On August 29, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor issued a document on guiding the financial and asset work of the trade union system according to Conclusion No. 183-KL/TW of the Politburo and the Secretariat.
In the document, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor requested the Standing Committees of Provincial Party Committees, City Party Committees, Standing Committees of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees of provinces and cities to direct the Standing Committees of the Labor Confederations of provinces and related units to coordinate in implementing a number of contents on finance and assets of the provincial-level trade union system, commune-level trade unions, wards, and special-zone trade unions with the content as in the instructions.
In particular, regarding the collection of union funds: The provincial Labor Federation collects union funds for enterprises and public service units that do not receive 100% of salaries from the state budget, cooperatives, cooperative unions and other agencies, organizations and units that employ workers according to the provisions of the Trade Union Law and relevant laws.
Agencies and units that are guaranteed a part of their operating expenses by the state budget must regularly pay union fees once a month at the same time as the compulsory social insurance payment for employees through the state treasury where the agency or unit opens a transaction account.
Organizations and enterprises pay union funds once a month at the same time as paying compulsory social insurance for employees through the specialized account of the Vietnam Trade Union.
Grassroots trade unions are allowed to use 75% of the total trade union fee collection. In places where there are workers' organizations in enterprises, the amount of union funds for the grassroots level is distributed to the workers' organizations in enterprises according to the number of members of this organization participating in compulsory social insurance, the amount of payment, the total number of workers in enterprises participating in compulsory social insurance.
For union fees: Union fees are paid monthly by union members and decentralized to grassroots unions for collection. Grassroots trade unions are allowed to use 70% of the total union fee collection.
For other revenue sources: Trade unions are allowed to retain and use 100% of other revenue sources from cultural, sports and economic activities of the Trade Union; from projects assigned by the State; from legal aid and sponsorship from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals according to the provisions of law.
