Strengthening dialogue, ensuring workers' rights

Sir, as Chairman of the Bac Ninh Provincial Federation of Labor for the 2023-2028 term, what do you think and share about this task of mine?

- From July 1, 2025, the Bac Ninh Provincial Federation of Labor directly directs 2,216 grassroots trade unions of enterprises and public service units that do not receive 100% of their salaries from the State budget with 579,721 union members. The number of full-time union officials and labor contracts is 133. From October 1, 2025, the Bac Ninh Provincial Federation of Labor directly directed 2,148 grassroots trade unions of enterprises and public service units not receiving 100% of salaries from the State budget with 578,488 union members; of which 945 grassroots trade unions in industrial parks with 444,633 union members; 1,203 grassroots trade unions outside industrial parks with 133,855 union members. The number of full-time union officials and labor contracts is 81 people, deployed at the Trade Union Work Committee and the Industrial Park Trade Union Committee and 25 ward and commune trade unions.

Also from July 1, 2025, according to the decision of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, I will be the Chairman of the Bac Ninh Provincial Federation of Labor. Although during my short time as head of the Bac Ninh Provincial Trade Union, I clearly saw my responsibility for trade union activities in a province with a large number of union members and workers like Bac Ninh province.

I always keep in mind that the responsibility of the head of the trade union organization of a province does not stop at managing the trade union apparatus at all levels, but more importantly, ensure that all activities are directly directed to the rights, lives and voices of union members and workers. Bac Ninh is the "industrial capital" of the North with 579,721 union members, so pressure on social security, housing, working environment and labor relations always poses many challenges. Therefore, I think that the head of the Trade Union organization must grasp the situation at the grassroots level, strengthen dialogue, promptly detect and handle issues arising in enterprises - from wages, shift meals, working hours to accommodation and welfare conditions to thereby protect and take practical and timely care of union members and workers.

I believe that trade unions at all levels will continue to innovate and improve methods and content in activities, especially propaganda work; promote the application of digital transformation to effectively manage and organize key tasks, including protecting and caring for the rights and interests of union members and workers. Along with that, continue to research and propose solutions to remove difficulties and obstacles in organizing the apparatus and operating mechanisms to maximize the role of trade unions in the political system...

Sir, in the coming time, how do trade unions at all levels in Bac Ninh province plan to implement solutions to better protect the legitimate and legal rights of union members and workers in the province?

- Inheriting the results achieved in the 2023-2025 period, I hope and believe that in the coming time, the Executive Committee of the Bac Ninh Provincial Federation of Labor in the new term will focus on better performing its role of representing and protecting the legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members and workers.

Accordingly, improving the quality of work to contribute ideas to amend, supplement, build and perfect policies and laws on labor, trade unions and other policies and laws related to union members and workers. Proactively, propose and closely coordinate with State management agencies to strengthen inspection, examination and supervision of the implementation of policies and laws related to the legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members, workers and trade union organizations; promptly detect and recommend strict handling of violations.

Proactively propose to Party committees and authorities to maintain dialogue activities at the workplace; contact and dialogue between heads of local Party committees, authorities, and trade unions with union members, workers, and employers to listen, grasp and promptly resolve concerns and problems arising from the grassroots, ensure the legitimate rights and interests of union members and workers, contribute to preventing and reducing collective work stoppages, and build harmonious, stable, and progressive labor relations at enterprises.

Improve the role, responsibility and efficiency of the team of experts on collective labor agreements; Improve the quality of negotiation and signing of collective labor agreements with more favorable terms for union members and employees, focusing on wages, bonuses, working hours, rest time, seniority, working conditions, occupational safety and hygiene, shift meals and other benefits. Improve the capacity of staff, the quality and efficiency of legal consulting and legal support activities. Innovating the method of receiving and processing workers' recommendations such as building online applications and channels to receive, reflect, and process recommendations, ensuring speed, publicity, and transparency to promptly support and resolve disputes. Organize forums and conferences "Listen to workers speak - Trade Union take action".

The Bac Ninh Provincial Federation of Labor will also improve the effectiveness of programs to care for the material and spiritual lives and welfare of workers, such as: "Tet Sum Vay", "Workers' Day", "Union Tet Market", "Love Market", "Zero-VND Booth", " Free Booth", "Union Shelter", "Union Member Welfare Kiosk"...

With grassroots trade unions, how will you direct and orient them?

- Grassroots trade unions need to perform well the role of representing the implementation of grassroots democracy regulations, participating in the development of internal regulations, rules, supervision of labor norms, distribution of wages and income for workers; participating in negotiations to develop salary norms, salary tables, salary payment regulations at enterprises, occupational safety and hygiene work and other welfare regimes for workers. Improve the quality of labor conferences and dialogues at the workplace; strengthen supervision of law enforcement: Labor, trade unions, social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance, ensure the rights and interests of union members and workers; contribute to stabilizing labor relations.

Organize training and coaching on negotiation skills, labor law, and dispute resolution skills for union officials. Build a team of union officials with sufficient capacity and courage to effectively perform the role of representing and protecting the legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members and workers.

Thank you!

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