What is Trade Union? What are the regulations on the organizational system of Trade Union in Vietnam? – Nhu Phuc (Tien Giang)
What is Trade Union? The organizational system of Trade Union in Vietnam (Internet image)
Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:
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.
(Article 1 of the Law on Trade Union 2012)
The organizational system of Trade Union includes Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and Trade Unions at levels as prescribed by The charter of Vietnamese Trade Union.
The primary Trade Unions are constituted in state agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations, profession-socio-political organization, profession-social organizations, units, enterprises, other organizations employing laborers as prescribed by law on labor, foreign agencies or organizations, international organizations operating in the Vietnamese temporary.
(Article 7 of the Law on Trade Union 2012)
- The Trade Unions shall be established in the voluntary basis, organized and operated under the principle of democratic centralism.
- The Trade Unions shall be organized and operated under the Charter of Vietnamese Trade Union in accordance with lines, guidelines, policies of the Party and law of the State.
(Article 6 of the Law on Trade Union 2012)
- 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.
(Article 18 of the Law on Trade Union 2012)
- Complying and performing the Charter of Vietnamese Trade Union, resolutions of Trade Union; participating in activities of Trade Union, developing Trade Union organizations firmly and strongly.
- Studying and improving cultural and political level, professional and specialized skills; training quality of the working-class; living and working under Constitution and laws.
- Uniting, helping mates to improve professional level and skill, work effectively and protect legeal and legitimate rights and interests of laborers and Trade Union organizations.
(Article 19 of the Law on Trade Union 2012)
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