Events and meetings

July 2013

1. ILO-IPEC Child labour project stakeholders workshop

   11 - 12 July 2013, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Viet Nam

   ILO-IPEC Child labour project is organizing the stakeholders workshop as the Project is coming to an end to reflect back on the work undertaken, lessons learnt and re-emphasize the sustainability issues.

2. Better Work shared learning seminar: new labour law update 2013

   1 - 5 July 2013, Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai and Binh Duong Provinces, Viet Nam

   The new Vietnam Labour Law, which includes many changes, has been officially in effect from 1st May 2013. To support factories in capturing these changes quickly in order to adjust their policies and internal regulations accordingly, Better Work Vietnam organizes shared learning seminars dedicated to the topic "New Labour Law Update 2013". The seminar will highlight the changes to the labour law related to the garment industry, initial implementation instruction, and best practice examples of factories that have begun applying the new law.

June 2013

1. Quang Nam villages to offer community-based tourism services

   23 June 2013, Quang Nam, Viet Nam

   Two villages in Quang Nam Province - Bho Hoong and Droong will launch their community-based tourism services on 23 June on the occasion of the provincial Heritage Festival 2013. Tourism activities will help villagers have new sources of income and reduce poverty.

2. Quang Nam Heritage Festival 2013

   21 - 26 June 2013, Quang Nam, Viet Nam

   On the occasion of the Quang Nam Heritage Festival 2013, from the 21-26 June, the SIT project in collaboration with Quang Nam’s Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism, Quang Nam Tourism Association will jointly organize a Tourism trade fair in An Hoi sculpture garden in the ancient town of Hoi An. The fair aims to promote new tourism products and services to domestic and foreign tourists. This will also be an opportunity for the local tourism businesses to learn and share experience as well as promote tourism services with other tourism companies. For further expected goal, this trade fair will support institutional development of the Quang Nam Tourism Association (QTA) to organize and manage future trade fairs as an annual event in order to impulse promotion and development of tourism in Quang Nam province.

3. World Day against Child Labour 2013 Meeting

   11 June 2013, Hanoi, Viet Nam

   The meeting will be organized in Hanoi to mark the World Day against Child Labour (12 June), themed "No to Child Labour in Domestic Work" this year. A play will be shown afterwards at the event.

4. IR project strategic planning meeting

   3 - 4 June 2013, Dai Lai, Vinh Phuc, Viet Nam

   The IR project is organizing the strategic planning meeting on 3-4 June 2013 to have in-dept discussions on some key issues and challenges in the industrial relations development as well as to identify key tasks to be addressed in the Project under the context of new Labour Code and Trade Union Law. It is also an occasion for planning for Project activities in the second half of 2013.

May 2013

1. National Conference towards better industrial relations under the revised Labour Code and Trade Union Law

   31 May 2013, Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Viet Nam

   An industrial relations conference will be organised in Hanoi on 31 May 2013 in conjunction with the launching of the second phase IR Project. With the participation of the leaders of tripartite constituents at the national and local level, and a wider audience from the various interested parties and stakeholders from across Vietnam and the international community, the conference aims to identify the key challenges in working “Towards Better Industrial Relations and the Revised Labour Code and Trade Union Law”. Through this conference, the key IR actors will have developed a shared understanding of the challenges and a roadmap for implementing the changes in the Labour Code and the Trade Union Law and how the IR Project can best support the efforts of the Vietnamese IR actors in this process.

2. Rural Youth Employment Forum

   28 May 2013, Anh Thu Hotel, Bac Kan Town, Bac Kan Province, Viet Nam

   The Youth Employment Forum in Bac Kan provides an opportunity for young people to express their aspiration, thoughts and needs related to education and employment in the countryside in Viet Nam and share their views and suggestions with policy makers and other stakeholders.

