Implementing the streamlining of the apparatus according to the direction of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor and the Son La Provincial Party Committee, up to now, the Son La Provincial Federation of Labor has dissolved the organization and end the operation of the executive committee, standing committee, and inspection committee of 14 trade unions at the grassroots level.
The Provincial Federation of Labor has also dissolved the organization and termination of activities for 1,041 grassroots unions in State administrative agencies, public service units receiving 100% of salaries from the State budget and grassroots unions in district-level agencies and units that have terminated operations with 37,268 union members.
For grassroots trade unions, member trade unions, departmental trade unions, and trade union groups in autonomous public service units, enterprises, cooperatives, and trade unions that are not subject to end of operation (including 184 trade union organizations with 12,486 union members) have been transferred to the Provincial Federation of Labor for management and direction of activities.
Speaking to Lao Dong Newspaper, a representative of the Son La Provincial Federation of Labor said that the restructuring of the apparatus is not simply a reduction in quantity, but more importantly, improving quality and effectiveness. The specialized departments after the merger will have a more compact structure but still ensure functions and tasks, reduce overlap, and increase connectivity.
Reorganizing trade unions by block also creates favorable conditions for implementing tasks, in line with the practical organization of the province's administrative apparatus after merging district and commune-level administrative units.
The resources saved from streamlining the apparatus are being reinvested in grassroots activities: supporting union members in difficulty, improving the quality of dialogue, collective bargaining, organizing emulation movements for production labor, and taking care of workers' welfare.
At the same time, the reassignment of staff is also carried out flexibly. The reasonable transfer and appointment is based on capacity and strengths. Along with that, considering salary increase, resolving early retirement according to policies, creating consensus in the team.
The digitalization and data storage work to serve the organizational arrangement has also been implemented synchronously by the Provincial Federation of Labor, meeting the requirements of digital transformation in the political system.
It can be seen that the process of streamlining the trade union apparatus in Son La is an important step to realize the goal of innovating the organization and operation of trade unions in the direction of "moderate, effective, for union members".
"Streamlining the apparatus does not reduce the role of the Trade Union organization, but on the contrary, helps the Trade Union organization operate more closely to reality, focusing on its core function of caring for and protecting the rights of workers in the new situation" - the representative of the Son La Provincial Federation of Labor affirmed.
According to the representative of the Son La Provincial Federation of Labor, after the restructuring and streamlining of the apparatus, trade union activities in the province continue to be innovated in terms of content and methods of operation, focusing on the grassroots and workers. At the same time, it will increasingly promote the role of representing, caring for, and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of union members and workers.
Thereby, contributing to solving many practical problems and complex problems arising among workers, maintaining political security, social order and safety, especially in industrial parks, clusters, and boarding houses with a large number of workers.
