The website on the 2019 Labour Code was launched by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on January 4 (Photo: screenshot)
Hanoi (VNA) - A website on the 2019 Labour Code, at , was officially launched on January 4.
Developed by the Department of Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) with technical support from theInternational Labour Organisation (ILO), the website provides full information onthe Labour Code and documents detailing and guiding its enforcement.
Other information and reference materials are also available to helpemployers, employees, and related agencies, organisations, and individualslearn more about the new provisions in the legislation, which came into forceon January 1.
The website also acts as a platform for the ministry and the public to connectand identify how to remove obstacles to implementation.
The Labour Code was first issued on June 23, 1994 and took effect onJanuary 1, 1995. It was later amended and supplemented in 2002, 2006, 2007, 2012,and 2019.
To meet the new requirements of socio-economic development and internationaleconomic integration, the most-recent version was approved by the 14th National Assembly on November 20, 2019, as part of its 8th session.
It consists of 17 chapters with 220 articles and came into force onJanuary 1, 2021.
The 2019 Labour Code aims to create a new and modern legal framework forbuilding harmonious, stable, and progressive labour relations via dialogue andcollective bargaining. It also looks to assist enterprises in accessinginternational labour standards and protecting and harmonising the interests ofemployees, employers, and the country as a whole./.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
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The website on the 2019 Labour Code was launched by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on January 4 (Photo: screenshot) 
