Nam Phuoc Commune Trade Union, Da Nang, links labor policy supervision with union member development

Insurance premium salary higher than regional minimum

News from Nam Phuoc Commune Trade Union, Da Nang City on November 4th said that, implementing Plan No. 63/KH-MTTQ-BTT, the Supervisory Delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee (MTTQ) of Nam Phuoc commune worked with An Phuoc Health Cooperative on the compliance with policies and laws and the ensuring of the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of workers.

The working session was chaired by Ms. Lam Thi Vy - Party Committee member, Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the commune, Chairwoman of Nam Phuoc Commune Trade Union, Deputy Head of the Supervisory Delegation - with the participation of members of the Supervisory Delegation, representatives of Nam Phuoc grassroots social insurance and departments of the Commune People's Council.

Reporting at the working session, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tai - Chairman of the Board of Directors of An Phuoc Health Cooperative - said that the unit currently has 73 employees, including 51 female employees.

In addition to implementing compulsory insurance regimes, cooperatives are interested in salary and remuneration policies, supporting training to improve professional qualifications and creating working conditions for doctors and medical staff.

Notably, the salary used as a basis for insurance contributions of employees ranges from 5.5 million to 14 million VND/month, higher than the regional minimum wage; overtime regime is implemented by the unit with a payment level higher than regulations.

Salary and bonus policies are made public; the unit maintains meetings, briefings and arranges focal points to receive the thoughts and aspirations of employees.

Through comparison of dossiers, representatives of Nam Phuoc grassroots social insurance recorded that the cooperative well implemented social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance policies, paid insurance until the end of September 2026, and no insurance debts arose.

In particular, the cooperative has completed contributing 104,208,000 VND in trade union funds for 2025 and the first 6 months of 2026 according to the announcement of the Da Nang City Labor Federation.

67 workers have joined the Vietnam Trade Union

Previously, the Da Nang City Labor Federation issued a decision to establish the grassroots Trade Union of An Phuoc Health Cooperative, appointing an Executive Committee of 5 comrades, chaired by Ms. Le Thi Thu Hien.

Ms. Lam Thi Vy - Chairwoman of Nam Phuoc Commune Trade Union - proposed that the Executive Committee of the newly established grassroots Trade Union soon organize the announcement of the decision, launch and stabilize operations; develop regulations and work programs suitable to the specific characteristics of the medical industry.

At the same time, proactively perform the role of representative, grasp the thoughts and aspirations of workers and coordinate to implement democracy at the workplace, care for life and protect the rights of union members and workers.

Assessing the results of supervision, Ms. Lam Thi Vy acknowledged the spirit of coordination and responsibility of the cooperative in implementing policies for employees, especially the full participation in insurance, not allowing debts to arise, paying attention to salary and remuneration regimes and publicizing policies at the unit.

Ms. Vy proposed that the cooperative continue to improve labor regulations, standardize the dialogue process at the workplace, ensure dossiers according to regulations; coordinate with grassroots trade unions to negotiate and sign collective labor agreements, and promote policies that are more beneficial to workers.

According to Ms. Lam Thi Vy, activities at An Phuoc Health Cooperative show the connection between the supervisory function of the Fatherland Front and the task of developing the organization, caring for and protecting workers of the Trade Union.

Thereby, contributing to improving the effectiveness of implementing policies and laws on labor, building harmonious and stable labor relations, and creating a foundation for newly established grassroots trade unions to operate practically and effectively.

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