Hà Nội's Cơm 2k serves up a healthy portion of respect Tiệm cơm An Phúc (An Phúc Charity Restaurant) is offering poor people healthy meals for just VNĐ2,000 (US$0.09).

Free trade agreements help labourers' rights reform With the EU – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) signed late last month, Việt Nam will have the opportunity to gain further access to the market of 28 European Union member countries as well as global markets.

Employers and unions need to tackle workplace safety

Recognising the importance of workplace safety, more and more businesses in HCM City have begun to invest in modern equipment and increased budgets for labour safety programmes.

Labour shortage hinders development of offshore fishing in central region

A shortage of labour has affected offshore fishing in many central coastal provinces.

From flutes to straws

For some time, Nguyễn Văn Mão has been in the business of making and selling flutes made from bamboo. He now also produces bamboo straws.

Average income of workers increases while unemployment rate drops: report The total average income from all jobs of wage earners increased in the first quarter of this year, while the unemployment rate dropped significantly during the period, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Vietnamese customs discover a large amount of fake goods Tân Thanh Border Gate’s customs staff in the northern province of Lạng Sơn, in co-ordination with local functional forces, have seized 280 packages of goods suspected of being fake Thai goods, a representative of the General Department of Customs said.

Northern border province struggles to stop people from working illegally in China

Drawn by higher pay, many in the border locality cross the border to the neighbouring country to work but their illegal status might bring more risks than rewards.

Trade union executive boards to receive training in salary negotiations The negotiating skills of executive boards of trade unions need to be strengthened, Trần Thị Thanh Hà, deputy head of the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour's labour relations department, said.

Việt Nam takes UN’s human rights recommendations seriously : diplomat

Deputy Foreign Minister Lê Hoài Trung speaks to The World and Việt Nam Report about Việt Nam’s national report under the third-cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva on July 4 as part of the ongoing 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).