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Art work

'Til Everyone Can See

On 12 June, the International World Day against Child Labour, the ILO’s Red Card campaign kicks off with an original song, 'Til Everyone Can See, by Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger and violinist Ann Marie Simpson, with featured artists Travis...

Red Card to Child Labour

Football star Le Cong Vinh holds up Red Card to child labour

National football team striker Le Cong Vinh holds up his Red Card and joins ILO cause against child labour on the World Day Against Child Labour (12 June).

Child labour

Campaign to combat child labour launches at the opening of 2014 Football World Cup

The ILO’s Red Card to Child Labour campaign sends out a message that children have a right to play, not work. Viet Nam’s national football team striker Le Cong Vinh will hold up the Red Card.

Minimum wage

Employers discuss 2015 minimum wage increase, better co-ordination and evidence-based data needed

Regional minimum wages could increase in 2015 in accordance with growth rate of Gross Domestic Products and inflation, employers’ organizations have recommended.

Pension

New pension formula gets green light but retirement age increase still under consideration

The National Assembly’s appraisal report on the draft Social Insurance Law agreed on the new pension formula that is closer to the international standards but wanted to raise retirement age only among the groups of high-skilled and management...

World of Work 2014

ILO: Investing in high quality jobs can make economic leaps

The ILO’s global report shows, for the first time, that quality jobs can drive sustained growth in emerging and developing countries. Viet Nam made an enormous leap over the past two decades but progress has slowed down recently.

Regional Director's remarks at the 23rd Meeting of ASEAN Labour Minsters

By Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the 23rd Meeting of ASEAN Labour Minsters, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on 22 May 2014

Modern slavery

Forced labour generates annual profits of $150b globally

ILO report finds the highest profits are in Asia and the Pacific and forced sexual exploitation. Viet Nam has no comprehensive studies on this issue.

New report

Despite long maternity leave, Viet Nam is left behind in paternity protection

Viet Nam’s maternity leave is on a par with the developed world but the nation offers no paternity leave whereas nearly half of the countries globally encourage involvement of fathers around childbirth.

Social protection

Retirement age and pension formula – key components of social insurance reform: ILO

The revised Law on Social Insurance will be brought to discussion at the regular National Assembly meeting which starts on 20 May. Among the key changes suggested by the ILO are retirement age increase and a new pension formula. Carlos Galian,...

ASEAN integration

Skills and lack of awareness of AEC 2015 – a major concern for enterprises, ILO warns

An ILO research in 2013 also shows that labour productivity in Viet Nam was among the lowest levels in the Asia-Pacific region.

May Day

Tuoi tre journalist wins first national labour press award

A special award on the Labour Code has also been given to a VTV 4 journalist.

Race for safety

Thousands of garment workers to learn proper use of personal protective equipment

With one in every ten fatal accidents at work now linked to missing personal protective equipment, Better Work Vietnam’s annual “Safety Fun Run” aims to educate garment workers on measures to guard against workplace hazards.

Vnm Day for Ppl with Disabilities

Sympathy and protection

The Law on Persons with Disabilities has been an optional course at one of the Viet Nam’s top law schools since 2012 with the support from the International Labour Organization and the Irish Government.

Art

“Live and Work”

Photo exhibition to celebrate Vietnamese Day for People with Disabilities

Legal document

Domestic work is a professional job

A new decree will take effect in May, requiring employers to cover insurances for domestic workers, give them weekly rests and pay them no less than minimum wages.

Tourism and employment

ILO Viet Nam Director's Speech at Hue Festival 2014

ILO Viet Nam Director, Gyorgy Sziraczki, addresses an event in the framework of the Heritage Festival organized in Hue on 12 April 2014.

GMS TRIANGLE Project - International Migrants Day Reflections

International Migrants Day, celebrated on 18 December, marks the adoption of the "International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families". This document outlines the activities that took place...

New report

Quarterly report shows positive signs in labour market

The first Viet Nam Labour Market Update which aims to analyse new trends in the labour market for better labour and employment policy-making has been completed with ILO’s technical and financial support.

Better Work

Garment industry in the north to benefit from Better Work programme

After reaching one fourth of Viet Nam’s garment exporters in the south, the programme which aims to improve export industries’ performance and competitiveness will also expand to footwear industry.