To promote benefit protection for working people

In recent times, trade unions at all levels in the province have effectively fulfilled their roles and functions as representatives, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of members and workers in accordance with the law, especially in cases of delayed wages and other labor-related policies.

Representation for and protection of working people

Representing and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of union members and workers is the top priority and a regular activity that requires the concentration of all resources to ensure implementation and consistent deployment at all levels of the trade union. This issue has been well implemented by the Binh Duong Trade Union in the past period.

Recently, at Hoang Sinh Import-Export Joint Stock Company (Hoa Phu Ward, Thu Dau Mot City), there has been a complicated labor relationship situation. The reason is that the company has owed salaries to nearly 900 workers for 4 consecutive months, from April to July 2024. According to monitoring and understanding the situation, the Provincial Labor Union has worked directly with representatives of enterprises and the Executive Committee of the company's trade union, together with the Management Board of industrial parks and the Trade Union of industrial parks, the labor - war invalids and social affairs sector, and local authorities. During these working sessions, the company has made commitments to fully settle wage arrears for workers. However, by the end of July 2024, the company still has not fulfilled its commitment, leading to workers going on strike.

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The provincial Labor Union directly supports each union member, worker of Hoang Sinh Import-Export Joint Stock Company, with 1 million VND in cash from the socialization fund

Before that situation, the provincial labor union organized an urgent meeting and on the afternoon of July 31, a task force led by Ms. Nguyen Hoang Bao Tran, Deputy Permanent Chairman of the provincial labor union, together with specialized departments from the provincial to grassroots levels, coordinated with functional departments to work with the company. The union requests the company to immediately fulfill its commitments as soon as possible, especially the prompt payment of wages to workers to stabilize their lives. This is a quick and responsible response from the provincial labor union and the provincial authorities to help workers stabilize their mindset and continue working.

During the working session with the company, the provincial labor union, together with the functional departments, resolved some of the company's difficulties, such as coordinating with the provincial tax department to quickly refund taxes so that the company has immediate funds to pay wages for workers; coordinating with the social insurance department to ensure the rights and benefits of the company's workers; coordinating with the People's Committee of Thu Dau Mot City to persuade the landlords to reduce the rent and extend the payment deadline for the company's accommodation. Concurrently, the provincial labor union focuses on mobilizing resources to support essential necessities such as noodles, seasoning powder, milk... for company workers. The provincial labor union directly supports each union member, worker of the company with 1 million VND in cash from socialization of mobilized resources.

To sustain trust among working forces

From the story of Hoang Sinh Import-Export Joint Stock Company, it can be affirmed that the trade union is the representative organization of the working class and members, workers, along with other organizations, protect the legitimate rights and interests of workers, such as: guiding, advising workers on their rights and obligations when entering into and implementing labor contracts, working contracts with employing units; representing the collective of workers in negotiating, signing and monitoring the implementation of collective labor agreements; building and monitoring the implementation of salary scales, labor norms, salary payment regulations, bonus regulations, and labor rules.

Mr. Le Minh Hoang, Vice Chairman of the Trade Union of Tan Uyen City, said that many strikes in Tan Uyen City are related to wages and labor policies. The Trade Union of Tan Uyen City has quickly taken action to fulfill its role as a representative and protect its members and workers. Specifically, previously, when workers of Green River Furniture Joint Stock Company, specializing in wood production in Uyen Hung ward, encountered difficulties, the labor union of Tan Uyen City quickly grasped the situation, exchanged with the workers, and at the same time requested the company to organize meetings, dialogues for the workers to understand, share and stabilize employment for the workers.

The reality shows that most labor disputes and strikes are coordinated by trade unions in collaboration with relevant agencies to actively resolve them in a timely manner, contributing to the stability of local security and order, helping workers stabilize employment, and businesses stabilize production. Trade unions at all levels always promote the proactive nature, rights, and responsibilities of trade union organizations in carrying out the tasks of representation and protecting the legitimate and just rights and interests of members and workers on the basis of the provisions of the constitution and laws.

Reported by Ho Van – Hoang Trung – Translated by Vi Bao