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Minimum regional wage – a concern for many employees

Le Dinh Quang, deputy director of the Department of Labor Relations, from the VGCL, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị on how to negotiate for a worker’s wage and Trade Union’s role.

Underpaid labourers choose to work overtime

A survey by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour conducted in March and April on 2,500 workers revealed that labourers work overtime for the extra money, not because they want to.

Vietnam weighs doubling overtime cap

VietNamNet Bridge – In response to employers’ complaints about legal restrictions on extra work, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed amending the Labor Code in a way that would double or remove the overtime cap. 

Overseas workers' rights not secure

VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is taking steps to protect all of its workers overseas after female domestic helpers were maltreated in Saudi Arabia