The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) has just issued a plan to implement the direction of General Secretary To Lam at the 1st Congress of the Fatherland Front Party Committee (VFF) and Central Trade Unions for the 2025-2030 term.
The plan aims to concretize the specific activities and practical direction in the Speech of General Secretary To Lam at the 1st Congress of the Fatherland Front Party Committee (FPA), Central organizations, term 2025-2030 in the organization and operation of the Vietnam Trade Union system.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor requires a plan to concretize the direction of the General Secretary in all aspects of work but with focus and key points, focusing on the task of representing, caring for, and protecting the rights of union members and workers; creating clear changes, changing thinking and working methods; the results must be measured through the opportunities to enjoy the benefits of the organization of union members and workers and their constantly increasing level of satisfaction.
According to the plan, the tasks are regular and continue to promote implementation, including: Propaganda, mobilization, and education of union members and workers; development of union members, establishment of grassroots unions; representation, care for, and protection of the legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members and workers; organization and launch of patriotic emulation movements among workers.
Regarding the task of continuing to innovate the method of leading and directing trade union activities, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor requires trade union officials at all levels to seriously and effectively implement "3 approaches": close to workers, near the grassroots, near the digital space; "5 must": must listen, must dialogue, must be an example, must take responsibility, must report the results; "4 no": not formal, not avoidable, not pushing, not doing wrong functions. Strengthen inspection, supervision, reward - strict discipline, no excuses for replacement, no avoiding conflicts, no chasing achievements. Implement the motto: fewer meetings; more work and actions; fewer slogans, more results; fewer procedures, more smiles from workers.
The plan outlines key projects and plans to concretize the direction of General Secretary To Lam.
The project "Union participates in developing new productive forces, promoting stable income for workers" aims to contribute in theory and practice in developing new productive forces during the Industrial Revolution 4.0. and propose solutions to promote stable income, enough to live on for workers. The completion time is December 2026.
The project "Union promotes the construction of a culture of labor safety at the workplace in the period of 2025 - 2030" aims to promote the role of unions at all levels and workers in building and practicing a culture of safety in labor, production, at the workplace, with completion time in November 2025.
The plan also sets out the task of developing research reports and proposing to implement livelihood wages for employees to assess the salary of employees in the past; research and evaluate factors affecting employees' salaries and living standards; propose living wages for employees. The completion time is the first quarter of 2026.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor also plans to organize a dialogue between the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor and the Japan Business Association and the Korean Business Association in Vietnam in 2025; a plan to train and foster trade union officials on knowledge and skills in collective bargaining for the period 2026 - 2031; develop and promulgate a Resolution of the Presidium of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor on "Improving the quality of participation in building policies and laws of trade union organizations in the new situation".
In addition, the plan to implement trade union institutional projects for the 2026 - 2030 period; regulations on the meeting regime at the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor; regulations on the regime of going to the grassroots of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor cadres.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor assigned the Labor Relations Department as a standing unit, presiding over and coordinating with departments, localities and units to advise the Presidium of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor on the implementation, guidance and urging the implementation of the Plan. In addition, departments and units, according to their functions and tasks, coordinate with the Labor Relations Department to effectively, substantially and comprehensively implement the tasks and solutions set out in this Plan; be responsible to the Presidium of the General Confederation of Labor for the implementation results of their departments and units.
Provincial and municipal Labor Federations, central industry unions, economic group unions, and corporation unions under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor shall, based on the plan of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, develop implementation plans suitable to their localities and units; guide and urge affiliated trade unions at all levels to effectively implement.
