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Original name:	Bô luât Lao Dông
Name:	Labour Code (10/2012/QH13).
Country:	Viet Nam
Subject(s):	Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Type of legislation:	Law, Act
Adopted on:	2012-06-18
Entry into force:
Published on:	Official Gazette, the English Translation of Công Báo, 2012-08, Issues Nos. 01-03, pp. 4-78
ISN:	VNM-2012-L-91650
Link:	https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=91650&p_lang=en
Bibliography:	Official Gazette, the English Translation of Công Báo, 2012-08, Issues Nos. 01-03, pp. 4-78 Printed separately, 2014, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Viet Nam PDF of Code in English Legislation on-line Electronic Government Portal, Cong Thông Tin Diên Tu, http://congbao.chinhphu.vn, Viet Nam PDF of Law in Vietnamese (consulted on 2012-12-03)
Abstract/Citation:	CHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (articles 1-8) CHAPTER II - EMPLOYMENT (articles 9-14) CHAPTER III - LABOUR CONTRACTS Section 1. Entry into Labour Contracts (articles 15-29) Section 2. Performance of Labour Contracts (articles 30-34) Section 3. Modification, Supplementation and Termination of Labour Contracts (articles 35-49) Section 4. Invalid Labour Contracts (articles 50-52) Section 5. Labour Lease (articles 53-58) CHAPTER IV - APPRENTICESHIP, TRAINING AND RETRAINING FOR VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION AND SKILL IMPROVEMENT (articles 59-62) CHAPTER V - DIALOGUE AT WORKPLACE, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, COLLECTIVE LABOUR AGREEMENTS Section 1. Dialogue at Workplace (articles 63-65) Section 2. Collective Bargaining (articles 66-72) Section 3. Collective Labour Agreement (articles 73-82) Section 4. Enterprise-Level Collective Labour Agreement (articles 83-86) Section 5. Sectoral-Level Collective Labour Agreements (articles 87-89) CHAPTER VI - WAGES (articles 90-103) CHAPTER VII - WORKING TIME AND REST TIME Section 1. Working Time (articles 104-107) Section 2. Rest Time (articles 108-114) Section 3. Public Holidays, Personal Leave and Unpaid Leave (articles 115-116) Section 4. Working Time and Rest Time For People Doing Special Jobs (article 117) CHAPTER VIII - LABOUR DISCIPLINE AND MATERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Section 1. Labour Discipline (articles 118-129) Section 2 - Material Responsibilities (articles 130-132) CHAPTER IX - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Section 1. General Provisions on Occupational Safety and Health (articles 133-138) Section 2. Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases (articles 139-146) Section 3. Prevention of Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases (articles 147-152) CHAPTER X - SEPARATE PROVISIONS FOR FEMALE EMPLOYEES (articles 153-160) CHAPTER XI - SEPARATE PROVISIONS FOR CHILD LABOUR AND OTHER TYPES OF EMPLOYEES Section 1. Child Labour (articles 161-164) Section 2. Older Workers (articles 166-167) Section 3. Vietnamese Employees Working Abroad, Employees of Foreign Organizations and Individuals in Vietnam, Foreign Employees Working in Vietnam (articles 168-175) Section 4. Workers with Disabilities (articles 176-178) Section 5. Domestic Workers (articles 179-183) Section 6. Other Types of Employees (articles 184-185) CHAPTER XII - SOCIAL INSURANCE (articles 186-187) CHAPTER XIII - TRADE UNIONS (articles 188-193) CHAPTER XIV - SETTLEMENT OF LABOUR DISPUTES Section 1. General Provisions on Settlement of Labour Disputes (articles 194-199) Section 2. Competence and Process for Settlement of Labour Disputes (articles 200-202) Section 3. Competence and Process for Settlement of Collective Labour Disputes (articles 203-208) Section 4. Strikes and Strikes Settlement (articles 209-222) Section 5. Courts to Consider the Legitimacy of a Strike (articles 223-234) CHAPTER XV - STATE MANAGEMENT OF LABOUR (articles 235-236) CHAPTER XVI - LABOUR INSPECTION, HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS OF LABOUR LAW (articles 237-239) CHAPTER XVII - IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS (articles 240-242)
Repealing text(s):	2019-11-20 (VNM-2019-L-110469)Labour Code (No. 45/2019/QH14).
