Vietnam General Confederation of Labour

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) is the sole national trade union center in Vietnam. It was founded 29 July 1929 as the Red Workers' General Union in Northern Vietnam, and extended into the entire country after the collapse of South Vietnam in 1975.[1]

Vietnam General Confederation of Labour
Tổng Liên đoàn Lao động Việt Nam
Founded29 July 1929 (1929-07-29)
HeadquartersHanoi, Vietnam
Location
Members
10,300,000
Key people
Bui Van Cuong, President
AffiliationsWFTU
Websitewww.congdoanvn.org.vn

The VGCL's role, as shown on the Vietnamese side of its website, includes a "responsibility to implement the party's directions and policies and to contribute to the party's development".[2] It is under the oversight of the Communist Party: "The party oversees the way the VGCL implements the party's directions and policies."

All trade unions in Vietnam are required by law to affiliate to the VGCL, and the VGCL is one of the mass movements of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front. Bui Van Cuong, the VGCL president, is a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.

The VGCL is affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions. In 2011 VGCL President Bui Van Cuong was elected a WFTU Vice-President.[3]

Organization

The VGCL is composed of 63 local federations of labor, representing cities and provinces.[4]

Affiliated unions

There are 20 affiliated National Industrial Unions:[5]

  • Vietnam National Union of Post and Telecom Workers
  • Vietnam National Union of Petroleum and Gas Workers
  • Vietnam National Education Union
  • Vietnam National Union of Industrial and Commercial Workers
  • Vietnam National Union of Electricity Workers
  • Vietnam National Union of Railway Workers
  • Vietnam National Union of Transport Workers
  • Vietnam National Union of Aviation Workers
  • Vietnam National Union of Maritime Workers
  • Vietnam National Union of Banking Workers
  • Vietnam National Union of Building Workers
  • Vietnam National Union of Health Workers
  • Vietnam National Union of Agricultural & Rural Development Workers
  • Vietnam Public Sector Union
  • Vietnam National Union of Rubber Workers
  • Vietnam National Union of Coal and Mineral Workers
  • Trade Union Committee of People's Police
  • Trade Union Committee of National Defense

References
  1. "The Fall of Saigon (1975): The Bravery of American Diplomats and Refugees". The National Museum of American Diplomacy. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. "Tong Lien Doan Lao Dong". www.congdoanvn.org.vn. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. "The 16th World Trade Union Congress was successfully completed". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
  4. "Provincial and City Federations of Labour". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
  5. "National Industrial Unions". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
  • "VietNamNet Bridge". News report on 75 years. Archived from the original on 1 November 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2006.


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