Caring for female workers from recommendations at the workplace

Implementing the pilot activity plan on "Representing, caring for, and protecting the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of female workers through dialogue at the workplace" in 2026 of the Hanoi Labor Federation, on October 20, the Trade Union of Thu Cuc Aesthetic Hospital Joint Stock Company coordinated with the Company's leaders to organize a dialogue program at the workplace.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Tu - Chairwoman of the Trade Union of Thu Cuc Aesthetic Hospital Joint Stock Company - proposed that the company have a plan to support employees returning to work after maternity leave to be updated with expertise, procedures and job requirements.

The Trade Union also requested the company to continue to coordinate with the department in charge of occupational safety and health and the medical service provider to review risks in the workplace, improve the effectiveness of communication about health risk prevention and provide clear and accessible post-examination instructions.

Representing the employer, Ms. Mai Thi Thu - Executive Director of the Hospital - answered the recommendations proposed by the Hospital Trade Union.

For workers returning after maternity leave, Ms. Thu said that the management department has been and is proactively exchanging and guiding updates on changes in processes, expertise and work to help workers catch up with work as quickly as possible.

In case of needing additional training, departments have also reported and proposed to the Nursing Department and training departments to organize postpartum knowledge and skills checks so that workers can soon catch up with their work.

Regarding post-examination counseling recommendations and working conditions, Ms. Mai Thi Thu - Executive Director of the Hospital - agreed with the opinion that examination results should be accompanied by specific instructions.

She said that currently, after each health check-up, there is a general practitioner who summarizes the examination results, explains the examination results, and advises employees on the results after examination. In special medical cases, there are doctors calling directly to exchange and advise over the phone.

For positions that require long standing, shift work or exposure to factors that may affect health, the hospital has also equipped mobile seats for departments, equipped protective equipment to ensure safety for workers, guided the use and arranged working time - rest time appropriately.

In case female employees are pregnant, raising young children, or employees have medical recommendations that need to adjust their jobs, the company always proactively considers creating the best conditions and continues to coordinate with departments/units to receive, consider, and coordinate with employees and the Trade Union to have appropriate plans.

Speaking at the program, Ms. Do Hong Van - Member of the Standing Committee, Deputy Head of the Labor Relations Department of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor - emphasized that surveying and summarizing opinions before dialogue, combined with direct exchanges and answers from business leaders is a necessary way to promote democracy at the workplace, strengthen understanding, sharing and build harmonious and progressive labor relations.

Ms. Do Hong Van requested the company's leadership to continue to create conditions for female workers to work in a safe, equal, respected environment and have development opportunities. In addition to fully implementing legal regulations, businesses need to study policies that are more beneficial for female workers, suitable to the actual conditions and specifics of the fields of health, health care, and aesthetics.

The contents that need to be concerned about include time, working conditions, health care, especially reproductive health; regimes for pregnant female workers, raising young children and opportunities for training, improving qualifications, and career development.

The Hanoi Labor Federation is also requested to continue to guide and support grassroots trade unions to improve skills in grasping needs, organizing dialogues, negotiations, monitoring and evaluating implementation results at enterprises, thereby summarizing and replicating effective ways of doing things.

For female workers, Ms. Do Hong Van encourages women to actively share difficulties, boldly propose solutions to protect their rights and promote initiatives in work.

Practical initiatives need to be concerned, recognized and facilitated to be promoted, contributing to improving the operational efficiency of enterprises, while expanding development opportunities for each worker.

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