Participating in the discussion of this bill, delegate Duong Van Phuoc - Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Quang Nam province assessed that the current Trade Union Law, issued in 2012, after 12 years of implementation, has revealed many limitations; it has not kept up with the requirements of development and international economic integration. Therefore, amending the Trade Union Law is necessary.
According to delegate Duong Van Phuoc, the role of trade unions in representing and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of workers is very important.
However, in reality, there are many cases where businesses owe or evade social insurance payments, but the trade union cannot file a lawsuit due to regulations on collecting authorization from individual employees.
Therefore, it is necessary to clearly stipulate in the law: Trade unions are the "natural" representatives of workers to proactively protect the workers' rights better; if the workers' rights are violated, the trade union has the "natural" right to represent the workers to file a lawsuit without the authorization of the workers themselves.
Delegate Duong Van Phuoc agreed with the proposal to increase the mobilization of resources of the trade union organization in personnel work, to solve practical problems in the issue of payroll and arrangement of trade union cadres, meeting the requirements of developing union members in the current competitive environment.
To make this regulation feasible, delegates suggested that the drafting agency study and unify the regulations during the application process regarding the "framework" of the number of union officials/ratio of union members at the grassroots union and at the upper-level union to avoid the case where the union staff structure is not commensurate with the workload, tasks, and union activities.
Regarding ensuring the operating conditions of trade unions, delegate Duong Van Phuoc cited the 2013 Constitution which stipulates that the Vietnam Trade Union is a socio-political organization of the working class and laborers, representing laborers, caring for and protecting the legitimate and legal rights and interests of laborers; participating in state management, socio-economic management; participating in inspection, supervision and monitoring of the activities of state agencies, organizations, units and enterprises on issues related to the rights and obligations of laborers...
Thus, the Vietnam Trade Union is both a socio-political organization, performing tasks assigned by the Party and the State, and an organization representing and protecting the rights of workers. In the current competitive environment for union development, it needs attention and creating conditions for the Vietnam Trade Union to continue to accompany and develop with the country in the new revolutionary period.
Regarding the management and use of 2% of trade union finances, delegate Duong Van Phuoc said that this legal source of revenue of the Vietnam Trade Union is historical, formed in 1957, recognized by law, this source of funding has been used publicly and transparently by the Vietnam Trade Union for the main purpose of taking care of the lives of union members and workers at grassroots trade unions and supporting the activities of trade union officials, serving the activities of the trade union.
However, to ensure proactiveness and flexibility, creating conditions for trade unions to organize activities well at the grassroots level, taking care of the lives of workers, union members and employees, delegates proposed to assign the Government to specify the rate of use of trade union funds between the upper-level trade unions and grassroots trade unions and workers' organizations at enterprises to ensure flexibility and fairness in financial revenue and expenditure according to the provisions of law...
Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/can-quy-dinh-cong-doan-co-quyen-duong-nhien-dai-dien-nguoi-lao-dong-de-khoi-kien-3136573.html
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