In Vietnam, over 300 workers cry for help as American company owner flees
More than 300 workers found themselves with unpaid salaries and without work after the owner of an American company in Binh Phuoc Province, southern Vietnam disappeared.
Vietnam likely to permit worker unions to appease EU critics
Labor reform was one of the main conditions Brussels attached when negotiating a free trade agreement with Vietnam.
Vietnam plans union reform to avert trade woes, risking foreign firms’ unease
Communist-ruled Vietnam is expected to ratify this year the UN convention for the free establishment of trade unions, UN officials and diplomats said, in a move meant to cut risks of trade disputes but likely leaving some foreign companies uneasy.
COVID-19 turned Vietnam’s state-run Union’s greatest weakness into its biggest strength
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor may be unable to fight for workers’ rights, but it is well-placed to help them amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Vietnam’s labor rights make two steps forward, one step back
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is beneficial for both Hanoi and Brussels, but is Vietnam keeping its end of the bargain on labor rights ?