3. Review workshop on the implementation of the Codes of Conduct (CoC) for Vietnamese recruitment agencies sending workers abroad

   21 May 2013, Hanoi, Viet Nam

   The workshop aims to review the first year implementation of the monitoring and evaluation mechanism and tools of the Codes of conduct for recruitment agencies sending workers abroad in Viet Nam. Stakeholders involved in the implementation process will have a chance to discuss the key achievements, lessons learnt and the way forwards to improve the quality of the implementation.

4. Workshop on migrant workers-related circulars

   10 May 2013, HCM City, Viet Nam

   The workshop aims to get comments on the Circular on standard labour supply contracts and standard guest worker contracts; and the Circular on the ceiling of the deposit funds for recruitment agencies and migrant workers.

5. Technical meeting on minimum living standards

   9 May 2013, Hanoi, Viet Nam

   The technical meeting discusses the minimum living standards in Viet Nam.

6. Workshop on migrant workers-related circulars

   8 May 2013, Hanoi, Viet Nam

   The workshop aims to get comments on the Circular on standard labour supply contracts and standard guest worker contracts; and the Circular on the ceiling of the deposit funds for recruitment agencies and migrant workers.

7. Better Work Safety Fun Run

   5 May 2013, Binh Duong, Viet Nam

   More than 3,600 garment workers will participate in Better Work Viet Nam’s annual Safety Fun Run at Lucky Square, New City of Binh Duong on Sunday morning 5 May. The event aims to raise awareness on work safety and fire prevention.

April 2013

1. National conference on "Meeting today's and tomorrow's skills needs"

   25 April 2013, HCM City, Viet Nam

   There is a gap between training and the needs of business and changing labour markets to support productivity growth, improved competitiveness and job creation. The workshop creates a forum for stake holders to discuss this issue when skills development has become a top priority in the national development agenda.

2. Workshop on "Addressing sexual harassment at the workplace"

   23 - 24 April 2013, Hanoi, Viet Nam

   ILO has provided technical and financial support to develop a Guide on preventing and addressing of sexual harassment at the workplace. The workshop includes training on main concepts, definitions, laws, policies and workplace action and policies against sexual harassment and action planning.

3. Workshop on "Addressing sexual harassment at the workplace"

   15 - 16 April 2013, HCM City, Viet Nam

   ILO has provided technical and financial support to develop a Guide on preventing and addressing of sexual harassment at the workplace. The workshop includes training on main concepts, definitions, laws, policies and workplace action and policies against sexual harassment and action planning.

March 2013

1. MOLISA/ ISSA MINING/ ILO/ASEAN-OSHNET Workshop on Strengthening National Occupational Safety and Health System in Hazardous work

   14 - 15 March 2013, Hanoi, Viet Nam

   The workshop aims to promote sharing experiences among specialists and experts in ASEAN countries on the use of hazardous chemicals including asbestos, as well as to learn from the current situation in ASEAN countries on the OSH legal framework. The event is organized by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and ASEAN-OSHNET with the technical assistance from the ISSA Mining and the ILO.

October 2012

1. "Briefing on the Revision of Vietnamese Labor Law"- Workshop - Co-host with KOCHAM

   30 October 2012, Hochiminh City, Viet Nam

   Better Work Vietnam is pleased to co-host the KOCHAM’s event “Briefing on the Revision of Vietnamese Labor Law” to explain the newly passed Vietnam labor law which will be effective from 1 May 2013. During the workshop, an overview of Better Work Vietnam program which has been actively supporting employers, employees, international buyers, and other stakeholders to ensure self-sustainable improvements of factories will be also provided.

2. 4th ASEM Labour and Employment Ministers’ Conference

   25 - 26 October 2012, Hanoi, Viet Nam

   The theme of the Conference is "Employment and social protection - A key to sustainable and inclusive growth".

May 2012

1. Youth Employment in Asia and the Pacific

   1 May 2012, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste and Viet Nam

   As a lead-up to the Youth Employment Forum to be held in Geneva, 23-25 May 2012, many activities were held globally to highlight youth employment issues. Thirteen countries in Asia and the Pacific are organizing various activities to raise awareness on the importance of youth employment.