Repealed text(s):	2003-01-01 (VNM-2003-L-70836)Law on Amendments of and Additions to a Number of Articles of the Labour Code (Law 35-2002-QH10). 1994-06-23 (VNM-1994-L-38229)Labour Code of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
Implementing text(s):	2020-03-01 (VNM-2020-R-113847)Decree No. 28/2020/ND-CP on administrative penalties for violations arising from labour, social insurance and sending Vietnamese workers abroad under contracts. 2019-11-15 (VNM-2019-R-113844)Decree No. 90/2019/ND-CP on stipulating region-based minimum wages applied to employees working under labour contracts. 2017-12-07 (VNM-2017-R-106774)Decree No. 141/2017/ND-CP prescribing the regional minimum wage rates for employees working under employment contracts. 2016-11-14 (VNM-2016-R-103512)Decree No. 153/2016/ND-CP prescribing the regional minimum wage rates for employees working under employment contracts. 2016-06-13 (VNM-2016-R-103515)Decree No. 53/2016/ND-CP regulations on management of employees, salaries, remuneration and bonuses of joint-stock Companies. 2016-06-13 (VNM-2016-R-103516)Decree No. 52/2016/ND-CP dated 13 June 2016 of the Government providing for wages, remunerations and bonuses for managers of wholly state-owned one-member limited liability companies. 2016-05-15 (VNM-2016-R-103519)Decree No. 39/2016/ND-CP detailing the implementation of some articles of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health. 2016-02-03 (VNM-2016-R-103523)Decree No. 11/2016/ND-CP stipulating in detail the implementation of some articles of the Labour Code for foreign laborers working in Vietnam. 2016-01-13 (VNM-2016-L-103517)Decree No. 51/2016/ND-CP dated 13 June 2016 of the Government providing labor management, wages and bonuses for employees of wholly state-owned one-member limited liability companies. 2016-01-06 (VNM-2016-M-107844)Decision No. 05/QD-TTg on Approval of the National Programme for Occupational Safety and Health from 2016 to 2020. 2015-12-16 (VNM-2015-M-107852)Circular No. 54/2015/TT-BLDTBXH of 16 December 2015 guiding the working hours, rest hours applicable to employees on seasonal production work and processing of goods under orders. 2015-10-01 (VNM-2015-R-100428)Decree 85/2015 / ND-CP stipulating in detail a number of articles of the Labour Code on the labour policy for women. 2015-06-05 (VNM-2015-M-107851)Circular No. 21/2015/TT-BGTVT of 5 June 2015 prescribing the working time and rest time for employees working in the special conditions of railway transportation. 2015-01-12 (VNM-2015-R-99190)Decree No. 05/2015/ND-CP detailing and guiding a number of provisions of the Labour Code. 2014-11-11 (VNM-2014-R-100437)Decree No. 103/2014/ND-CP stipulating the minimum wage for employees working in enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups, farms, households, individuals, agencies and organizations that hire workers. 2014-07-28 (VNM-2014-R-97063)Decree No. 75/2014/ND-CP detailing the implementation of some articles of the Labour Code regarding the recruitment and management of Vietnamese employees Vietnam working for foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam. 2014-05-26 (VNM-2014-R-97021)Decree No. 54/2014/ND-CP concerning consultation between State Administrative Agencies and representative organizations of workers and employers in the formulation of labour policies, law and labour relations. 2014-05-26 (VNM-2014-R-107849)Decree No. 53/2014/ND-CP on Regulating the Consultation by State Management Agencies with Organizations Representing Employees and Employers in the Formulation of Policies, Law on Labour and Industrial Relation Issues. 2014-04-07 (VNM-2014-R-97061)Decree No. 27/2014/ND-CP Regulating a number of articles of the Labour Code concerning Domestic Servants. 