Labor
Hanoi forum looks to end child labour
Over 200 children in Hanoi attended a forum responding to World Day against Child Labour 2019: Children shouldn’t work in fields, but on dreams, held on June 7. Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha said the Vietnamese ...
Baseline study focuses on corporate responsibility for human rights
The Vietnamese branch of the German non-profit foundation Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) has collaborated with the Centre for Development and Integration (CDI) to launch the baseline study on “UNGP Implementation in the Garment, Footwear, and Electronics Supply in Vietnam” in Ho Chi Minh City on May 28.Sean ...
Participation in ILO convention in line with Vietnam’s international integration
Vietnam’s participation in the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Convention 98 on the application of principles of the right to organise and bargain collectively is in line with the Party and State’s guidelines in international integration of labour and society.This evaluation was made in a report ...
Vietnam plans to raise retirement age to 62 for men and 60 for women
The retirement age in Vietnam is expected to increase to 62 for men and 60 for women under proposals put forward by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).The current retirement age is 60 for men and 55 for women.In the first option, ...
'Harsh' tactics used to keep wages low for Vietnamese garment workers
European and U.S. fashion brands sourcing from Vietnam must stop their “harsh” tactics that push down workers’ wages and trap millions in poverty, labor rights campaigners said on Thursday.Earlier this year, charity Oxfam criticized Australian fashion firms for using a “system of entrenched exploitation” that ...
Vietnam targets ensuring equal labour rights for people with disabilities
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong in mid-March signed a document ratifying Vietnam joining the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Convention 159 on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment for Disabled Persons. The ratification strongly affirms Vietnam’s commitment to ensuring that workers with disabilities are ...
Domestic labour market to hit 56 million in 2019
Vietnam’s labour market is predicted to reach 56 million in 2019, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has announced. According to Le Quang Trung, deputy head of MoLISA’s Employment Department, the domestic labour market is witnessing a positive movement from untrained workers to ...
VNA Reporter
Foreign firms in Vietnam face skilled workforce shortage amid FDI wave
Vietnam’s demand for highly-skilled workers will continue growing steadily in the wake of increasing foreign investment inflow, causing a severe shortage of highly-qualified human resources in the time to come, expert have warned.Keep reading ...
Minh Tam
Việt Nam still lacks legal framework to protect child labour
Việt Nam needed to improve its legal framework on child labour, especially regulations on minors working in informal sectors, experts recommended.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam labor costs highest among ASEAN comparators
In a report on enhancing enterprise competitiveness and enhancing small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) linkages, it says Vietnam’s labor costs are higher than in comparable Southeast Asian peers. It defines labor costs for each firm as the cost of all payments to all workers divided by the ...
