Developing an additional 3,327 union members
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Le An Hai - Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor - said that developing union members is always a key task throughout the term, so from the beginning of 2025, the Standing Committee and the Standing Committee of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor have always paid attention to and closely directed the trade unions at the grassroots level and the grassroots trade unions under their management to organize, implement and concretize into goals and tasks in all aspects of work, in which they are determined to strive to complete the target set by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor in 2025, which is to develop an additional 5,750 union members.
To complete the targets assigned by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor has developed a plan to develop union members and establish grassroots trade unions in 2025; supplemented members of the Steering Committee and Working Group on developing union members and establishing grassroots trade unions in the period of 2023-2028; assigned targets for developing union members and establishing grassroots trade unions for all levels of affiliated trade unions; organized a training program to foster trade union work for the new team of trade union officials, associated with the content and methods of developing union members and establishing grassroots trade unions to strengthen the quality and effectiveness of grassroots trade union activities in the spirit of Resolution No. 02-NQ/TW of the Politburo on innovating the organization and operation of Vietnamese trade unions in the new situation...
Implementing the direction of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, the grassroots trade unions and affiliated grassroots trade unions have closely followed the direction of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor to focus on promoting propaganda work to all union members and workers; assigning specific tasks to members of the Steering Committee and Working Group on developing union members and establishing grassroots trade unions; at the same time, selecting and sending experienced and enthusiastic cadres to directly monitor and direct their grassroots trade unions in organizing and implementing.
With the efforts of trade unions at all levels, the number of union members developed in the first 6 months of the year in the Industry and Trade sector was 3,327/5,750 union members - reaching 57.9% of the plan assigned by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor to develop additional in 2025, Mr. Le An Hai shared.
Some units under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor have maintained and implemented well the work of developing union members, typically the Vietnam National Petroleum Trade Union developing 862 union members; the Vietnam Chemical Industry Trade Union developing 304 union members; the Vietnam Agricultural Machinery and Power Machinery Corporation Trade Union developing 208 union members...
Propaganda work is a breakthrough task
The Vietnam Trade Union of Industry and Trade has identified the last 6 months of the year as a key time to promote the development of union members and the establishment of grassroots trade unions.
According to Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor Le An Hai, from now until the end of 2025, the industry's working groups are assigned the task of proactively monitoring the area, closely coordinating with the grassroots trade unions and grassroots trade unions to review and regularly update data on workers - union members. The focus is on enterprises with a large number of employees who have not joined the Trade Union or are planning to expand production and branches. Labor - union member data will be updated periodically every month, 6 months and the entire term to promptly report to the Steering Committee of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.
Higher-level trade unions and affiliated trade unions need to take advantage of the direction of Party committees and business leaders to strengthen propaganda and mobilize workers to participate in trade union organizations.
Training and fostering new union officials continues to be a priority task. In particular, equipping the skills of propaganda, mobilization, organization of activities to represent, care for and protect workers will help increase the attractiveness and substance of the Trade Union organization.
In parallel with strengthening internal resources, trade unions at all levels propose new solutions, models, and ways of doing things to complete the target of developing union members. The specific goal is to establish grassroots trade unions in enterprises with 30 or more employees and strengthen inspection and examination of compliance with labor laws and the Trade Union Law at the grassroots level.
Propaganda work is also identified as a breakthrough task. Trade unions at all levels will promote communication through posters, posters, websites, social networks and coordinate with press agencies to spread the image of the trade union organization, creating a positive effect on workers and businesses. Activities such as building Collective Labor Agreements, organizing dialogues, working groups, and inspecting the implementation of policies will also be promoted.
