The conference offers a chance for the participants to discuss many important issues of the postal sector such as the global financial crisis’ impact on the sector, postal technologies and modernisation, postal financial service and future UNI-Apro Post priorities. They also discussed measures to cope with the global crisis’ negative effects on labourers’ life and trade union activities and promote the role of trade unions in protecting labourers’ interests.

Speaking at the event, President of the Vietnam Post Trade Union Hoang Huy Loat said that the Vietnam Post has split from the telecom sector since January 1, 2008 and then become an independent unit with its staff of 30,000.

Under the Vietnam Post development plan by 2010, the Vietnam Post Corporation is responsible for mobilising and effectively using investment sources for the postal sector, he added.

From December 12-18, the delegates will continue to attend the ASEAN Telecom Trade Union Conference and a meeting of Asia-Pacific countries’ service sector trade unions.