When the Trade Union is truly a bridge between businesses and workers

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tuan - Vice Chairman of Dong Thap Provincial Labor Federation - said that in order to promote the role of an organization representing the collective of workers, and also as a bridge to help businesses promptly grasp the thoughts and aspirations of workers, Dong Thap Provincial Labor Federation has directed grassroots trade unions to regularly grasp the thoughts of workers, especially through periodic dialogues, employee conferences, or direct working sessions with business leaders.

Through dialogues and conferences, grassroots trade unions have conveyed recommendations related to salaries, working hours, working conditions, social welfare... Conversely, the Trade Union organization also helps workers better understand the production and business situation, difficulties of enterprises, thereby sharing and accompanying.

Reality shows that in businesses with effective trade unions, the number of labor disputes has decreased significantly. Workers have a place to confide their thoughts, while businesses have reliable consulting channels to adjust personnel policies appropriately," said Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tuan.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tuan said that in 2025, 28 grassroots trade unions have negotiated and signed collective labor agreements in accordance with the law with employers at 28 enterprises and units. In addition, at 15 enterprises, grassroots trade unions have dialogued and negotiated with employers to adjust and increase the value of lunch meals according to the level specified in Conclusion No. 03/KL-BCH dated January 18, 2022 of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor on continuing to implement Resolution No. 7c/NQ-BCH dated February 25, 2016 on "Quality of lunch meals for workers".

Mr. Tuan also added that in 2025, the Trade Union organization promptly coordinated with functional sectors to resolve 5 collective work stoppages of about 2,000 workers. The reason is that workers do not agree with changing the method of calculating output, wages, overtime, welfare regimes, salary arrears, attitude of managers,...

With the participation of the Trade Union organization, sectors and local leaders, the Boards of Directors of enterprises have organized dialogues, agreements, and consensus to resolve workers' recommendations to quickly stabilize production.

Practice from the grassroots level shows that when trade unions are truly bridges, reliable "intermediary channels", potential conflicts will be resolved early, instead of becoming fierce conflicts. Dialogue instead of confrontation, negotiation instead of imposition. That is the path to building progressive labor relations," Mr. Tuan emphasized.

Vice Chairman of Dong Thap Provincial Labor Federation Nguyen Thanh Tuan shared: "In the coming time, the Provincial Labor Federation will continue to direct grassroots trade unions to improve operational efficiency, professionalism and closeness. At that time, the trade union organization will affirm its irreplaceable role in maintaining stable, harmonious and sustainable labor relations at enterprises.

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