Vietnam Trade Union Congress

Taking the ward trade union as a representative center, caring for and protecting workers

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As of May 2026, Ben Thanh Ward Trade Union, Ho Chi Minh City is managing 423 grassroots trade unions (CĐCS) with 32,521 union members, while the trade union's payroll is only 2 people. With a thin force of trade union officials, while there are many CĐCS, a large force of union members, complex labor relations and no longer district-level trade unions, it greatly affects the full implementation of the functions of the Ward Trade Union organization. In fact, the workload of commune, ward, and special zone trade unions must be equivalent to the old district-level trade unions.

Proposal to supplement the industrial park trade union model

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Contributing opinions on the Draft Charter of the Vietnam Trade Union (amended and supplemented), the Tuyen Quang Provincial Labor Federation proposed to supplement the model of regional trade unions and industrial park trade unions according to the model of upper-level grassroots trade unions directly managing.

Ho Chi Minh City trade union officials propose removing bottlenecks in ward-level payroll

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Contributing opinions on the draft documents of the 14th Vietnam Trade Union Congress, term 2026-2031, Ho Chi Minh City trade union officials proposed removing obstacles in ward-level payroll and legal representation mechanisms.

Overcoming difficulties, organizing trade union congresses at all levels on schedule

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HCMC - The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor held a conference to deploy documents on trade union congresses at all levels, the development of union members, and the establishment of grassroots trade unions.