NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR WORKERS RECOMMENDED BY TRADE UNIONS

Under the Guidance No. 1360/HD-TLĐ issued by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour on August 28, 2019 and coming into effect on September 10, 2019:

Accordingly, to ensure democracy as well as to protect other interests of workers, to perform the tasks and responsibilities of trade unions, especially grassroot-level trade unions, additional benefits for workers have been recommended by trade unions. Specifically:

– Workers have a right to know:

• The production and business progress of departments, sections, subfacilities (if necessary);
• Rules and regulations related to worker’s rights and obligations such as: internal labor regulations; regulations on employment, utilizing workers, resources, paying wages, bonuses, protective labor equipment, operating procedures of machineries, devices, occupational safety and hygiene, protection of trade and technological secrets; plans and policies for workers, severance allowances, job-loss allowances, training, fostering expertise, specialties, skills; status of payments of social, health, unemployment insurances; financial status of the enterprise,etc.

– Workers are allowed to participate in the procedures for handling, dispute settlement, dealing with labor discipline violations, etc.

– Supplementing the workers’ right to decide on matters suitable to practical situations of the enterprise, such as: Payment rates of types of social funds, charities, sightseeing, travelling, etc.

– Workers have the right to participate in overseeing the performance of policies on workers, severance allowances, job-loss allowances, etc.

– Grassroots-level trade unions recommended the addition of provisions on other democratic methods to employers, such as: democracy by means of suggestion boxes, open letters, recommendations, forums, documents, booklets, news bulletins, direct communications with and receiving workers at enterprises, etc.

Best regards,