Leverage for union activities in the new situation

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In general, the decentralization of financial management and use in the period of 2018-2021 has really changed dramatically in both quantity and quality, helping the executive committee and the standing committee to determine their authority in revenue and expenditure management, creating a proactive position in organizing activities, basically eliminating the situation of the mechanism of asking and giving. Mr. Phan Van Hong - Head of the Finance Department of the Provincial Federation of Labor assessed: "The decentralized trade union unitfinancial workClearly define the roles and responsibilities in managing and operating union financial revenue and expenditure to ensure the provisions of the Trade Union Law and the Charter of Vietnam Trade Unions. Implement well the deduction and allocation of funds in accordance with regulations, manage expenditures economically, balance financial resources and gradually accumulate. Financial revenue in the period of 2018-2021 reached an average of 110%, accumulated financial resources of trade unions at all levels increased by 212%. Average growth of 29%/year. In the period of 2018-2021, the distribution of financial resources among the 3 levels of trade unions had a major change in the accumulated surplus resources.

Mr. Phan Van Hong - Head of the Finance Department of the Provincial Labor Federation assessed the effectiveness of decentralizing trade union finances. Photo: Diep Thanh

Sharing about the policy on decentralization of financial management and use, Mr. Vuong An Nguyen - Chairman of the Southeast Economic Zone Trade Union emphasized: "This is a correct policy, increasing initiative, gradually increasing initiative, gradually overcoming the problem of the Provincial Labor Federation having to compensate for expenses".

After 4 years of decentralization of financial management and use in the area, Dien Chau district has created a positive change in awareness in managing and operating resources to better serve the assigned tasks. Mr. Pham Duc Cuong, Chairman of the Dien Chau District Labor Federation, said: “The annual revenue always meets and exceeds the plan, ensuring financial targets, and trade union activities are improved in both quantity and quality due to appropriate budget investment. The work of investing in basic construction, purchasing, and step-by-step renovation and repair is strictly regulated in terms of rights and responsibilities and has been decentralized to the direct superior trade unions according to current regulations. The implementation of collecting trade union fees in the production and business sector through a common account of the General Confederation at banks aims to ensure correct and sufficient collection, limit revenue loss, publicize and make revenue sources transparent, and distribute revenue sources promptly to trade union levels, making it convenient for businesses to pay 2% of the trade union fee, creating initiative for grassroots trade unions to organize activities to care for the interests of union members and workers.

The work of directing the collection of trade union finances is increasingly innovated and thoroughly decentralized with many methods and ways of organization, so the annual collection rate of Dien Chau always meets and exceeds the assigned target.

Financial work is one of the contents that received much attention at the extended executive committee meeting. Photo: Diep Thanh

Sharing the same view, comrade Nguyen Van Thuc - Chairman of the Trade Union of Industry and Trade said: "The decentralization of financial management and use of the Provincial Federation of Labor has specifically stipulated the decentralization of comprehensive financial and asset management to the direct superior unit at the grassroots level, thereby creating conditions for the subordinate units to be proactive and autonomous in managing revenue and expenditure, reducing the situation of granting and asking for. In addition, many units have also taken advantage of the support and financial support of experts, authorities and organizations to best serve the activities of the trade union organization".

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In recent years, the financial resources - assets of the trade union have been effectively promoted, contributing to fulfilling the tasks of the trade union organization, in which the trade union financial revenue increased by an average of 110% annually, with growth. Along with improving the method of financial collection, financial and asset work has also been focused on, compliance with accounting regimes and regulations on financial management in the work of assigning estimates, implementing estimates, and finalizing accounts has gradually become routine. At the same time, the work of basic construction has received attention from trade unions at all levels, the capital for basic construction has been centrally arranged, effectively using the state budget support, accumulated trade union financial resources and other support sources.

The Southeast Economic Zone Trade Union works with grassroots trade unions on financial issues. Photo: DVCC

However, according to comrade Kha Van Tam - ChairmanProvincial Federation of Labor, the work of decentralization, management and use of union finance and assets in the past still encountered limitations. In particular, union finance still lost revenue, enterprises, especially those without union organizations, have not yet collected union funds according to regulations. Accumulated resources have grown but are not strong, unstable, and unevenly distributed; the direction of collecting union funds through the general account of the General Confederation of Labor of some units is not drastic, there is still a phenomenon of being satisfied with the results of collecting funds and union fees, lacking supervision. Along with that, the management of financial resources still occurs in a situation where some units spend negative resources and have to pay in advance for activities from other sources. The distribution is adjusted annually, but is not suitable for the characteristics of some units, especially those with large areas of operation, units with few union members, workers, etc.

Comrade Le Thai Cuong - Chairman of the Vinh City Labor Federation shared more: “The situation of loss of union finance is real, especially the rate of loss of union funds and union fees in non-state enterprises and enterprises without union organizations is still high. The management of union finances in some places is still loose, in fact, in some enterprises there is a situation of “circumventing the law”, not paying full union fees, leading to loss of revenue, and the handling and punishment when enterprises do not pay union fees according to the provisions of law have not been implemented”.

Mr. Kha Van Tam - Chairman of Nghe An Provincial Labor Federation emphasized the important role of financial work. Photo: Diep Thanh

To build a strong enough financial resource to perform well the functions and tasks of the trade union organization in the spirit of Resolution No. 02-NQ/TW "On innovation of organization and operation of trade unions in the new situation".

Comrade Kha Van Tam - Chairman of the Provincial Labor Federation emphasized: "Creating a stable and sustainable source of income to build human resourcesfinance, union assetsstrong enough to act as a lever to promote trade union activities in the new situation, it is necessary to manage, use and exploit existing financial resources and assets well, pay attention to accessing revenue sources from socialization to create strong enough resources to organize effective and efficient activities. Along with that, it is necessary to find ways to expand and develop potential resources in the future. To do this, the trade union staff must think, innovate, have a strategic vision, and trade unions at all levels need to create a strong and synchronous change in trade union financial work towards professionalism and transparency. In addition, trade union finances and assets need to be managed in a unified, centralized, effective, economical, public, transparent and fair manner; with decentralized management; Linking authority with responsibility... Continue to supplement and amend regulations on decentralization of union fee collection to exploit revenue sources according to regulations of the State and the General Confederation, pay attention to propaganda work on labor law regulations, union activities, focus on forms of persuasion to employers about paying union fees; take appropriate measures to handle enterprises that intentionally do not pay union fees according to regulations...".

In addition, the headNghe An Trade Unionalso believes that, to avoid waste, it is necessary to exploit and manage revenue sources well; spend economically, for the right purposes, improve the efficiency of using union finances; collect correctly, collect enough, reduce revenue loss. Pay attention to training and fostering a team of accounting staff with sufficient qualities and capacity to meet the requirements of financial and asset management in the new situation.