The rain soaked for a long time
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy - Vice President of Gia Lai Provincial Labor Confederation - said that workers in the informal sector are very difficult to grasp and manage due to the nature of free and unstable employment. tomorrow. Therefore, gathering union members, establishing grassroots trade unions and organizing activities remains difficult.
According to statistics from the Gia Lai Provincial Labor Confederation, in the first 7 months of 2024, Trade Unions at all levels developed nearly 1,800 new union members, reaching 58.8% of the target assigned by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.
Developing union members in the informal sector is a new target assigned by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor in 2024. At first, the Provincial Trade Union encountered many difficulties in grasping and managing. After that, the Standing Committee of the Gia Lai Provincial Labor Confederation directed all levels of the Trade Union to campaign and persistently propagate to gather legal freelance labor forces with the spirit of long-lasting rain to mobilize them to participate. Trade Union organizations.
As a result, the unit has established 10 grassroots unions, reaching 333% of the target assigned by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.
Trade Union officials surveyed the situation of freelance labor in the area, approached workers with similar occupations such as: Shipper, technology driver, family taxi, independent private preschool... to propagate the campaign. Actively participate in trade unions. Activities to care for union members and workers at all levels of the Trade Union in the province have created widespread influence, increasing the trust of union members and workers in the trade union organization.
Still difficult
In Gia Lai province, small and micro enterprises account for 85%, of which, 1,669 micro enterprises have less than 5 employees, accounting for 66.5%; 340 businesses are listed on the Provincial Social Insurance system but do not have information on the number of employees, accounting for 13.5%.
In recent times, Gia Lai province's Trade Unions at all levels have always received the attention and leadership from the Provincial Party Committee and Party committees at all levels to develop union members and establish grassroots Trade Unions. However, in reality, the development of grassroots trade unions still faces many difficulties.
Regarding the cause, a number of workers are still hesitant and do not want to join the union for many different reasons such as being afraid to pay union dues, having to participate in activities or worrying about being pressured by the employer. moving...
Grassroots union officials at enterprises outside the state sector receive salaries and are under the direct management of the enterprise owner, so they are under pressure and influenced. They are still hesitant and not bold in fighting to protect the legal and legitimate rights and interests of union members and workers.
Ms. Truong Thi My Le, Head of the Propaganda Department - Women's Union of Gia Lai Province, affirmed that the unit will proactively coordinate with Social Insurance and Tax agencies... to update information on the business situation. , labor where there is no trade union organization. Focus on advocating for the development of grassroots trade unions in enterprises with 25 or more employees and in key areas and industries.
The Provincial Labor Federation also proposed to the Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee to pay attention and direct functional departments to periodically and regularly inspect the observance of labor laws at units and enterprises.
The Provincial Trade Union will also propose to the competent authority to promptly handle enterprises that violate legal regulations on preventing the right to establish trade union organizations and do not pay 2% of trade union fees according to regulations. regulations (in Decree 191/2013/ND-CP dated November 21, 2013 of the Government).
