Promptly research and absorb opinions and contributions
Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Nguyen Xuan Hung said that the Charter of the Vietnam Trade Union (XIII term) was approved by the XIII Vietnam Trade Union Congress on December 3, 2023, consisting of 11 chapters and 45 articles. The provisions of the Charter are basically consistent with the time of implementing the Resolution of the XIII Vietnam Trade Union Congress.
To be consistent with the organizational model according to the Party's guidelines and State law, from November 2025 to April 2026, the Presidium of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour will focus on directing the collection of opinions through congresses, conferences, and seminars at all levels of trade unions, leaders of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour through periods, expert opinions, and publicly posting them widely for trade union officials and union members nationwide to comment on the Draft Charter of the Vietnam Trade Union (XIV term).
The draft Trade Union Charter (XIV term) has received more than 1.5 million comments; the Sub-committee on Trade Union Charter has promptly researched and absorbed; the Standing Committee of the Presidium, the Presidium of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour has given opinions at many meetings, and the Executive Committee of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour has discussed and approved it at 3 consecutive meetings. The draft has been commented on by the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, central organizations, and Party committees at the Central level before being completed and submitted at the XIV Vietnam Trade Union Congress" - Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Nguyen Xuan Hung said.
Regarding content, the Draft Charter of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (XIV term) amends a number of important contents. Accordingly, the name of the leadership agency is changed from "Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Presidium" to "Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Standing Committee" to be consistent with Party regulations; The Preface is amended and supplemented to be consistent with new regulations, in the second paragraph, the phrase "is the sole representative of workers at the national level in labor relations and international relations on trade unions" is added; in the third paragraph, the phrase "directly under the Vietnam Fatherland Front" is added to affirm the position of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour as a member organization.
The draft Trade Union Charter (XIV term) amends and supplements many contents on union members, including adjusting the subjects gathered into the Vietnam Trade Union to be consistent with the Party's guidelines and the State's laws. The draft also supplements the right of union members to use electronic applications and access digital data of the Vietnam Trade Union; and stipulates that union members in particularly difficult circumstances are considered for exemption or reduction of union fees according to regulations.
Add 2 new articles
The principles of organization and operation of the Vietnam Trade Union organization (Article 5) continue to be amended and supplemented to be consistent with the Constitution, laws and regulations of the Party, but still maintain the principle of democratic centralism in the organization and operation of the Vietnam Trade Union organization.
Accordingly, some specific amendments and supplements are as follows: Supplementing the phrase "Vietnam Trade Union established on a voluntary basis" and the phrase "cooperation and coordination with employers, while ensuring the independence of the Trade Union organization" in Clause 1, Article 5; supplementing the regulation "Vietnam Trade Union together with other member organizations of the Vietnam Fatherland Front to negotiate democratically, coordinate and unify actions chaired by the Vietnam Fatherland Front, while promoting the proactiveness and creativity of the Trade Union organization, implemented in accordance with the Constitution, laws, the Charter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Charter of the Vietnam Trade Union", in Clause 4, Article 5.
Regarding the Trade Union organization system (Article 7): Ending the model of District-level Labor Federations, local industry trade unions and equivalents to suit local authorities at 2 levels according to the Party's policy. Building the Vietnam Trade Union organization system for the 2026-2031 term according to the model: Central level; provincial level and equivalents; commune level and equivalents, grassroots trade unions, grassroots trade unions. Major changes in Chapter IV - regulations on trade union levels in the Vietnam Trade Union system: Amending and supplementing the subjects of gathering and management of provincial and city Labor Federations; central industry trade unions (Articles 13, 14) to suit the Party's policies and the State's laws. Specifying the 2024 Trade Union Law; Law No. 97/2025/QH15, Party regulations, the Draft Charter of the Trade Union (XIV term) adds 2 new articles: (1) Article 17, regulations on Trade Unions of economic groups, corporations directly under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour; (2) Article 18, regulations on Trade Unions of communes, wards, special zones, inter-communal and ward trade unions; trade unions of industrial parks; trade unions of central non-business units; national university trade unions, regional universities, other universities; Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union; economic groups trade unions, corporations directly under grassroots-level trade unions to comply with Party regulations.
