The first Congress of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Trade Union (term 2025-2030) held in December 2025 approved the goal of developing union members in the new period.
Accordingly, the trade union organization sets a goal to develop and increase at least 40,000 union members, not only to expand the organizational scale but also to improve the quality of representation, care and protection of workers' rights in the context of a volatile labor market.
According to the Department of Home Affairs of Khanh Hoa province, the labor force aged 15 and over working in the province's economy is about 1,018 million people, accounting for 53.7% of the population. Each year, 15,000–20,000 people enter the working age.
On average, the whole province has about 2,000 newly established businesses each year; currently there are nearly 15,000 businesses operating, employing about 200,000 workers.
In addition, more than 96,000 non-agricultural, forestry and fishery individual economic establishments are employing over 150,000 workers.
With advantages in tourism, services, processing industry and marine economy, the labor force in these fields accounts for a high proportion. However, this is also an area with large labor fluctuations, common short-term contracts, low stability, causing difficulties for the work of gathering and developing union members.
From July 1, 2025, after implementing the merger and arrangement of the apparatus, the Khanh Hoa Provincial Trade Union directly manages and directs 922 grassroots trade unions with 91,311 union members out of a total of 113,486 workers, civil servants, and laborers.
In the context of wide management areas, the number of full-time officials is decreasing, and a part of workers are still hesitant to join the trade union. While some businesses have not created favorable conditions for the establishment of grassroots trade unions...
This requires trade union organizations to strongly shift from administrative mobilization to persuasion with substantive effectiveness, through specific benefits that union members are entitled to.
According to the leader of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Labor Federation, the goal of developing 40,000 union members in the new term is not only to increase the number, but also to expand the representative scope of the trade union organization.
Especially in small, micro-enterprises and non-state sector enterprises - where workers' rights are vulnerable.
The Congress Resolution determines that the development of union members must be linked to targets on dialogue at workplaces, collective bargaining, signing collective labor agreements, resolving disputes and protecting the rights of union members in court...
This is considered a fundamental solution for workers to clearly see the role and position of the trade union organization in improving salaries, working conditions and ensuring labor safety and hygiene.
To realize this goal, digital transformation is identified by the Khanh Hoa Trade Union as a breakthrough solution. The application of digital platforms, social networks and union member management software helps the trade union access workers more effectively.
In which, especially young workers and highly mobile workers. Thereby, improving transparency and timeliness in propaganda of policies, laws and care and welfare activities for union members.
