Việt Nam Government presents reports on joining ILO convention against forced labour to parliament

Joining the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (Convention 105) is significant to Việt Nam in political, economic, social and legal spheres, Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh said on Wednesday.

14th NA’s ninth session to discuss trade deals, COVID-19 impacts The 14th National Assembly’s ninth session that opens on Wednesday is set to adopt the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and discuss the country’s socio-economic landscape under the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sending workers abroad should be selected carefully Efforts to send Vietnamese workers abroad should be careful to ensure sufficient human resources for the country's development, said Bùi Sỹ Lợi, deputy head of National Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs. 

Việt Nam to adopt anti-forced labour convention, extend agricultural land use tax incentive: NA Việt Nam plans to join the Convention 105 (C105) on the abolition of forced labour developed by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded at its 44th session on Tuesday. 

Chance emerges for more inclusive growth path in Việt Nam: ILO Despite difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, an opportunity is emerging for Việt Nam to build the foundations of a more inclusive growth path, which leaves no one behind once recovery begins, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Việt Nam.

COVID-19: ILO Việt Nam willing to help Vietnamese gov’t, employers, workers

Country Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Việt Nam Chang-Hee Lee has said that ILO Việt Nam stands ready to help the Vietnamese Government, employers and employees to find suitable jobs as the coronavirus takes its toll on the health and labour markets and the economy.

Technology helps Vietnamese enterprises fly high Bùi Thế Duy, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology talks to Vietnam News Agency about the novel ideas of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

European Parliament ratifies EVFTA, EVIPA

The European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday ratified the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Việt Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).

EVFTA makes Viet Nam more attractive to EU investors: German media Foreign investors, especially those from the European Union (EU), will find it more appealing to invest in Việt Nam when the EU- Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect, according to German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW).

New and progressive Labour Code in the pipeline

Bùi Sỹ Lợi, vice chairman of the National Assembly Committee of Social Affairs, speaks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) about opportunities to develop good relations between employers and employees