2014-02-14 (VNM-2014-M-97060)Circular No. 04/2014/TTBLDTBXH containing Guidelines to implement measures for the wearing of personal protective equipment. 2014-01-16 (VNM-2014-R-97059)Decree No. 03/2014/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code on employment. 2013-12-24 (VNM-2013-R-99792)Circular No 44/2013/TT-BYT dated December 24th, 2013 on the addition of occupational diseases resulting from Talc pneumoconiosis to the list of insured occupational diseases; guidance on standardized diagnosis and examination. 2013-11-14 (VNM-2014-R-97052)Decree No. 182/2013/ ND-CP stipulating the minimum wage for employees working in enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups, farms, households, individuals, agencies and organizations that hire workers. 2013-10-18 (VNM-2013-M-97043)Circular No. 27/2013/TTBLDTBXH regulating occupational health and safety training. 2013-10-18 (VNM-2013-M-97046)Circular No. 25/2013/TT-BLDTBXH Guiding the implementation of the regime of allowances to employees working in dangerous and hazardous conditions. 2013-10-18 (VNM-2013-M-97047)Circular No. 26/2013/TT-BLDTBXH promulgating the categories of jobs in which women are not to be employed. 2013-09-27 (VNM-2013-M-97041)Joint Circular No. 28/2013/TTLT-BYT-BLDTBXH concerning the percentage of bodily damage caused by occupational injuries, diseases and disabilities. 2013-09-05 (VNM-2013-R-97039)Decree No. 102/2013/ND-CP regulating the implementation of some articles of the Labour Code concerning foreign workers working in Vietnam. 2013-08-22 (VNM-2013-R-97028)Decree No. 95/2013/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on labour, social insurance and overseas manpower supply. 2013-06-19 (VNM-2013-R-94441)Decree No. 60/2013/ND-CP of June 19, 2013 detailing clause 3, Article 63 of the Labour Code regarding the implementation of regulations on grassroots democracy at workplace. 2013-06-11 (VNM-2013-L-94586)Circular No. 11/2013/TT-BLDTBXH promulgating the list of light tasks permitted for persons under 15 years old. 2013-06-10 (VNM-2013-M-94440)Circular No. 08/2013/TT-BLDTBXH of 10 June 2013, guiding the Government's Decree No. 46/2013/ND-CP of May 10, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code regarding labour disputes. 2013-06-10 (VNM-2013-M-94648)Circular No. 10/2013/TT-BLDTBXH promulgating the list of jobs and workplaces prohibited to young workers. 2013-05-22 (VNM-2013-R-94450)Decree No. 55/2013/ND-CP of May 22, 2013, detailing the implementation of Clause 3, Article 54 of the Labour Code regarding the the supply of hired labour, payment of deposits and the list of jobs permitted for hired workers. 2013-05-14 (VNM-2013-R-94448)Decree No. 49/2013/ND-CP of May 10, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code regarding wages. 2013-05-14 (VNM-2013-R-94449)Decree No. 50/2013/ND-CP of May 14 2013, providing for labour management, wages and bonuses for employees of State owned limited liability companies. 2013-05-10 (VNM-2013-R-94445)Decree No. 45/2013/ND-CP of May 10, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code on working time, rest time and occupational safety and health. 2013-05-10 (VNM-2013-R-94446)Decree No. 46/2013/ND-CP of May 10, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code regarding labour disputes. 2013-05-10 (VNM-2013-R-94447)Decree No. 44/2013/ND-CP of May 10, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code regarding labour contracts. 2013-05-08 (VNM-2013-R-94442)Decree No. 41/2013/ND-CP of May 8, 2013, detailing the implementation of the Labour Code's Article 220 on the list of employing units in which strikes are prohibited and settlement of demands of employees' collectives in these units. 2013-05-06 (VNM-2013-R-99793)Circular No. 14/2013/TT-BYT guiding medical examinations.

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