Improve the effectiveness of dialogue and collective bargaining

The Executive Committee of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor has just issued the Program "Improving the effectiveness of dialogue and collective bargaining in the 2023-2028 period" to create a breakthrough in dialogue and collective bargaining.

The program aims to improve the quantity and quality of dialogue, collective bargaining, and collective labor agreements; build, consolidate, and promote the role of trade union officials at all levels; invest sufficient resources to carry out dialogue and collective bargaining. Thereby, contributing to creating sustainable jobs, improving wages, bonuses, working hours, rest hours, meal quality, ensuring occupational safety and hygiene for union members and workers, promoting sustainable business development, and building harmonious, stable, and progressive labor relations.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor sets a target that each year 100% of grassroots trade unions in state-owned enterprises and at least 85% of grassroots trade unions in non-state-owned enterprises and units will participate with employers in promulgating and implementing grassroots democracy regulations; coordinate with employers in organizing workers' conferences and dialogues at the workplace.

Strive for 100% of provincial and municipal labor federations under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor to proactively propose to Party committees and authorities at the same level to organize or coordinate in organizing dialogues, contacts, and meetings with union members, workers and union officials...

Thanh Oai District Labor Federation organizes "Union Meal" for workers at Viet Nhat Plastic Production Company Limited - Photo: Thanh Nga

By 2028, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor sets a target that 100% of central and equivalent industry trade unions, and general corporation trade unions under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor will proactively propose to the Party Committee, authorities, and professional bodies at the same level to organize or coordinate the organization of dialogues, contacts, and meetings with union members, workers, and union officials at least twice; at least 83% of enterprises and units with qualified trade union organizations according to the provisions of law will be allowed to negotiate and sign collective labor agreements by the trade union according to the provisions of law.

Collective labor agreements cover at least 85% of the total number of employees at enterprises and units with trade unions in the entire system.

Each provincial, municipal, central and equivalent sectoral trade union, and general corporation trade union under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor with 80,000 or more union members must sign at least one collective labor agreement with many participating enterprises (group of enterprises)...

Some tasks and solutions proposed to achieve these goals include: improving the quality of consulting on the Party's policies, participating in the development and completion of State policies and laws related to union members, workers, and trade union organizations; raising awareness of union members, workers, trade union officials and partners about the role and importance of dialogue and collective bargaining.

Effectively and in-depthly carry out dialogue work, aiming to resolve issues of concern to many union members and workers, and core issues of the trade union organization. Organize collective bargaining at many levels, with many partners; expand coverage; improve the quantity and quality of collective labor agreements...

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/nang-cao-hieu-qua-cong-toc-doi-thoai-thuong-luong-tap-the.html