated and improved the quality of participation in developing policies and laws related to workers and union activities; discovered and proposed many recommendations and suggestions for developing laws to better care for and protect the rights of employees such as the right to choose jobs, unilaterally terminate labor contracts, wages, and housing issues , working conditions of employees, policies to support employees affected by the COVID-19 epidemic...
Trade Union organizations have an increasingly strong and effective voice in councils, committees, steering committees, and elected mechanisms to protect the rights of workers. In the National Wage Council, the Trade Union has clearly and effectively demonstrated its role as employee representative. In 5 years (2018 - 2023), it is proposed to increase the minimum wage by 25.34%, contributing to improving the lives of union members and employees, narrowing the gap between minimum wage and minimum living standard. Promoting the role of cadres and civil servants who are trade union members in advising on building and organizing the implementation of policies and laws has taken a new step. The Prime Minister's annual dialogue program with workers, the 2023 Labor Forum chaired by the Chairman of the National Assembly, National Assembly delegates meet with voters on topics with workers, employees, and leaders. Party committee heads, authorities, and employers dialogue with union members and employees to create good effects and are an important channel to promote the improvement of policies and laws and supervise the implementation of related policies and laws. to workers and unions.
Negotiation and signing of collective labor agreements in enterprises and units, especially non-state-owned enterprises, have been focused on, with many innovations and important results achieved. In the period 2018 - 2023, 15,832 new collective labor agreements were signed , bringing the total number of signed collective labor agreements to 42,550, reaching 72.12% of the total number of established enterprises. Grassroots trade unions (an increase of 6.47% compared to the beginning of the term) of which agreements reaching grade B or higher reached a rate of 48.2%, an increase of 19.6% compared to the beginning of the term...
Mr. Le Dinh Quang - Deputy Head of Policy and Law Department, General Confederation of Labor of Vietnam, said that in the process of participating in developing policies and laws related to employees, the General Confederation of Labor of Vietnam always pursues and closely follows the issues that I propose in the process of building and planning policies on related issues.
Mr. Quang gave an example, in the issue of investment in social housing construction of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, in the process of researching, absorbing and revising the Housing Law project (amended), there are still different opinions, including Unfavorable comments. However, with the persistent pursuit and protection of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, at the 6th session of the 15th National Assembly, it was agreed to pass the Housing Law (amended), which stipulates that "The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor is the governing body. management of social housing construction investment projects", thereby creating conditions for the Vietnam Trade Union to take better care of trade union members, especially low-income workers with difficult financial conditions. House.
Recently, when commenting on the draft Law on Social Insurance (amended), the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor contributed strong opinions on a specific mechanism to protect employees in case the employer is no longer able to pay social insurance for employees. Accordingly, the Resolution of the 7th session of the 15th National Assembly has outlined directions for handling these cases.
“Improving the effectiveness of Trade Union organizations' participation in policy and law development is an important content that needs to be directed and implemented regularly, closely and effectively by Trade Union levels at all levels. Thereby creating a positive change in awareness and responsibility of trade union officials, employers and employees regarding legal work in trade union organizations in the new context" - Mr. Le Dinh Quang shared.
