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Politburo member and Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu has signed and issued Directive No. 58-CT/TW of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership in propaganda, political and ideological education and law for workers in the new situation. Photo: Dinh Huy
Politburo member and Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu has signed and issued Directive No. 58-CT/TW of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership in propaganda, political and ideological education and law for workers in the new situation. Photo: Dinh Huy

Propaganda and legal education for workers on wages and social insurance

VƯƠNG TRẦN (báo lao động) 18/01/2026 08:18 (GMT+7)

Propaganda and legal education work is associated with the task of protecting workers' rights such as: Salary, working hours, social insurance, etc.

This is one of the contents stated in Directive No. 58-CT/TW dated January 10 of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership in propaganda, political and ideological education and law for workers in the new situation.

Directive No. 58-CT/TW was signed and issued by Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu.

Accordingly, the Secretariat requests Party committees, Party organizations, authorities, the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, trade unions and employers' representative organizations to fully and deeply recognize the urgency, long-term and importance of propaganda, political and ideological education and law for workers; consider this an important part of political and ideological work, a regular and long-term task in building a modern and strong working class to meet the requirements of national development.

Propaganda and education work focuses on equipping workers with basic contents of Ho Chi Minh's policies and ideology; Party guidelines and viewpoints; State policies and laws; tradition of patriotism, development aspiration, solidarity, will for self-reliance, self-reliance, self-strengthening, national pride, thereby enhancing political will, class awareness, awareness of law compliance, industrial style and workers' culture;

At the same time, it strengthens workers' trust in the leadership of the Party, fosters patriotism and citizens' responsibility, improves the ability to identify erroneous and hostile viewpoints, acts of exploitation and inciting, causing instability in labor relations and social order.

Legal education focuses on regulations directly related to workers' rights and obligations; improving legal access capacity, awareness of self-protection of rights and interests; the ability to participate in dialogues, collective bargaining and supervision of law enforcement at enterprises.

Theo Chi thi 58 cua Ban Bi thu, cong tac tuyen truyen, giao duc phap luat gan voi nhiem vu bao ve quyen loi cua cong nhan nhu: Tien luong, thoi gio lam viec, bao hiem xa hoi... Anh: Hai Nguyen
According to Directive 58 of the Secretariat, the work of propaganda and education on the law is associated with the task of protecting the rights of workers such as: Salary, working hours, social insurance... Photo: Hai Nguyen

The Secretariat's Directive clearly states the need to continue reviewing and perfecting laws on labor, trade unions and policies related to workers to ensure the right to study and access political, economic, cultural and legal information.

Propaganda and legal education work is associated with the task of protecting workers' rights such as: Salary, working hours, social insurance, health insurance, occupational safety and hygiene and dialogue at the workplace.

Strengthen solutions to gather and unite workers; synchronously deploy policies to care for and ensure legitimate rights, improve working conditions, cultural institutions and social welfare, creating a foundation for workers to respond and participate in propaganda and education activities.

Trade unions at all levels proactively coordinate, dialogue, and negotiate with employers to arrange appropriate times, convenient locations, and support necessary resources for propaganda and education. Timely summarize, evaluate, commend and replicate good models and effective methods.

The Secretariat requested to promote the role and coordination of authorities at all levels, the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, organizations representing employers, employers, and press agencies in propaganda, political and ideological education, and law for workers; in which, trade unions play a core role, directly organizing implementation at the grassroots level.

Employers are responsible for coordinating with trade unions, creating necessary conditions in terms of time, location, and resources for workers to participate in learning, propaganda, and education activities; at the same time, paying attention to and promoting the building of corporate culture, creating a civilized working environment.

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