Vietnam: Term of office of people’s inspection boards in state agencies, public non-business units or state enterprises is two years

According to the Decree No. 159/2016/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the people’s inspection boards in state agencies and public non-business units shall be elected by conferences of cadres, civil servants and public employees or conferences of representatives of cadres, civil servants and public employees. To be specific:

- A people’s inspection board must be composed of the head and members. A people’s inspection board with 5 members or more may elect one deputy-head. The head shall assume general responsibility for activities of his/her people’s inspection board. The deputy-head shall assist the head in performing tasks. Other members of a people’s inspection board shall perform tasks assigned by the head.

- The term of office of people’s inspection boards in state agencies, public non-business units or state enterprises is two years.

- The people’s inspection boards in state agencies and public non-business units shall be elected by conferences of cadres, civil servants and public employees or conferences of representatives of cadres, civil servants and public employees. The people’s inspection boards in state enterprises will be elected by workers’ conferences.

- People’s inspection boards shall be established in state agencies from the central level to commune, ward or township level, in public non-business units, and in state enterprises with grassroots trade union organizations.

- The people’s inspection board in a state agency, public non-business unit or state enterprise shall be composed of 3,5,7 or 9 members. Based on the number of cadres, civil servants and public employees or workers, the grassroots Trade Union Executive Committee shall propose the number of people’s inspection board members for decision at the conference of cadres, civil servants and public employees or of representatives of cadres, civil servants and public employees or of workers.

- For a state agency, public non-business unit or state enterprise characterized by peculiarities or scattered production and business activities, the grassroots Trade Union Executive Committee shall decide on an appropriate number of people’s inspection board members, ensuring the board’s effective performance.

View more details at the Decree No. 159/2016/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from February 01, 2017.

Ty Na

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