Welcome to the ILO Country Office for Viet Nam. The ILO and its tripartite constituents – the government together with representatives of employers and workers organizations – play its role within the UN and multilateral system supporting Viet Nam’s socio-economic development. In partnership with our constituents, the ILO provides technical assistance on a range of key labour market development issues. We focus on creating more and better jobs through enterprise development, ensuring basic social services for all, and building triparatism by promoting industrial relations and social dialogue.
ILO is a specialized agency of the United Nations
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ILO Country Office for Viet Nam48-50 Nguyen Thai Hoc StreetHanoi, Viet NamTel:+84 4 3734 0907Fax:+84 4 3734 0904Website:http://www.ilo.org/hanoiEmail:HANOI@ilo.org
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What's New
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Hoi An Tourism Information Centre opens, highlighting ILO-UNESCO partnership
23 June 2013A new tourism information centre in Viet Nam’s ancient town of Hoi An was open to tourists on 22 June as a result of the partnership between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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ILO Viet Nam newsletter, June 2013
17 June 2013The fourth quarterly newsletter of the ILO Country Office for Viet Nam covers a range of news from the Viet Nam’s ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, the World Day Against Child Labour, Viet Nam’s delegation joining the International Labour Conference, the launching of major projects to the analysis of the safety situation in Viet Nam’s apparel industry after the Bangladesh tragedy. In this issue, the ILO also talks to President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vu Tien Loc about skills and labour productivity on the occasion of the organization’s 50th anniversary.
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Community-based tourism brings additional income to Quang Nam ethnic groups
23 June 2013Two villages of Co Tu ethnic group in the western mountainous part of Quang Nam Province on 23 June inaugurated their community-based tourism services with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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ILO Viet Nam launches first Media Award for labour and employment journalists
29 April 2013The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Viet Nam is inviting journalists to submit entries for its annual US$3,500 Media Award, which sheds light on labour and employment issues in the country.
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ILO Quang Nam newsletter, June 2013
18 June 2013The ILO project “Strengthening Inland Tourism Project in Quang Nam' has issued its newsletter for May 2013. The publication reviews its major activities in the month and introduces upcoming events.
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Project launched to address demographic challenges for national social insurance system
17 June 2013The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) on 17 June launched a project to improve social insurance system in the context of Viet Nam’s demographic changes, low insurance coverage and limited law enforcement.
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Better Work Vietnam newsletter, May-Aug 2013
14 June 2013The Better Work Vietnam's newsletter highlights the project's major activities, including the Safety Fun Run, a joint initiative to help garment and textile SMEs in Viet Nam access European markets, and the programme's new funding.
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World Day Against Child Labour June 12, 2013: No to child labour in domestic work!
12 June 2013The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are calling for special attention to child domestic workers on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June this year. With ILO support, the Youth Theatre premiered the play “Mum, I’m growing up” on 11 June which highlighted the fate of a child domestic worker who had to drop out of school and work for an urban family.
Speech of ILO Viet Nam's Director on the World Day Against Child Labour 2013 -
Uneven job recovery poses challenges to most countries
3 June 2013The latest edition of the ILO’s World of Work report shows encouraging, but still-fragile signs of improvement in emerging and developing economies, while many advanced economies continue to face high or even rising unemployment and increasing inequalities.
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$4m project to turn Viet Nam’s hopes for better labour relations into reality
31 May 2013A US$4 million project was launched on 31 May in Hanoi to develop industrial relations in Viet Nam, making the new Labour Code and Trade Union Law beneficial to both employers and workers.
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Upper-level coordination helps trade unions return to workers
17 May 2013The active involvement of an upper-level trade union (công đoàn cấp trên cơ sở) in collective bargaining process over wage issues has helped prevent wild-cat strikes and paved the way for better industrial relations at enterprises in the southern industrial province of Binh Duong.
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Global youth unemployment rate to reach 13 per cent this year: ILO
8 May 2013The world youth unemployment rate this year is close to its crisis peak and is not expected to decline before 2018, according to the ILO Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013 report . In Viet Nam, unemployment rate among young people is also more than three times higher than the adult rate.
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Better Work Viet Nam Safety Fun Run 2013
5 May 2013More than 3,600 garment workers have participated in Better Work Viet Nam’s annual Safety Fun Run at Lucky Square, New City of Binh Duong Province on Sunday morning, 5 May.
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Meeting today's and tomorrow's skills needs
26 April 2013The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the International Labor Organization (ILO), organized a national conference entitled “Meeting Today’s and Tomorrow’s Skills Needs” in HCM City on 25 April.
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ILO calls for urgent global action to fight occupational diseases
26 April 2013On the occasion of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28 April), the International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for an “urgent and vigorous” global campaign to tackle the growing number of work-related diseases, which claim an estimated 2 million lives per year.
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Good teachers vital to ensure right to education
24 April 2013Good teachers play a big role in getting every child into school and meeting the deadline for the Education for All goals in 1,000 days. The message was highlighted yesterday at the launch of the 2013 Global Action Week on Education, held at the Temple of the Great Teacher Chu Van An in the northern province of Hai Duong.
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Fighting a slow and invisible killer
23 April 2013Rock quarries are among the most dangerous workplaces in Viet Nam. The International Labour Organization (ILO) is helping enhance self-inspection and training on occupational safety and health (OSH) to try to make work in the quarries healthier and safer.
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New employment pattern offers opportunities but can be a two-edged sword
22 April 2013Viet Nam’s labour market will see some significant changes when the amended Labour Code takes effect in May, recognizing the practice of labour dispatch, where workers are employed by one company and ”dispatched” to work in another company, as a new pattern of employment. Chief Technical Advisor on Industrial Relations of ILO Viet Nam, Yoon Youngmo, analyzes the issue.
