Chương 1: Nghị định 133/2007/NĐ-CP Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Governing scope

This Decree provides detailed regulations and guidelines on articles 159; 162; 163; 164; 165a; 170; 170a; 171; 171a and 174d of the Labour Code as amended by two Laws amending the Labour Code dated 2 April 2002 and 29 November 2006 respectively (hereinafter all referred to as the Labour Code) regarding labour dispute resolution.

Article 2. Applicability:

1. Enterprises established and operating pursuant to the Law on Enterprises.

2. Co-operatives and co-operative groups established and operating pursuant to the Law on Co- operatives.

3. State owned companies currently in the period of conversion pursuant to article 166.2 of the Law on Enterprises.

4. Vietnamese organizations, units and individuals operating in accordance with the law of Vietnam and employing Vietnamese employees pursuant to labour contracts.

The enterprises, co-operatives, co-operative groups, organizations, units and individuals stipulated in clauses 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this article are hereinafter all referred to as enterprises.

Article 3. Applicable entities:

1. Employees; the executive committee of the trade union of an enterprise and the provisional executive committee of a trade union (hereinafter both referred to as the executive committee of the trade union of the enterprise); representatives of labour collectives; and employers in enterprises.

2. Vietnamese employees working in international or foreign bodies and organizations; and representative offices and branches of foreign economic institutions in Vietnam. This Decree shall also apply to foreigners working in Vietnam, unless an international treaty of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member contains a different provision.

3. This Decree shall also apply to bodies and organizations involved in resolution of labour disputes and involved in resolution of strikes held by labour collectives.