Building sustainable welfare for union members through labor agreements
At Khanh Hoa Salt Joint Stock Company, there are more than 200 employees, 100% of whom are union members. With a wide area of operation, the Company's Trade Union is divided into 4 member Trade Unions, 1 departmental trade union with 17 trade union groups.
Mr. Ngo Xuan Quang - Chairman of the Company's Trade Union, said that in recent times, the Executive Board of the Trade Union and the Board of Directors of the company have paid attention to building a harmonious and stable labor relationship between employers and employees. In particular, focusing on taking care of the material and spiritual lives of union members, welfare regimes as well as the average income of employees each year higher than the previous year.
To ensure the material life of union members and feel secure in sticking with the company, the Executive Committee of the Trade Union has negotiated and signed a Collective Labor Agreement (CLA) with 3 articles and 13 contents beneficial to employees. Every year, the Trade Union of Khanh Hoa Salt Joint Stock Company organizes cultural, artistic, sports, tourism competitions... for all union members to participate.
Affirming the importance of the trade union organization in enterprises, Long Sinh Company Limited (located in Suoi Dau Industrial Park, H. Cam Lam, Khanh Hoa) has been recognized for many years as an enterprise for employees and is one of 4 typical trade unions awarded the excellent emulation flag by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor in 2024.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Suong - Chairwoman of the Trade Union of Long Sinh Company Limited shared that from a small enterprise with only 10 initial employees, Long Sinh now has more than 140 employees. Identifying employees as core assets and development leverage, the company's Board of Directors and the Trade Union proactively build attractive welfare for employees to stick with and contribute to the sustainable development of the business.
With 3 articles and 18 contents more beneficial than legal regulations, in recent years, the Trade Union has closely monitored the implementation of the Collective Labor Agreement, periodically reviewed to promptly propose adjustments and additions to new benefits in the following signings.
The entire process of signing, implementing and implementing the Collective Labor Agreement is conducted transparently, ensuring substance and no formality. The Union also focuses on disseminating the Collective Labor Agreement through internal communication systems so that union members can easily grasp information. Some outstanding provisions of the agreement are emphasized for propaganda such as: Considering periodic salary increases in January every year, work efficiency bonus every 6 months, seniority bonus...
Improving the quality of grassroots trade union officials
According to Mr. Ngo Xuan Quang, the experience from the grassroots to promote the role of the organization in mobilizing employees to take care of the lives of union members at enterprises, the Union Executive Committee must understand the regulations on labor law, the Trade Union Law, and the characteristics of the profession.
Union leaders at enterprises organizing activities must be scientific, discuss and propose targets and solutions suitable to the actual situation. Trade union officials must have the skills to gather collective employees, propagate and mobilize employees to comply with the regulations of the enterprise; improve efficiency and efficiency, apply many policies to bring legitimate and legal rights and interests to employees, create trust among employees and employees...
According to the leader of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Federation of Labor, the whole province currently has 60 60 against 50 trade unions with 58,868 union members.
In 2025, 3 key tasks related to promoting the role of trade unions in enterprises were set out by the Provincial Federation of Labor. In particular, priority is given to developing solutions to improve the effectiveness of dialogue and collective bargaining on wages, bonuses, working hours, rest hours, and occupational safety and hygiene; focusing resources on taking care of the welfare of union members and employees. In particular, the task of building a team of union officials, especially the chairman of the non-state-owned enterprise union, a team of key officials, and new officials to meet the requirements of tasks in the new situation was emphasized.
