Do not agree to reschedule debt
On August 26, Lien Chieu District People's Court (Da Nang) opened hearings related to 62 labor dispute cases occurring at Hoa Khanh Company (Hoa Khanh Industrial Park, Lien Chieu District, Da Nang). The trials are expected to last from August 26-30, 2024. In these cases, the plaintiffs are workers who used to work at Hoa Khanh Company, and authorized the Da Nang City Trade Union to represent them and sue, claiming benefits regarding wages and severance pay.
According to records, Hoa Khanh Company currently owes employees 1,658 billion VND including salaries for November-December 2023, January 2024 and more than 4 billion VND in severance pay. On the first day, Lien Chieu District People's Court tried 15 lawsuit files.
In court, Mr. Nguyen Chanh - General Director of Hoa Khanh Company said that the supply chain disruption after the COVID-19 epidemic and the historic flood in Da Nang in October 2022 caused the company to be severely affected. Currently, the company is currently restructuring its operating apparatus, at the same time reviewing revenues and expenditures, increasing charter capital... so it hopes to pay debts in 2 installments, in January 2025 and January 2026.
The representative of the Da Nang City Trade Union disagreed with the defendant's wish to reschedule the debt and said that in the past time, the Trade Union has been kind, supportive, and created conditions for businesses to have the opportunity to repay debt, but many times the business If they don't do it, they will take each other to court; Require the company to pay unpaid wages and severance pay to employees in accordance with the law.
After consideration, the jury pronounced a verdict and accepted all the requests of the plaintiff and the authorized representative, the Da Nang City Trade Union, requiring Hoa Khanh Company to be responsible for paying all debts immediately after the settlement. judgment takes effect.
Extremely unlikely to have just met in court
As Lao Dong has informed, the case of Hoa Khanh Company owing workers insurance and wages has been going on for many years. The peak was recently on April 1, when many workers gathered in front of the company headquarters to demand that the business pay their salaries and pay full social insurance.
According to Ms. Le Thi Ngoc Oanh - Head of the Legal Policy Department of the Confederation of Labor of Da Nang City, former Vice President of the Trade Union of Da Nang High-Tech Park and Industrial Parks (Zone Trade Union), from mid-2023 to present, the Trade Union The District and the Da Nang City Labor Confederation have always closely followed the workers, many times getting involved in many ways, including two dialogues with the workers of this company to help stabilize labor relations as well as claim their rights. justifiable.
The Trade Union also intervened to help this company pay 2 months' salary close to the recent Lunar New Year to workers.
However, Hoa Khanh Company has not yet paid all the salary debt and insurance debt of all kinds for its employees. Worth mentioning, after the Da Nang Trade Union supported workers to complete the procedures to sue the business owner in court, the leaders of Hoa Khanh Company made a move to transfer to Da Nang City Social Insurance the amount of 1,350 billion VND. Social insurance debt of 89 workers.
Previously, the Lien Chieu District Conciliator, Da Nang City, held the first conciliation session related to the case of Hoa Khanh Company owing workers' wages and severance pay but was unsuccessful. "It's extremely rare for workers to meet business owners in court" - Ms. Le Thi Ngoc Oanh said.
Present at the trial on the morning of August 26, Mr. Le Van Dai - Vice Chairman of the Da Nang City Confederation of Labor - said that Trade Unions at all levels always accompany workers and businesses. But when a conflict of interests occurs, if it cannot be reconciled and is forced to go to court, both parties must work in accordance with the law. "Trade Union officials will closely follow the developments of the lawsuit, support workers and labor union members until workers receive full benefits according to regulations" - Mr. Le Van Dai said.
