Names of the Vietnam Trade Union organization through periods
According to the Propaganda Outline of the XIII Congress of the Vietnam Trade Union for the 2023-2028 term issued together with Guidance 117-HD/BTGTW in 2023, the name of the Vietnam Trade Union through the periods is as follows:
- The Red Trade Union (1929 - 1935), actively propagated, mobilized, organized, and led workers to fight against oppression and exploitation, and revolutionary struggle to gain independence for the nation. The struggles attracted a large number of workers from many sectors in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Bien Hoa, Ha Tien, Pleiku, Saigon, Gia Dinh, Quang Nam... to participate and achieved certain victories.
- Friendship Union (1935 - 1939), the goal of the Friendship Union was to demand union freedom, to demand the implementation of civil democracy, in order to widely gather the masses... from 1936 - 1939, there were tens of thousands of struggles by workers forcing the French colonialists to accept a number of demands: salary increases, reduced working hours, freedom of union activities, freedom of meetings, anti-employer layoffs and beating workers.
- Anti-imperial Workers' Association (1939 -1941), with the mission of fighting to protect the daily interests of workers, carrying out revolutions to overthrow the colonial and feudal governments, liberate classes and nations, and lead strikes.
- The National Salvation Workers' Association (1941 - 1946), under the leadership of the Party, with appropriate organizational forms and clear struggle goals, the national salvation workers' movement developed strongly in Bac Ky, Trung Ky, especially in Hanoi, Hai Phong, Hon Gai localities... In August 1945, the working class under the leadership of the Party, together with the people of the whole country, overthrew the Japanese fascists and the feudal government, gained national independence, and established the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
- The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (1946 - 1961), before the new requirements and tasks of the revolution, on June 20, 1946, the National Salvation Trade Union Cadre Conference decided to change the name "Association of Salvation Workers" to "Trade Union" and establish "Vietnam General Confederation of Labor", trade unions at all levels mobilized workers to participate in combat, mobilized workers to build production facilities, serve the long-term resistance war, and build socialist North Vietnam.
- Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (1961 - 1988), from February 23 - 27, 1961, the 2nd Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Congress was held in Hanoi. The Congress decided to rename the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour to Vietnam General Confederation of Labour.
- The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (1988 to present), the 6th Congress of the Vietnam Trade Union (held from October 17 - 20, 1988) decided to rename the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.
