Repressing workers participating in strikes, businesses fined up to 20 million VND

Legal Consulting Department of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Clause 3, Article 30, Chapter II of Decree 283/2026/ND-CP stipulating penalties for administrative violations in the fields of labor, social insurance, and Vietnamese workers working abroad under contracts (effective from September 10, 2026) stipulates as follows:

3. A fine of between 5 million VND and 10 million VND shall be imposed on employers for one of the following acts:

a) Terminating labor contracts or handling labor discipline for workers, striking leaders or transferring workers, striking leaders to work elsewhere, to work elsewhere for reasons of preparing for a strike or participating in a strike;

b) Punishing or retaliating against workers participating in the strike or the strike leader;

c) Temporarily closing the workplace in cases specified in Article 206 of the Labor Code;

d) Causing difficulties, obstruction or interference in the process of organizing representatives of employees at the grassroots level to collect opinions on strikes.

Article 7 of Decree 283/2026/ND-CP stipulates the fine level and principles of application for repeated administrative violations as follows:

1. The penalty level stipulated for administrative violations specified in Chapter II, Chapter III and Chapter IV of this Decree is the penalty level for individuals; except for cases specified in: Article 8; Article 9; Clause 3, Article 10; Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, Article 19; Clauses 2, 4, Article 36; Clause 1, Article 37; Clauses 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, Article 38; Clause 3, Article 42; Clauses 6, 11, Article 48; Article 49; Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Article 50; Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Article 52; Clause 4, Article 53 of this Decree is the penalty level for organizations. The penalty level for organizations is 2 times the penalty level for individuals.

Thus, from September 10, 2026, businesses may be fined up to 20 million VND if they suppress or retaliate against workers participating in the strike.

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