logo
Where trade unionists start their day on the net.
Vietnam         

Act NOW!

Top news -

Tourism workers in Hoi An voice hope over social insurance policies 2023-08-20 [VNN]

Trade union to continue spending $6 million to support laid-off workers 2023-08-15 [VNN]

Provincial Labor Union pays gift visit to workers with difficult circumstances 2023-05-13 [Bao Binh Duong]

Concerns for Vietnamese journalist after abduction 2023-04-21 [IFJ]

Journalist imprisoned in closed-door court hearing 2023-04-14 [IFJ]

Farewell to Jobs: Mass Layoffs and Precarity of Vietnamese Workers 2023-02-14 [Asian Labour Review]

“Mercedes in Two Years?” Grab Workers’ Mounting Discontent and Wildcat Strikes 2023-02-07 [Asian Labour Review]

Desperate Vietnamese draining social insurance accounts 2023-02-03 [asiatimes]

The Vietnamese Debt Bondage Gamble 2023-01-17 [The Diplomat]

First Provincial Labour Arbitration Council: A Solid First Step 2023-01-03 [Fulcrum]

Journalist assaulted by prison guards 2022-10-19 [IFJ]

The women workers of Vietnam’s silk farming industry 2022-08-28 [Equal Times]

Court upholds nine-year prison sentence for journalist 2022-08-27 [IFJ]

New law restricts journalists from recording court proceedings 2022-08-25 [IFJ]

Citizen journalist dies in detention 2022-08-12 [IFJ]

City trade unions ensure happy Tết for labourerS 2018-12-26 [The News]

Việt Nam ratifies ILO Convention on employment for workers with disabilities 2019-03-28 [Vietnam News]

Journalist jailed for publishing ‘anti-state' propaganda 2022-03-24 [IFJ]

Journalist sentenced to ‘re-education' for alleged defamation 2022-04-13 [IFJ]

From bathroom queues to loud sex: workers' on-site travails 2021-10-04 [VN Express]

Da Nang factories struggle to both keep production going and ensure employees' safety 2020-08-06 [VN Express]

Regional conference highlight female labourers, trade union's role 2017-12-07 [VietnamPlus]

Government Gambles on Workers' Rights 2019-07-08 [Jacobin]

Massive floods deliver fresh blow to Cambodia, Vietnam's garment sector 2020-10-21 [Sourcing Journal]

COVID-19 Turned Vietnam's State-Run Union's Greatest Weakness Into Its Biggest Strength 2021-08-07 [The Diplomat]

Govt to introduce extra pay for women's work on period 2020-12-20 [Tuoi Tre News]

The role of labour activism in Vietnam's coronavirus success 2020-07-02 [Equal Times]

Implementing new Labour Code will expedite Viet Nam's path to high income country 2021-01-11 [ILO]

How Will Vietnam's New Labor Code Affect Employers? 2020-03-02 [Lexology]

Challenges in Vietnam's manufacturing M&A 2020-11-09 [Dezan Shira]

UNI Asia & Pacific bolsters ties with Vietnamese trade unions 2022-06-11 [UNI]

Journalist sentenced to prison for 'abusing democratic freedoms' 2022-04-12 [IFJ]

Behind the strikes in central Vietnam 2022-02-21 [VN Express]

Vietnamese workers at Chinese tyre factory in Serbia get back passports as activists call for human trafficking probe 2021-11-23 [South China Morning Post]

Five journalists sentenced to a combined total of almost 15 years in prison 2021-11-03 [IFJ]

Eight-year sentence for journalist upheld 2021-10-09 [IFJ]

Workers try to flee Vietnam's biggest city as coronavirus crisis worsens 2021-08-16 [Reuters]

Former editor and pro-democracy activist jailed 2021-07-15 [IFJ]

Independent journalist arrested for opposing socialist party 2021-07-05 [IFJ]

Labour Update #94 2021-01-18 [TinyLetter]

Labour Update #93 2021-01-11 [TinyLetter]

Vietnam Labour Update #92 2021-01-04 [TinyLetter]

Labour Update #91 2020-12-28 [TinyLetter]

Journalist arrested over infrastructure criticism 2020-12-22 [IFJ]

Labour Update #90 2020-12-20 [TinyLetter]

Labour Update #89 2020-12-14 [TinyLetter]

GrabBike riders strike over increased commission rate 2020-12-07 [VnExpress International]

Labour Update #88 2020-12-07 [TinyLetter]

Labour Update #87 2020-11-30 [TinyLetter]

Labour Update #86 2020-11-23 [TinyLetter]

This month in labour history