The conference was held in both in-person and online formats.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Khang, member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor; Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hung, Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor; Mr. Tong Van Bang, member of the Presidium, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor chaired the conference.
Attending the conference were representatives of departments and units under the General Confederation of Labor; Labor Federations of provinces and cities, central and equivalent industry unions, general corporation unions under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor; and direct superior grassroots unions.
In his speech, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Khang, member of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, asked delegates to propose solutions, recommendations, and ways to organize the implementation of union member development and establishment of grassroots unions to complete the tasks of 2025, especially when the theme of activities in 2025 is determined to be "Focus on developing union members; participating in building a clean and strong Party", practically welcoming the Party Congresses at all levels.
At the conference, representatives of the units discussed and exchanged the achieved results as well as experiences in developing union members in 2024 and directions and solutions in the coming time.
According to the draft report, in 2024, the country will admit 1,230,594 new union members, of which 43,971 union members will be admitted in the informal sector (reaching 146.57% of the assigned target); the total number of union members will actually increase by 627,675 union members, reaching 62.77% of the 2024 target; bringing the total number of union members nationwide to 11,851,612 union members, and the informal sector to 91,946 union members.
In 2024, the whole country will establish 10,976 new grassroots trade unions, of which: The state sector will establish 4,332 grassroots trade unions; the non-state sector will establish 6,139 grassroots trade unions; the informal sector will establish 505 grassroots trade unions. The above results have increased the total number of grassroots trade unions nationwide to 127,357, of which 1,018 are grassroots trade unions, of which 2,165 are grassroots trade unions established by the new method voluntarily established by workers.
The conference also commended and rewarded 32 units with outstanding achievements in developing union members and establishing grassroots unions in 2024; thoroughly grasped the orientation for developing union members and establishing grassroots unions in 2025.
