Vietnam: Encourage collective bargaining on sexual harassment prevention and control

According to Article 86 of the Decree No 145/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, responsibility for preventing and responding to sexual harassment in the workplace is specified as follows:

- The employer shall:

+ Implement and supervise the implementation of regulations of law on preventing and combating sexual harassment in the workplace;

+ Organize dissemination of regulations of law on preventing and combating sexual harassment in the workplace among employees;

+ Prevent and/or respond to sexual harassment in the workplace whenever a complaint or accusation is made; take measures to protect the privacy, dignity, honor and safety of the victims, plaintiffs and defendants.

- Employees shall:

+ Strictly implement regulations on preventing and combating sexual harassment in the workplace;

+ Participate in development of a work environment without sexual harassment;

+ Prevent and report sexual harassment in the workplace.

- The internal employee representative organization shall:

+ Participate in the formulation, implementation and supervision of the implementation of regulations on preventing and combating sexual harassment in the workplace;

+ Provide information and consultancy and represent sexually harassed employees and employees accused of sexual harassment.

+ Disseminate and provide training in regulations on preventing and combating sexual harassment in the workplace.

- Employers and internal employee representative organization are recommended to select topic of preventing and combating sexual harassment in the workplace to carry out collective bargaining.

View more details at the Decree No 145/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from February 01, 2021.

Le Vy

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