More regulations to protect officials and trade unions

Increase penalties

The draft amended Decree 12/2022 (draft) amended and supplemented Clause 1, Article 36 of Decree No. 12/2022 as follows:

“1. A fine of between VND 15,000,000 and VND 30,000,000 for employers with discrimination behavior for employees, members of the Board of Directors of the Labor Representative Organization at the grassroots level, public officials Delegation for reasons for establishment, joining or organizing the representative of employees, including one of the following acts:

a) Distinguishing wages, bonuses, welfare, working hours, other rights and obligations in labor relations;

b) Requesting to participate, not participate or leave the employee representative organization at the establishment and trade union of Vietnam to be recruited, concluded or extended the labor contract, working contract;

c) Layers, labor discipline, unilateral termination of labor contracts, working contracts, not continuing to deliver labor contracts, working contracts, not renewing labor contracts, work contracts work or transfer employees to do other jobs;

d) Incident, causing difficulties related to work in order to weaken the activities of the employee representative organization at the facility ...

The draft also stipulates the level of sanctioning of misrepresenting information about trade unions. Specifically, amend and supplement Clause 3, Article 53 of Decree No. 12/2022/ND-CP as follows:

“3. A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts: Taking advantage of the establishment, joining or the operation of the Labor Representative Organization at the grassroots to violate the law, infringing upon the interests of the State, legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations, businesses and individuals; receive aid, funding and receiving technical support in contravention of law; The information is not true, agitated, distorted and defamed about the organization and union activities ”.

More firmly, more and more attached to the union

Ms. Do Thi Tuyen - Worker and Head of Trade Union Group 15 - Hung Long Garment and Service Joint Stock Company (My Hao District, Hung Yen) - said that the 15th Union Group has 47 members, the whole company There are more than 2,000 members.

“I preside over the activities of visiting, marrying and happy of the brothers and sisters in the group. To be honest from the day of participating in trade union activities, I am very happy because thereby being affectionate with my colleagues. Even more fun is that the company leader also creates conditions for trade union activities at the grassroots level. The fact that we spend time visiting, trade union meetings ... never caused difficulties " - Ms. Tuyen shared.

Also according to Ms. Tuyen, although there is no difficulty arising, but when grasping the new contents in the draft amendment of Decree 12/2022, especially the contents to create conditions for grassroots trade union officials and activities Trade union, the right to join the union of employees ... The more she became more and more stable, the more they were with the company and the trade union.

Talking to PV Labor on July 7, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Duan - Chairman of Hue University Union - said: “As a union president with more than 3,500 officials and employees operating in 17 affiliated colleges, I see that Trade unions and employees of Hue University are always paid attention to promptly and closely, creating all conditions for organizing trade unions at all levels to operate properly in their functions, tasks, ensuring legitimate rights and interests. for employees. This contributes to ensuring the solidarity, attachment and dedication of employees to the school in general and trade unions in particular ”.

With the contents of the draft amendment of Decree 12/2022 stated, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Duan said: "Very correct and timely".