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Support to development in industrial relations, wage fixing and labour law implementation institutions and capacity in Viet Nam - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2304

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2304

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Trade Union - capacity building

category:

Constituents

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comments:

Trade unions at all levels, workers, enterprises, governments, donors, ILO, and project management

challenges:

Capacities at local levels need to be raised simultaneously

success:

Better representation of the rights and interests of the union members and other workers by the union, and reduction of disputes, in particular unorganized (‘wild-cat’) strikes.

context:

There is only one trade union in Vietnam, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL), the organization entrusted to represent the interests of the workers in the country. Its role is gradually changing, for example through the Trade Union Law (TUL) of 2012. Improving its representational role and focus in relation to workers at the Grassroots Trade Union (GTU) level through support of the intermediate, i.e.
‘Upper Level Trade Unions’ (ULTU), such as Federations of Labor (FoL) and Industrial Zone Trade Unions (IZTU), has been the subject of several project activities. The roles of the ULTU have also changed as a result of major new areas of responsibility being added in the new TUL as well as Labour Code (LC)

description:

The bottom-up approach in union restructuring in the trade union pilots in Vietnam and how to set it up, has been one of the project’s strengths, and has already led many enterprises in the country to replicate it.

The specific lessons learned under Pilot 1 are as follows:
- Different types/groups of workers have different interests, experiences and attitudes. The union organisers must find out the characteristics of each group before approaching them. As mentioned in Chapter 2, the union organisers should not only focus on the individual level in organising but the organisational level because this approach is more sustainable. For instance, if the company is dominated by the migrant workers, it is important to understand the lifestyles, difficulties and interests of the migrant workers to make sure that the union can address their issues better.
- Guidance and support to the newly-elected union executive board should be made as soon as possible. The specialisation of the two teams (organising and support) in Dong Nai IZU is a good model for other immediate UTUs.

administrative_issues:

N/A

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/190210

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location:

country:

Viet Nam

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Support to development in industrial relations, wage fixing and labour law implementation institutions and capacity in Viet Nam - Final Evaluation