Publications
2019
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Employment and environmental sustainability in ASEAN
09 December 2019
The Employment and Environmental Sustainability Fact sheet for ASEAN is part of a series providing a baseline for key indicators of employment and environmental sustainability performance in 36 countries across Asia and the Pacific. These indicators include: (i) employment in environmental sectors; (ii) skill levels; (iii) vulnerability of jobs; (iv) jobs in renewable energy; and (v) scoring on the Environmental Performance Index.
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Save Smart: Migrant Worker Resource Centre financial education training manual
02 December 2019
The Save Smart training manual, and its accompanying Save Smart financial planner, encourage those considering labour migration to think about their financial goals, weigh the benefits and risks of migration, calculate their migration costs, and consider different options for financing their migration.
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Save Smart: Financial planner for ASEAN migrant workers
02 December 2019
Successful migration starts with setting specific goals, and making plans to achieve these goals.
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Policy Discussion Paper: Working hours in Viet Nam
21 November 2019
In the course of the discussions on the revision of the Labour Code, new attention was drawn to the issue of statutory working hours. A proposal has been put forward to reduce the current statutory weekly working hours, from 48 hour week to 44 or 40 hour week. This short report provides several empirical findings on the current state of working hours that could be considered in the debate.
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Decent Work and Sustainable Development Goals in Viet Nam - Country Profile
21 November 2019
The publication analyses the country’s labour market trends through the lenses of international SDG and labour market indicators.
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What’s new with revised Labour Code?
21 November 2019
Here are the highlights of the changes in the revised Labour Code adopted by the National Assembly on 20 November 2019.
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Assessing the Adequacy of Tax-financed Social Protection in Viet Nam, June 2019
20 November 2019
This report sets out a number of references to determine the adequacy of tax-financed benefits in Viet Nam and offers a range of options to preserve (and potentially improve and recover) their value into the future. The analysis has focused on three core lifecycle benefits – child, disability and old age – in line with the lifecycle approach adopted in the MPSARD.
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Summary note on options for the design of a multi-tier pension system in Viet Nam
20 November 2019
The report aims to summarize the rational to reform the pension system in Viet Nam while providing recommendations on the design of a multi-tier pension system in Viet Nam aligned with the objectives established by Resolution No. 28.
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Union organizing in small and micro enterprises
20 November 2019
The Brochure provides pilot instructions in multi-employer union organizing in small and micro enterprises of proximity of the same sector.
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Support to the extension of Social Health Protection in South-East Asia
20 November 2019
The Luxembourg-funded ILO project “Support to the extension of Social Health Protection in South-East Asia” has for overall goal to help more women and men in Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam access adequate social health protection, under the overall umbrella of national strategies towards UHC and the global development agenda including ILO’s Flagship Programme on Social Protection Floors.
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Employment and environmental sustainability in Asia and the Pacific
20 November 2019
The Employment and Environmental Sustainability Fact Sheets series provides key indicators of employment and environmental sustainability performance. They include: (i) employment in environmental sectors; (ii) skill levels; (iii) vulnerability of jobs; (iv) jobs in renewable energy; and (v) scoring on the Environmental Performance Index.
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Employment and environmental sustainability in Viet Nam
18 November 2019
The Employment and Environmental Sustainability Fact sheet for Viet Nam is part of a series providing a baseline for key indicators of employment and environmental sustainability performance in 36 countries across Asia and the Pacific. These indicators include: (i) employment in environmental sectors; (ii) skill levels; (iii) vulnerability of jobs; (iv) jobs in renewable energy; and (v) scoring on the Environmental Performance Index.
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VGCL-NIRF/Japan Bulletin - Quarter III/2019
07 November 2019
The Bulletin introduces key contents in the revision of the Law on Trade Union, as well as analyses on black credits and how black credits are negatively affecting workers' lives. In the Research and Exchange column, indicators on collective bargaining are also presented for researchers and union officers' reference.
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ENHANCE project Newsletter, Fifth Edition, October 2019
31 October 2019
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A review of country experiences to inform Viet Nam’s revision of the Health Insurance Law
23 October 2019
An earlier version of this report is presented in a “Presentation of Findings and Stakeholders Discussion” workshop in Hanoi on 23 May 2019. Participants provides insightful observation and advice, which have been incorporated in the final version of this report.
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Social protection among Vietnamese SMEs: Implications for firm performance, 2012–16
29 September 2019
The paper aimed to observe the connection between social security provision and firm-level performance among Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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ILO Convention No. 98: Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
29 September 2019
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We Need to Have a Conversation
13 September 2019
This comic book shows that many workers still suffer from discrimination in the world of work. Combating discrimination is an essential part of promoting decent work for all.
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Workers’ Guide to Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience Recommendation (No. 205)
28 August 2019
Through this Workers’ Guide, the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) provides information and guidance on how trade unions can ensure the implementation of this new global tool to their advantage. It is intended to serve as a valuable reference to workers’ organizations on the provisions of Recommendation No. 205.
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ILO 100 Years – Journey for Social Justice
23 August 2019
"Shared ideals of Ho Chi Minh and ILO towards decent work for all"