Policy to support union members and workers with reduced working hours and job losses - evidence to refute distorted and anti-disruption arguments

In the first 6 months of 2023 alone, over 500,000 people were affected by difficulties in the labor market, of which over 54% of workers lost their jobs and over 40% reduced working hours.

Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, and localities have actively coordinated to implement stabilization measures, develop a flexible, effective, and sustainable labor market, and care for workers' lives according to Resolution No. 06/NQ-CP dated January 10, 2023 of the Government. The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) has issued Resolution 06/NQ-TLD on supporting union members and employees whose working hours have been reduced or their labor contracts have been terminated due to business cuts or reductions in orders; continuing to issue Decision No. 6696/QD-TLD regulating the implementation of policies to support union members and employees whose working hours have been reduced or whose labor contracts have been terminated due to business cuts or reductions in orders from October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023; Conclusion No. 02/KL-DCT on continuing to support union members and employees whose working hours have been reduced or their labor contracts have been terminated due to business cuts or reductions in orders according to Resolution No. 06/NQ-TLD. The support period is from April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. The deadline for receiving documents is no later than January 31, 2024. At the same time, issued Decision No. 7785/QD-TLD dated August 25, 2023 on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Regulations on the implementation of policies to support union members and employees whose working hours have been reduced or whose labor contracts have been terminated due to businesses cutting or reducing orders issued with Decision No. 6696/QD-TLD.

The synchronous implementation of solutions to recover and develop the labor market has brought positive results, helping industrial parks, export processing zones, and key economic regions basically maintain a stable labor force, contributing to the recovery and development of the country's economy after the Covid-19 pandemic. In particular, the situation of workers forced to take time off work, quit their jobs, and lose their jobs in enterprises in the last months of 2023 decreased.

On the side of the Vietnam Trade Union, from October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023, implementing the support policy for union members and workers whose working hours have been reduced or their labor contracts have been terminated due to businesses cutting or reducing orders, trade unions at all levels have supported 98,066 people with more than VND 141,190 billion. This is a very meaningful policy, issued promptly by the trade union organization in the context of many enterprises facing difficulties in production and business, leading to many union members and workers being negatively affected in terms of employment, and having reduced wages and income. That demonstrates the responsibility and concern of the Vietnam Trade Union organization when allocating resources to care for union members and workers, contributing to accompanying the Government and the business community to provide timely support, helping workers overcome difficulties. This has been recognized and highly appreciated by the Party, the State, businesses, union members, workers and society.

However, in recent times, hostile and reactionary forces and political opportunities have distorted and denied the process of building, implementing and implementing Vietnam's social policies; including the policies of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor on supporting union members and workers whose working hours have been reduced or whose labor contracts have been terminated due to businesses cutting or reducing orders.

This is a dangerous attack because it directly targets the distortation and denial of the leadership role of the Party, the effectiveness and efficiency of the State, the functions and tasks of the Vietnam Trade Union; at the same time, it attacks and divides the close relationship between the Party, the State, the Vietnam Trade Union with the working class and laborers. Therefore, it is necessary to clearly identify the sabotage arguments of hostile forces to continue affirming:

1. The Communist Party of Vietnam is a pioneer of the working class, and at the same time a pioneer of the working people and the Vietnamese nation; a loyal representative of the interests of the working class, the working people and the nation.

2. The socialist rule of law state of Vietnam is the state of the people, by the people, for the people.

3. Vietnam Trade Union is a socio-political organization of the working class and of the working class.