Vietnam: What is a trade union? The latest 2022 trade union application form and benefits of joining a trade union in a business?
What is a trade union of Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 1 of the 2012 Law on Trade Unions, trade unions are as follows:
“Article 1. Trade Union
Trade Union means a great socio-political organization of the working-class and laborers. Trade Unions are founded on the voluntary basis and are a component part of the political system of the Vietnamese society, placed under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Trade Unions are representatives of cadres and civil servants, public employees, workers and other laborers (hereinafter referred to as laborers), together with state agencies, economical organizations, social organizations shall care and protect for laborers’ legitimate and legal rights and interests. Trade Unions join in state management, eco-social management, inspection; examination, supervision of activities of state agencies, organizations, units, enterprises; and mobilization, propagation for laborers to study, improve knowledge, professional skill, observe law, build and defend the socialist fatherland of Vietnam.”
Accordingly, trade unions are broad socio-political organizations of the working class and of workers, established on a voluntary basis, as members of the political system of Vietnamese society, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
How are union members' rights regulated in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 18 of the 2012 Law on Trade Unions of Vietnam, the rights of trade union members include:
- Requesting Trade Union to represent, protect legal and legitimate rights and interests upon being violated.
- Being informed, diccusing, proposing and voting affairs of Trade Union; being informed of lines, guidelines, policies of the Party and law of the State related to Trade Union, laborers; regulations of Trade Union.
- Self-nominating, nominating, and voting the agency of Trade Union leaders under regulations of the Charter of Vietnamese Trade Union, questioning leaders of Trade Union; proposing for handling Trade Union’s cadres having mistakes.
- Being consulted of law, free legal aiding on labor law and Trade Union law.
- Being guided, helped by Trade Union to find jobs, learn a trade; being cared, helped upon getting sick or meeting difficult situations.
- Participating in activities of culture, sport, travel organized by Trade Union.
- Suggesting Trade Union to recomment agencies, organizations and enterprises related to implementation of regimes, policies, laws for laborers.
Vietnam: What is a trade union? The latest 2022 trade union application form and benefits of joining a trade union in a business?
The latest application form to join the union in 2022 of Vietnam?
Here are some of the latest union application forms in 2022 that you can refer to:
Application to join trade union number 01:
Download the application form to join union No. 01: Click here.
Application to join trade union number 02:
Download the application form to join the trade union number 02: Click here.
Application to join union number 03:
Download the application form to join the union number 03: Here.
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