Tet bonus increases by 13%, the whole country only has 8 collective work stoppages during Tet

Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Ha - Member of the Presidium, Deputy Head of the Labor Relations Department of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor said that, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the average salary in 2025 for workers is 9.76 million VND/month, an increase of 11% compared to 2024.

In which, enterprises and 100% state-owned limited liability companies - the average salary is 12.89 million VND/person/month, an increase of 18.2% compared to 2024.

Non-state enterprises (excluding FDI enterprises): Average salary is 8.66 million VND/person/month, an increase of 7% compared to 2024.

FDI enterprises, the average salary is 10.77 million VND/person/month, an increase of 9.6% compared to 2024.

Regarding Tet bonuses, the average bonus level is 8.69 million VND/person, an increase of 13% compared to the Lunar New Year At Ty 2025.

In which, state-owned enterprises are about 9.44 million VND/person, an increase of 23% compared to 2024;

Non-state enterprises (excluding FDI enterprises): 7.37 million VND/person, up 9% compared to 2024;

FDI enterprises are 9.21 million VND/person, an increase of 12% compared to 2024.

Representatives of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour also informed about the labor dispute situation leading to collective work stoppages.

Before and during the Binh Ngo Lunar New Year 2026 (data calculated in January and early February 2026), the whole country experienced 8 collective work stoppages, a decrease of 1 compared to the same period last year.

The main reasons are that workers propose salary increases, request salary payments; propose reducing overtime hours, increasing allowances... reflecting the unreasonable attitude of management.

Immediately after the incident occurred, trade union levels promptly coordinated with functional agencies to support the parties in dialogue and negotiation to find solutions. Through the process of dialogue and negotiation between employers and the collective of employees with the support, guidance, and witness of functional agencies, most of the employees' requests have been fully or partially resolved by the employer, and the collective of employees has returned to normal work.

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