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Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation Focuses on Member Welfare, Housing
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Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation Focuses on Member Welfare, Housing

From Tuแป•i Trแบป · () Vietnamese

Translated from Vietnamese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Ho Chi Minh City's labor federation represents over 2.4 million union members, about a quarter of Vietnam's total.
  • The federation focuses on enhancing representation, dialogue, and collective bargaining to protect workers' rights and interests.
  • Initiatives include providing housing for workers and improving healthcare access, aiming for electronic health records for all members by end of 2026.

The Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation is prioritizing enhanced representation, dialogue, and collective bargaining to better safeguard the legal rights and interests of workers. This focus comes as the city's federation manages a significant portion of Vietnam's union membership.

According to Nguyen Kim Loan, Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation, the city boasts over 23,000 grassroots unions and more than 2.4 million union members. This figure represents approximately one-quarter of all union members nationwide. As a major economic and financial hub, Ho Chi Minh City hosts a diverse range of businesses, industries, and labor relations, making the federation's role particularly crucial.

Loan emphasized the federation's commitment to continuous innovation, aiming for practical, modern, professional, and effective operations. "In the course of our work, we deeply understand that the union must always act, always listen to gain credibility and substantive influence," she stated. In 2025 and the first half of 2026, local unions organized over 26,000 workplace dialogues and coordinated more than 20,000 employee conferences.

These efforts have led to the timely resolution of numerous worker concerns regarding wages, bonuses, working hours, safety, meals, and workplace environments, fostering harmonious and stable labor relations. Currently, nearly 14,000 collective labor agreements are in effect, many offering benefits exceeding legal minimums, such as higher wages or support for housing and childcare. The federation is also actively collaborating with businesses to develop approximately 125,000 rental and rent-to-own housing units for workers between 2026 and 2030. Additionally, health programs are being implemented, with a goal to establish electronic health records for 100% of union members by the end of 2026.

Trong quรก trรฌnh hoแบกt ฤ‘แป™ng, chรบng tรดi nhแบญn thแปฉc sรขu sแบฏc rแบฑng cรดng ฤ‘oร n phแบฃi luรดn hร nh ฤ‘แป™ng, luรดn lแบฏng nghe thรฌ mแป›i cรณ ฤ‘แปง uy tรญn vร  vai trรฒ thแปฑc chแบฅt

โ€” Nguyแป…n Kim LoanVice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation on the importance of action and listening for the union's credibility.
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Originally published by Tuแป•i Trแบป in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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