IR Project
Summing up ILO-VGCL Pilot Programme 2014-2016, 08-09 September 2016
This summing up meeting is the final activity of pilot imlementation within the framework of ILO Viet Nam IR Project. In this meeting, ILO, VGCL and pilot implementing units looked back together the journey of accompanying each other in a tough and new road, and gaining fruitful results as well as extracting varied precious lessons. The summing up meetin was organized by IR Department of VGCL with cooperation and support of IR Project.
VUNG TAU – Within the framework of ILO-VGCL cooperation, a pilot programme comprising 04 pilot initiatives for development of trade union movement has been undertaking since 2014 in 05 local pilot implementing units. Various achievements and lessons learnt are extracted from the implementation of this pilot, for which will be used as valuable inputs for the laws reform as well as the revision of Statute of Viet Nam Trade Union. The Summing-up Meeting of ILO-VGCL Pilot Programme captured all contributions and shared information from pilot implementing units of 05 localities and other Industrial-Zone Trade Unions.
“ILO-VGCL pilot programme has been responding usefully and constructively to 04 Action Plans of VGCL set out in the 11thNational Congress on organizing unions with bottom-up approach, building capacity for trade union officers and strengthening the system, enhancing the quality of collective bargaining agreements and promoting social dialogue” said Mr Mai Duc Chinh, Vice President of VGCL.
Many trade union champions are identified through the pilot. Ms Pham Thi Hang stated that “Implementing pilot is very long-winded process with a lot of difficulties and challenges but from that tough and resilient road, we, trade union officers, have gained varied knowledge and new experiments with brand new circumstances that bottom-up approach brought back”.
The Summing-up Meeting of ILO-VGCL Pilot Programme welcomed also other trade union champions in different industrial zone trade unions where industrial relations are extremely dynamic and diverse with a large number of intensive-labour and export-oriented enterprises for the purpose of sharing information and disseminating good practices as well as the key lessons learnt from the pilot.
“ILO-VGCL pilot programme has been responding usefully and constructively to 04 Action Plans of VGCL set out in the 11thNational Congress on organizing unions with bottom-up approach, building capacity for trade union officers and strengthening the system, enhancing the quality of collective bargaining agreements and promoting social dialogue” said Mr Mai Duc Chinh, Vice President of VGCL.
Many trade union champions are identified through the pilot. Ms Pham Thi Hang stated that “Implementing pilot is very long-winded process with a lot of difficulties and challenges but from that tough and resilient road, we, trade union officers, have gained varied knowledge and new experiments with brand new circumstances that bottom-up approach brought back”.
The Summing-up Meeting of ILO-VGCL Pilot Programme welcomed also other trade union champions in different industrial zone trade unions where industrial relations are extremely dynamic and diverse with a large number of intensive-labour and export-oriented enterprises for the purpose of sharing information and disseminating good practices as well as the key lessons learnt from the pilot.