ILO pledges to help Vietnam improve labour, social welfare policies
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) will continue to assist Vietnam in improving its labour and social welfare policies and dealing with emerging challenges as the country is in the process of transition to a market economy and international integration, ILO Deputy Director-General Deborah Greenfield has said.
Politburo member and Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Truong Thi Mai (R) meets with ILO Deputy Director-General Deborah Greenfield in Hanoi on August 27 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) will continue to assistVietnam in improving its labour and social welfare policies and dealing withemerging challenges as the country is in the process of transition to a marketeconomy and international integration, ILO Deputy Director-General DeborahGreenfield has said.
Greenfield,who is on a visit to Vietnam where she attended the ILO’s centenary, made thecommitment during a meeting with Politburo member and Head of the CommunistParty of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC)’s Commission for Mass MobilisationTruong Thi Mai in Hanoi on August 27.
TheILO Deputy Director-General spoke highly of Vietnam’s labour and socialreforms, especially in gender equality, social security and building harmonious,stable and progressive labour relations.
Shealso commended the Vietnamese National Assembly’s approval of the ILO Convention98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining at its recent session.
Mai,who is also Secretary of the CPVCC, congratulated the ILO on its 100th founding anniversary and praised the achievements the organisation has madeover the past century for the goal of building peace on the basis of social equality.
TheParty official affirmed that Vietnam is committed to accompanying the ILO forthe noble goal which was also President Ho Chi Minh’s thought indicated in documentsand decrees during the first days of the Vietnamese government right after thecountry regained independence in 1945.
Thethought has been inherited and developed in accordance with each development stageof the country for the target of putting people in the centre; promoting andprotecting legitimate rights and benefits of employees and employers; buildinga social security system; protecting vulnerable groups to left no one behind;setting up harmonious, stable and progressive labour relations based on therespect for the right to dialogue and bargaining of relevant sides, sheadded.-VNA
Vietnam will make all-out efforts to fulfill its obligations as a member of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and further promote cooperation between the organisation and tripartite actors – the Government, employers, and employees in the country.
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Nguyen Van Binh, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 19 for Chang-Hee Lee, Country Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Vietnam.
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Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
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Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
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Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
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Politburo member and Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Truong Thi Mai (R) meets with ILO Deputy Director-General Deborah Greenfield in Hanoi on August 27 (Photo: VNA) 
