Chương 8 Nghị định 24/2000/NĐ-CP: Quan hệ lao động

Chapter VIII

LABOR RELATIONS

Article 83.- Labor recruitment

1. Foreign-invested enterprises and business cooperation parties recruit Vietnamese laborers through Vietnamese labor supply organizations. After 15 days at most from the date of receipt of the labor supply requests from foreign-invested enterprises or business cooperation parties, if the labor supply organizations fail to satisfy them, such foreign-invested enterprises or business cooperation parties are entitled to directly recruit Vietnamese laborers.

2. When having demands for employment of foreign laborers, foreign-invested enterprises and business cooperation parties shall fill in the procedures at the provincial/municipal Services of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs or the Industrial Park Management Boards for consideration of the work permit granting as prescribed by the labor legislation.

Article 84.- Wages paid to Vietnamese laborers

1. The minimum wage and wages of Vietnamese laborers working in foreign-invested enterprises and business cooperation parties are stipulated and paid in Vietnam dong. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs announces the minimum wage for each period.

2. The minimum wage and wages of Vietnamese laborers may be readjusted when the consumer price indexes rise from 10% or more against those in the latest readjustment.