October 11, 2011
Workers of Taiwanese-owned footwear company Pou Yuen Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, on strike last year. A former official from the Ministry of Public Security says the right to strike needs to be protected by laws in Vietnam. The Law on Demonstration is being drafted by the Ministry [...]
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November 16, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Workers in industrial zones accept long overtime hours because they fear losing their jobs or having their salary cut. Nguyen Thi Dan from the HCM City Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs. LookAtVietnam – Workers in industrial zones accept long overtime hours because they fear losing their jobs or having their [...]
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November 3, 2009
An official from the HCM City Department of Social, War Invalids and Social Affairs admitted to Tuoi Tre that child labor is a problem in some districts in HCM City, particularly Tan Phu. Pham Nhat Cuong, 14 and Dang Thuy Duong, 15, work very hard but they don’t know how much they will take from [...]
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August 17, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Officials drafting a decree to regulate the housekeeping industry say the job is no easy task as most housekeepers work irregular hours and perform varied tasks without contracts. A housekeeper in Hanoi..LookAtVietnam – Officials drafting a decree to regulate the housekeeping industry say the job is no easy task as most housekeepers work [...]
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August 15, 2009
A housekeeper in Hanoi. Officials drafting a decree to regulate the housekeeping industry say the job is no easy task as most housekeepers work irregular hours and perform varied tasks without contracts. Under the draft decree, the relationship between hired domestic workers and their employers would be legally classified as âemployer-employee,â to which national labor [...]
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July 23, 2009
Chu Van Duc and his wife Trinh Hanh Phuong stood trial in Hanoi in January 2008 for abusing an underage worker they hired for more than 13 years. A mother of two in Ho Chi Minh City said last year she fired a total of eight housekeepers, some for working too slow, some for taking [...]
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June 3, 2009
According to preliminary data released on June 2 by the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, there are about 75,000 foreigners working in Vietnam at present. Less than 30,000 have been issued official working visas. Foreign workers in Lam Dong province.VietNamNet Bridge — According to preliminary data released on June 2 by the Ministry [...]
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March 12, 2009
LookAtVietnam – In the current global economic crisis, if workers share the burden of responsibility with their employers and vice versa, every problem can be properly resolved.A national conference on industrial relations opened in Hanoi on March 12, under the theme “Sound Industrial Relations: A Key to Surviving the Global Economic Crisis and Building for [...]
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