VGCL receives delegation of the Russian Independent Coal Workers' Trade Union

The delegation of the Russian Independent Coal Workers' Trade Union was headed by Mr. Ivan Mokhnachuk - Chairman of the Russian Independent Coal Workers' Trade Union.

Also receiving the delegation was a representative of the Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited.

On behalf of the leaders of the VGCL, Vice President Thai Thu Xuong warmly welcomed the Chairman and the delegation of the Russian Independent Coal Workers' Trade Union to visit and work in Vietnam. This is the first visit to Vietnam of the delegation after the visit to Russia by the Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Trade Union in 2025, marking a very new beginning in bilateral cooperation relations between the two organizations.

This visit to Vietnam by the delegation is not only aimed at further strengthening and tightening bilateral cooperation relations between the two organizations but also a good opportunity for the two sides to inform and share operating experiences, contributing to improving the capacity and effectiveness of performing the function of representing, caring for, and protecting the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of union members and workers.

At the working session, the two sides exchanged views on the situation of workers and trade union activities. In which, the Vice President of the VGCL emphasized the major orientations in the coming term focusing on: Improving the quality of dialogue and collective bargaining, especially on salaries, bonuses, working hours, rest hours, working conditions and occupational safety and health; improving the effectiveness of participating in policy and law making; innovating the work of developing union members and building strong trade union organizations.

The Vietnam Trade Union also identified digital transformation, innovation, improving vocational skills for workers and improving the quality of trade union officials, especially grassroots trade union officials, as important priorities...

The VGCL and the Russian Union of Independent Trade Unions also just organized a delegation to visit and work bilaterally with each other. The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding, which includes content on promoting and creating conditions for the corresponding industry trade unions of the two sides to establish bilateral relations with each other. It can be said that this is a favorable foundation to deepen the cooperative relationship between the two coal industry trade unions of the two countries.

Exchanging at the working session, Mr. Ivan Mokhnachuk highly appreciated the role of the Vietnam Trade Union organization. Mr. Ivan Mokhnachuk said that the contents that the Russian Independent Coal Workers' Trade Union is interested in are salaries, leave time, occupational safety and health...

According to Mr. Ivan Mokhnachuk, 3 levels of the Russian Independent Coal Workers' Union organize peer-to-peer dialogues to protect the rights of workers, in which the highest level of dialogue builds framework agreements at the federal level so that 2 lower levels have a basis for dialogue.

Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Thai Thu Xuong requested the Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Trade Union to take advantage of this opportunity to exchange important and necessary contents to further improve and enhance the activities of industry trade unions. At the same time, introduce to Russian trade union friends to better understand the functions, tasks, and operating results of the Vietnam Trade Union in general and the Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Trade Union in particular.

Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Thai Thu Xuong also expressed her belief that, with the traditional friendship foundation and the determination of the leaders of the two organizations, the cooperative relationship between the two trade union organizations will continue to be consolidated and developed practically and effectively; thereby making positive contributions to the Vietnam - Russian Federation Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and the solidarity between workers and people of the two countries.

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