Signing of the Coordination Regulations between the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone and the Trade Union of the Southeast Economic Zone
(Baonghean.vn) - Many important coordination activities to care for and protect the legitimate rights and interests of union members and workers have been agreed upon by the two sides to be implemented in the next 5 years.
As of December 2023, the total number of workers in industrial parks is more than 32,000 people. The Southeast Economic Zone Trade Union manages 60 grassroots trade union units.
In the past 5 years, identifying the Southeast Economic Zone as a place where enterprises and a large number of workers and laborers from the non-state sector are concentrated, the Southeast Economic Zone Trade Union has actively and proactively coordinated with the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board and other units to perform its functions and tasks quite well. Thereby, caring for and protecting the legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members and laborers.
Every year, the trade union has proactively coordinated with the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board to monitor compliance with labor laws and social insurance at enterprises. At the same time, it grasps the situation of labor relations, provides timely guidance, advises on resolving and monitors the implementation of collective work stoppage resolution records at units where illegal strikes have occurred.
Training on occupational safety and hygiene - fire and explosion prevention and fighting, and periodic health check-ups are guaranteed. Up to now, 85% of enterprises have completed and established a network of occupational safety and hygiene workers; 80% of enterprises with trade unions have performed well in occupational safety and hygiene, fire and explosion prevention and fighting.
74% of enterprises have established Collective Labor Agreements, which have many provisions and terms that are more favorable to employees than the law. By 2023, the rate of workers participating in labor contracts will reach 97.3%.
Activities to care for and encourage union members and workers have received attention, and many meaningful activities have been implemented. During the term, the Southeast Economic Zone Union surveyed and proposed support for the construction and repair of "Union Shelter" houses for union members, with a total amount of support of 265 million VND.
The emulation movements "Good workers, creative workers", "Prevention and control of Covid-19, overcoming difficulties, maintaining and developing production"; the emulation movements "Green - clean - beautiful, ensuring occupational safety and hygiene"... have been effectively organized and implemented. In the past 5 years, many collectives and individuals have been commended and rewarded by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, the Provincial People's Committee, and the Provincial Labor Federation.
Speaking at the conference, Chairman of the Nghe An Provincial Labor Federation Kha Van Tam affirmed that in the coming time, the Southeast Economic Zone will welcome many strong changes, including a large expansion in area, scale, and number of affiliated enterprises... This poses many challenges in the operation of the trade union organization.
To meet the new requirements from practice, the trade union organization in the Southeast Economic Zone needs to clearly define the goals it needs to achieve in order to develop a management method, approach, and handle emerging issues in depth. In particular, focusing on innovation related to people, apparatus, and promoting the role of grassroots trade union forces in enterprises.
The signing of the Coordination Regulations between the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone and the Trade Union of the Southeast Economic Zone is an important premise for the successful implementation of the set goals.
The coordination regulations have 9 key contents. In particular, it focuses on issues related to propaganda work and the process of monitoring and guiding the implementation of democratic regulations and the implementation of labor laws, such as labor contracts, wages, bonuses, social insurance, health insurance, labor safety and hygiene, compensation and subsidies for workers with work-related accidents and occupational diseases, and other provisions of labor laws.
At the same time, coordination is implemented more effectively in establishing grassroots unions and mobilizing social resources to support movement building and better care for the material and spiritual lives of workers and laborers.
