The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has always been interested in promoting the friendship and partnership with international labour organisations, especially the United Nations’ members such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO), stated VGCL President Nguyen Dinh Khang.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh outlined main tasks to improve the material and spiritual life of labourers at a meeting on coordination between the Government and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) in Hanoi on February 1.

VOV.VN - About VND4.44 billion has been disbursed to support 6.5 million trade union members and workers on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, the biggest of its kind in Vietnam, according to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL).

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the National Union Alliance Chamber of Cambodia (NACC) organised a five-day conference starting December 6 in Ho Chi Minh City to exchange experience in trade union work.

President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang and his Lao counterpart Aly Vong Nor Bun Tham chaired a meeting in Hanoi on July 18 to review the cooperation agreement between their agencies for the 2018-2023 period.

President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Dinh Khang held talks with representatives of the Central Union of Cuban Workers (CTC) on June 30, as part of the VGCL delegation’s official visit to the Latin American country.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) on May 24 shared their operational experience and agreed to step up their exchanges.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 16 presided over a meeting on the working relations between the government and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour in 2021 and orientations for the next year.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has proposed spending up to VND89 trillion (US$3.91 billion) from the unemployment insurance fund to support labourers strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trade union organisations under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) have so far spent more than VND1.22 trillion (US$53.38 million) from the VGCL's budget and raised donations to help over 1 million members, particularly workers, to overcome COVID-19-related difficulties.