At the event, the two sides discussed issues relevant to the ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), especially labour-related ones.

Over the past few days, the Vietnamese National Assembly has spent time on scrutinising the draft revised Labour Code, and the country has also consulted the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and relevant international organisations in the country about this matter, the minister noted.

The meeting between Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and the delegation of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade in Hanoi on October 31.

He cited the international bodies as saying that the draft revised Labour Code has made a great stride in making law on labour. The code will affect around 54 million people in Vietnam, and it has highlighted the right to self-determination and self-negotiation of employees and employers.

The Vietnamese parliament has ratified the ILO’s Convention No. 98 concerning the application of the principles of the right to organise and to bargain collectively. Besides, the spirit of the ILO conventions No. 108 and 87 has also been reflected in the draft revised Labour Code, according to Dung.

Mentioning the EVFTA that is awaiting ratification, the official added Vietnam has been making efforts to associate trade development with social security ensuring for the sake of sustainable human development.

At the meeting, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade Bernd Lange said his delegation’s working trip to Vietnam this time aims to strengthen Vietnam-EU cooperation. It is also meant to prepare for the European Parliament and its member parliaments’ consideration of ratifying the EVFTA and the Investment Protection Agreement between the two sides.

Bac Giang implements specific local policies to mobilize resources for economic development and ensure social security

(BGO) – Over the past time, many resolutions with specific local policies issued by the People's Council of Bac Giang province have been implemented effectively. These are policies to create favorable conditions for production development, generate jobs and improve people’s incomes and living conditions, thus creating positive socio-economic changes in the province.

Beta version of Vietnam’s social network to be launched next week

Vietnamese social network Lotus will have its beta version debuted on September 16.

Bac Giang further enhances effectiveness of social policy credit capital

(BGO) – The Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) on August 27 held a meeting to review 5 year implementation of the Central Party Secretary Board’s Directive No 40 dated on November 22, 2014 about enhancing the Party’s leadership on social policy credit (SPC) in the province for the period 2014 – 2019. It was chaired by Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, PPC Vice Chairwoman, Head of the Representative Board  for the Executive Council of the provincial Bank for Social Policies (BSP)

Made-in-Vietnam social network Lotus to make debut

VCCorp has informed that the pilot version of its “Lotus” social network will officially be launched on September 16.

Bac Giang is sole province nationwide exceeding development plan of compulsory social insurance

(BGO) – Bac Giang province has nearly 255,500 participants of compulsory social insurance (CSI) as of August 2019, accounting for 100.4 percent of the assigned target in 2019. Now there are about 14.6 million people joining the CSI across the nation, making up 95.1 percent of the set plan.

Source: VNA