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Reduced working hours must go hand-in-hand with improved productivity

Reduced working hours must go hand-in-hand with improved productivity

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), the sole representative of Vietnamese worker''s interests and unified trade organisation in the country, for the second time this year, has called on the government to reduce the weekly working hours for private...
Workers in eight provinces and cities get loans at preferential rates

Workers in eight provinces and cities get loans at preferential rates

After signing an agreement with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour to provide a VND10 trillion (US$403.1 million) loan package to workers at industrial parks around the country, HDBank subsidiary HD SAISON Finance Company Limited has quickly deployed the funds...
Deal signed to disburse loans worth 836m to wean workers away from sharks

Deal signed to disburse loans worth $836m to wean workers away from sharks

HDBank subsidiary HD SAISON Finance Company Limited and a finance company owned by VPBank have signed an agreement with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour to provide loans of VND20 trillion (US$836.6 million) to workers at industrial parks around the...
Firms not ready for higher minimum wages

Firms not ready for higher minimum wages

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour has proposed a 7 per cent increase in minimum wages from July 1, but many insiders gave thumbs down to the proposal.
COVID-19-hit workers should benefit from 2.6 billion aid package

COVID-19-hit workers should benefit from $2.6 billion aid package

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has recently recommended the Government use its VND62 trillion (US$2.6 billion) aid package to support workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.