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Free trade deals

Statement of ILO Country Office for Viet Nam

The ILO Country Office for Viet Nam welcomes the strong commitment expressed by the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to respect, promote and realize the ILO’s fundamental principles and rights at work.

Child Labour

Launching ceremony of project on enhancing national capacity to prevent and reduce Child labour in Viet Nam

Together with MOLISA, the ILO and national stakeholders commit to preventing and reducing child labour by 2020.

Free trade deals

Welcoming Viet Nam’s labour rights commitments, ILO stands ready for support

The International Labour Organization in Viet Nam has welcomed the Government’s commitment to respect, promote and realize the ILO’s fundamental principles and rights at work in its statement released on 20 November 2015.

Labour Inspection Campaign in the Garment Sector

Raising awareness about compliance at the work place for employees and employers

On 16 October 2015, Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Inspectorate together with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) conducted the Final Review Workshop on Labour Inspection Campaign in the Garment Sector.

Corporate responsibility

Launching a Project on Increasing and Improving Jobs Through Socially Responsible Labour Practices

The project will contribute towards encouraging MNEs to contribute positively to economic and social development through socially responsible labour practices in Viet Nam, with a special focus on the electronics sector.

Interview

Welcome aboard new head of ILO Viet Nam!

New ILO Viet Nam Country Director, Chang-Hee Lee, shares some thoughts and visions upon taking office on 15 September 2015.

Interview

Any reform and integration must be beneficial to all

ILO Country Director Gyorgy Sziraczki shares his views on key labour and employment issues in Viet Nam in the past few years and looks ahead to the country’s near future.

Press release

Most Vietnamese wage earners are young, dynamic and mobile

Young and dynamic women and men make up the biggest group among Viet Nam’s wage workers, who are willing to migrate within the country to find work, shows a new policy brief issued by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Interview

Dutch Ambassador: Laws are just part of the story, compliance is key

Dutch Ambassador Nienke Trooster shares the Embassy’s priorities in labour areas and her views on workplace compliance and gender issues.

Occupational Safety and Health

Viet Nam enters a new phase in occupational safety and health

Viet Nam’s new Law on Occupational Safety and Health has been given a green light, marking a significant milestone by extending the protection and preventive efforts to the informal economy

Press Release

Tourism in need of skills reboot in the wake of ASEAN Economic Community

Viet Nam needs a skills council for tourism sector to best seize opportunities from the accelerated regional and global integration

International Domestic Workers’ Day

Putting the spotlight on minimum entitlements for Vietnamese domestic workers

By Gyorgy Sziraczki, Director of ILO Country Office for Viet Nam

World Day Against Child Labour 2015

New ILO study points to the long-term impact of child labour

Around 20 to 30 per cent of children in low income countries complete their school to work transition by the age of 15 and even more leave school prior to this age, says a new ILO report prepared for World Day against Child Labour.

Inspection tour to cover apparel industry

The 2015 Labour Inspection Campaign in the garment sector is taking place with an aim to improve law compliance and working conditions in this important industry.

Compliance

Code of Conduct gives Viet Nam hope to address workplace sexual harassment, protecting workers and benefiting business

A new Code of Conduct developed with ILO support is expected to help the Government, employers and workers in Viet Nam identify sexual harassment in the workplace, prevent and address it through practical guidance which is missing in the laws.

Better Work

Safety Fun Run 2015 to educate garment workers in lifting safety and health standards

About 4,500 garment workers in the South are set to join Better Work Vietnam’s annual fun run this year on 17 May in Binh Duong to highlight the issue of health and safety in the apparel industry.

Equality and discrimination

Government, employers and trade union commit to tackling workplace sexual harassment

A Code of Conduct on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace has been signed by senior officials of the Government, employers’ organization and trade union, marking to marking Viet Nam’s commitment to preventing and addressing this issue. The development...

Working conditions and productivity

When dialogue makes good sense for businesses and workers alike

The successful introduction of effective and regular systems for employers and workers to communicate has boosted productivity and improved working conditions in a Viet Nam auto production company. It has also shown how important it is for such...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2015

ILO Director-General: Building a culture of prevention on occupational safety and health

Co-operation

ILO and Ton Duc Thang University sign collaboration acknowledgement

Both sides agreed on an outline for future collaboration and joint activities in areas of mutual interest.