Chương 1 Nghị định 200/2013/NĐ-CP: Những quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Decree provides the rights and responsibilities of trade unions to participate in state management and socio-economic management.

Article 2. Subjects of application

1. Trade unions at all levels as prescribed by the Statute of the Trade Union of Vietnam, including:

a/ The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor;

b/ Federations of labor of provinces and centrally run cities (below referred to as provincial-level Federations of Labor); central industrial trade unions, and trade unions of corporations under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (below referred to as central industrial trade unions);

c/ Federations of labor of rural districts, urban districts, towns and provincial-level cities; educational trade unions of rural districts, urban districts, towns and provincial-level cities; local industrial trade unions; trade unions of industrial parks, export processing zones, economic zones, and hi-tech zones; trade unions of corporations under provincial-level trade unions and central industrial trade unions; trade unions of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-attached agencies, the National Assembly, Committees of the Party and central socio-political organizations (below referred to as trade unions at the grassroots’ immediate superior level);

d/ Grassroots trade unions, labor unions (below referred to as grassroots trade unions).

2. Officers, civil servants, public employees, workers and laborers (below referred to as employees).

3. State agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations, socio-professional organizations, non-business units, enterprises and other organizations that employ laborers in accordance with the law on labor (below referred to as agencies, organizations and enterprises).

Article 3. Forms of participation

When formulating socio-economic development programs or plans of sectors, localities and units, and policies related to employees, agencies, organizations and enterprises shall invite trade unions at the same level to participate in the formulation in the following forms:

1. Giving written opinions to agencies, organizations and enterprises about the rights and legitimate interests of employees;

2. Participating in meetings, conferences and workshops on the rights and legitimate interests of employees held by agencies, organizations and enterprises;

3. Participating as members of committees or councils established by agencies, organizations and enterprises to settle matters related to the rights and legitimate interests of employees.

Article 4. Principles of coordination

1. Agencies, organizations and enterprises shall coordinate with trade unions at the same level in formulating and organizing the implementation of work coordination regulations, and annually review and evaluate the work coordination activity of the involved parties and formulate the common working programs and plans.

2. Ministries, sectors, People’s Committees at all levels, agencies, organizations and enterprises shall respect the right of employees to establish, join and operate trade unions in accordance with the Statute of the Trade Union of Vietnam; and recognize the established trade unions and create favorable conditions for them to operate.