News items
May 2017
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APEC economies adopt new cooperation framework to address future of work issues
15 May 2017
The framework includes labour market policy, skills training, and social protection.
April 2017
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Draft revised Labour Code open for comments
28 April 2017
The draft text of the newly revised Labour Code, which includes substantial change in numerous provisions on conditions of employment and industrial relations, is now available for public comments until 21 June.
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Special prizes await you – Show us what your safe workplace is like!
27 April 2017
Submit your entry to ILO Viet Nam facebook page by 24 June
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Labour inspectors to focus on electronics firms in 2017
18 April 2017
The annual labour inspection campaign is expected to improve law compliance in this key export sector.
March 2017
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Fair competition can protect workers in globalized world
29 March 2017
Director of ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities, Maria Helena André, shares insights about her first visit to Viet Nam in March 2017. During her working trip, she had the opportunity to meet leaders of the Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour as well as the Commission of External Affairs and Commission of People’s Mobilization of the Party Central Committee.
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Labour researchers to discuss labour law impacts and apparel industry’s informalization
21 March 2017
Regular labour research meetings are expected to raise researchers’ interests in labour issues and support young researchers.
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More Vietnamese want women to stay at home than world’s average: ILO-Gallup report
09 March 2017
New landmark report clearly shows that in Viet Nam and around the world, most women prefer to be working and the majority of men agree.
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Women in Asia: High contribution, little rewards
01 March 2017
Women's labour force participation has either fallen or remained stagnant across Asia says the ILO ahead of International Women’s Day. An ILO book reviews the role of women in Asia’s economic transformation and highlights the barriers they face in the region’s labour market.
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Upholding the rights of indigenous peoples in Asia: A key to address climate change
01 March 2017
Around two thirds of the world’s indigenous peoples live in Asia. An ILO study reviews the legal and policy frameworks which tackle the challenges they face and highlights the pivotal role they play in combating climate change and building resilient societies.
January 2017
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ILO: Global unemployment expected to rise by 3.4 million in 2017
12 January 2017
Economic growth continues to disappoint and deficits in decent work remain widespread.
December 2016
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Photo story: Courage
16 December 2016
The untold stories behind migrant workers portrayed by photographer Nguyen Viet Thanh
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Global wage growth falls to its lowest level in four years
15 December 2016
Wage recovery in some developed economies – including the United States and Germany – was not sufficient to offset the decline in emerging and developing countries.
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Viet Nam’s child labour action plan launched
02 December 2016
The Programme on the Prevention and Reduction of Child Labour for the 2016-20 period was officially launched in Hanoi in a two-day workshop starting on 1 December to step up the fight against child labour in Viet Nam.
November 2016
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Employment promotion, social protection and labour market governance high on new ILO-Viet Nam cooperation agenda
14 November 2016
The 2017-21 ILO-Viet Nam Decent Work Country Programme will be finalized by the end of this year.
September 2016
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New partnership agreed for more and better jobs in electronics sector
30 September 2016
Multinational enterprises, the Vietnamese Government, employers’ and workers’ organizations have agreed to work in close partnership to create more and better jobs in the electronics sector – one of the country’s newest and biggest manufacturing industries.
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Viet Nam: Poor working conditions prevalent in sex work
16 September 2016
A new ILO study shows that most sex workers entered the job voluntarily but had limited control of occupational safety and health implications.
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Viet Nam’s journalists trained to communicate sex work
07 September 2016
The workshop aims to bridge the gaps in the current media coverage of sex work including usage of language, knowledge and approaches.
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New pre-departure curriculum makes workers less vulnerable when working abroad
03 September 2016
The curriculum is now applied to nearly one fourth of all recruitment agencies in Viet Nam that recruit migrant workers to work in Taiwan (China).
June 2016
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Viet Nam’s first collective agreement among FDI companies signed in Hai Phong
23 June 2016
The agreement is a significant example of genuine industrial relations in Viet Nam after decades when industrial relations were restricted to State regulations and the trade union was a socio-political organization taking care of workers’ marginal benefits.
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New labour law application for smartphone available
21 June 2016
By bringing the Labour Code to fingertips, the app will not only help garment factories to better understand the law and ensure compliance, but also educate outside users on the situation of factories and the compliance challenges faced by the industry.