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The 14th Congress of the Vietnam Trade Union, term 2026 - 2031, opened on the morning of June 4th

Nhóm PV Báo Lao động 04/06/2026 08:53 (GMT+7)

On the morning of June 4, the opening ceremony of the XIV Vietnam Trade Union Congress for the term 2026 - 2031 was held at the National Convention Center (Hanoi).

8:34 AM: Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor delivered the opening speech of the Congress and summarized the Political Report submitted to the Congress.

8:25 AM: Leaders, delegates and the entire Congress held a flag salute ceremony.

Các đồng chí lãnh đạo, đại biểu và toàn thể Đại hội làm lễ chào cờ. Ảnh: Hữu Chánh
Leaders, delegates and the entire Congress held a flag salute ceremony. Photo: Huu Chanh

8 AM: Art program "TRADE UNION, VIETNAMESE WORKERS: CONNECTING STRENGTH - BUILDING THE FUTURE" to welcome the Congress.

Từ 8-8h25: Chương trình nghệ thuật “CÔNG ĐOÀN, CÔNG NHÂN VIỆT NAM: KẾT NỐI SỨC MẠNH - KIẾN THIẾT TƯƠNG LAI”
From 8:00-8:25: Art program "TRADE UNION, VIETNAMESE WORKERS: CONNECTING STRENGTH - BUILDING THE FUTURE
Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm và lãnh đạo Đảng, Nhà nước, nguyên lãnh đạo Đảng, nhà nước dự Đại hội. Ảnh: Hải Nguyễn
General Secretary and President To Lam and Party and State leaders, former Party and State leaders attend the Congress. Photo: Hai Nguyen
7h55: Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm và lãnh đạo Đảng, Nhà nước và nguyên lãnh đạo Đảng, nhà nước tới dự Đại hội. Ảnh: Hải Nguyễn/Hữu Chánh
7:55 AM: General Secretary, President To Lam and Party and State leaders and former Party and State leaders attend the Congress. Photo: Hai Nguyen/Huu Chanh
Các đại biểu dự Đại hội chào mừng Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm và lãnh đạo Đảng, Nhà nước và nguyên lãnh đạo Đảng, Nhà nước tới dự Đại hội. Ảnh: Tô Thế
Delegates attending the Congress welcomed General Secretary and President To Lam and Party and State leaders and former Party and State leaders to attend the Congress. Photo: To The
Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Thủ tướng Chính phủ Lê Minh Hưng và Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Chủ tịch Quốc hội Trần Thanh Mẫn tới dự Đại hội. Ảnh: Hữu Chánh
Politburo Member, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and Politburo Member, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended the Congress. Photo: Huu Chanh
7h37: Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Thường trực Ban Bí thư Trần Cẩm Tú tới dự Đại hội. Ảnh: Tô Thế
7:37 AM: Politburo Member, Standing Secretary of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu attends the Congress. Photo: To The
7h35: Đại tướng Nguyễn Trọng Nghĩa, Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Bí thư Trung ương Đảng, Ủy viên Thường vụ Quân ủy Trung ương, Chủ nhiệm Tổng cục Chính trị tham quan gian hàng công nghệ của Tập đoàn Công nghiệp - Viễn thông Quân đội (Viettel). Ảnh: Hải Nguyễn
7:35 AM: General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, Head of the General Department of Politics visits the technology booth of the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel). Photo: Hai Nguyen
7h23, bà Bùi Thị Minh Hoài - Ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Bí thư Trung ương Đảng, Chủ tịch Ủy ban Trung ương Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam tới dự Đại hội. Ảnh: Hải Nguyễn
At 7:23 am, Ms. Bui Thi Minh Hoai - Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front attended the Congress. Photo: Hai Nguyen
7h16: Ông Nguyễn Anh Tuấn - Ủy viên Trung ương Đảng, Chủ tịch Tổng Liên đoàn Lao động Việt Nam tại Đại hội sáng 4.6. Ảnh: Hải Nguyễn
7:16 AM: Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan - Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor at the Congress on the morning of June 4. Photo: Hai Nguyen
Các đại biểu chụp ảnh lưu niệm trước giờ khai mạc Đại hội. Ảnh: Hải Nguyễn
Delegates take souvenir photos before the opening of the Congress. Photo: Hai Nguyen
Các đại biểu tham quan gian hàng công nghệ của Tập đoàn Công nghiệp - Viễn thông Quân đội (Viettel). Ảnh: Hải Nguyễn
Delegates visit the technology booth of the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel). Photo: Hai Nguyen
Các đại biểu đến tham dự lễ khai mạc Đại hội XIV Công đoàn Việt Nam nhiệm kỳ 2026 - 2031. Ảnh: Hải Nguyễn
Delegates attend the opening ceremony of the XIV Vietnam Trade Union Congress for the term 2026 - 2031. Photo: Hai Nguyen

The 14th Congress of the Vietnam Trade Union, term 2026 - 2031 (Congress) is an important political event of the working class and the Vietnam Trade Union organization. The Congress was attended by 780 outstanding delegates, representing the will, aspirations and intelligence of nearly 10 million trade union members nationwide. These are typical trade union officials and members representing industries, fields, localities, and units nationwide.

Tham dự Đại hội có 780 đại biểu ưu tú. Ảnh: Hải Nguyễn
780 outstanding delegates attended the Congress. Photo: Hai Nguyen

With the motto: "Solidarity - Democracy - Discipline - Innovation - Development", the Congress has the task of summarizing and evaluating the results of implementing the Resolution of the 13th Vietnam Trade Union Congress in the period 2023 - 2026; reviewing the activities of the Executive Committee of the 13th Vietnam General Confederation of Labour; determining goals, tasks and breakthroughs for the 2026 - 2031 term; amending the Charter of the Vietnam Trade Union, and at the same time electing the Executive Committee of the 14th Vietnam General Confederation of Labour to lead trade union activities in the new term.

The opening ceremony of the Congress was attended by Party and State leaders, broadcast live on VTV1 channel, Vietnam Television; broadcast live on VOV1 channel, Voice of Vietnam Radio and broadcast online on digital platforms of the Vietnam Trade Union, Lao Dong Newspaper...

The main contents of the Congress on the morning of June 4 include: Leaders of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour delivered the opening speech of the Congress and summarized the Report of the Executive Committee of the 13th Vietnam General Confederation of Labour submitted to the Congress; summary report of recommendations of union members, workers and trade union organizations to the Party and State; presentations of delegates at the hall; directing speeches of Party and State leaders; representatives of the leaders of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour received directives from Party and State leaders and responded...

The motto of the 14th Vietnam Trade Union Congress term 2026 - 2031: "Solidarity - Democracy - Discipline - Innovation - Development

The theme of the Congress: Building a comprehensively strong Vietnam Trade Union; focusing on representing, caring for, and protecting union members and workers; promoting the pioneering role, spirit of innovation, contributing to realizing the aspiration to build a rich, prosperous, civilized, and happy country.

The objectives of the Congress: Focus on developing union members, perfecting the organizational model, improving operational efficiency; effectively performing the role of representing, caring for, and protecting the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of union members and workers; promoting the implementation of democracy at the workplace; propagating and mobilizing workers to innovate and create, pioneer in applying science and technology, building new production forces, improving labor productivity, contributing to building a peaceful, independent, democratic, rich, prosperous, civilized, and happy country.

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