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Vietnam reaffirms its international commitments on labour
Vietnam reaffirms its international commitments on labour
23/6/19
Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung paid a working visit to the European Union and Belgium on June 20-21 to speed up the signing of the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (EVFTA) and reaffirm Vietnam’s efforts to realise international commitments on labour.
While in Brussels, Dung had meetings with European Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Jyrki Katainen, European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade Bernd Lange, head of the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Joost Korte, and Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Employment Kris Peeters.
Discussions at the working sessions focused on issues related to labour commitments in the chapter on trade and sustainable development of the EVFTA – which has drawn attention of the EU during the preparation process for the signing and ratification of the agreement.
Minister Dung informed EU and Belgian leaders of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s approval of a resolution on Vietnam’s accession to the ILO’s Convention 98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining on June 14.
He stressed that together with trade and investment cooperation, Vietnam has paid special attention to inclusive and sustainable development, with the people put at the centre.
The official showed his hope that the EU and Vietnam will maintain close cooperation to speed up the signing of the EVFTA and the EU-Vietnam Investment Promotion Agreement (EVIPA) in the coming time and ratify them within this year.
The EU and Belgian sides spoke highly of Vietnam’s efforts, especially in ratifying the Convention 98 and in revising and supplementing its Labour Code, which are considered one of the decisive conditions for the European Council’s consideration of allowing the European Commission to sign the EVFTA at the soonest time./.
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Vietnam will make all-out efforts to fulfill its obligations as a member of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and further promote cooperation between the organisation and tripartite actors – the Government, employers, and employees in the country.
The Vietnamese National Assembly passed a resolution approving Vietnam’s accession to the ILO’s Convention 98 on the application of principles of the right to organise and bargain collectively.
Vietnam is reforming its social security system and wage policy, towards harmonious, stable and progressive labour relations.
Ensuring employment, towards sustainable employment in the long run, is the common concern of the Government, trade union organisations and employers in Vietnam.
Participating in the convention is in line with the Party and State’s policies on international integration in the fields of labour and social affairs, and demonstrates the country’s resolve and efforts to realise labour-related commitments under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as well as obligations as a member state of the ILO.
At this point, it can be said that it is the right time for Vietnam to join Convention 98; we can effectively enforce stipulations of the convention, and the commitments are fully conformable with Vietnam’s Constitution and laws.
Vietnam relevant agencies have already worked on plans to revise and supplement related to the right to join and establish organisations representing labourers, conditions on number of members and organisation of labourers’ organisations at grassroots level, and statutes, guidelines and purposes of such organisations, with a view to ensuring their effective operation and the rights and interests of labourers.
The country is planning stronger reform to meet international practice and better perform its mission in the new context.
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