Vietnam to host World Federation of Trade Union Congress in 2021
Vietnam’s trade union organisations are doing well in protecting legitimate rights and interests of workers, President of the World Federation of Trade Union (WFTU) Mzwandile Michael Makwayiba said, adding that this is also the reason why the WFTU has chosen Vietnam to host the WFTU Congress in 2021.
Binh Duong (VNA) – Vietnam’s trade unionorganisations are doing well in protecting legitimate rights and interests ofworkers, President of the World Federation of Trade Union (WFTU) MzwandileMichael Makwayiba said, adding that this is also the reason why the WFTU haschosen Vietnam to host the WFTU Congress in 2021.
The WFTU leader made the remarks at a workingsession with the Federation of Labour of the southern province of Binh Duong onSeptember 5.
Chairwoman of the Binh Duong Federation ofLabour Truong Thi Bich Hanh said the province has 3,550 trade unions at thegrassroots level with 760,000 members.
She briefed the guest on the federation’s key tasksin developing trade union membership and enhancing dialogues between workersand employers to build healthy labour relations in businesses as well astraining trade union officials to protect the legitimate rights and interestsof workers.
Standing Vice Secretary of the provincial PartyCommittee Nguyen Hoang Thao said Binh Duong is home to 29 industrial parks and12 industrial clusters, attracting nearly 39,000 domestic businesses and 3,700foreign ones.
Close to 1.2 million people are working in theprovince, making up about 50 percent of the total population, 57 percent ofwhom are women, he said, adding that every year, the locality needs to recruitsome 50,000 workers.-VNA
A training programme on how to create better work in businesses is being held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 19-20 for leaders of trade union organisations in southern localities.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 28 urged trade union organisations to revamp operation comprehensively and promote their role in guiding workers’ movements in the new situation.
President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang on September 4 called on the World Federation of Trade Union (WFTU) to continue its companionship along with its development.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
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The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
At the working session (Photo: VNA) 
