Many strikes have occurred at foreign-invested leather and footwear companies. (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Morethan 80 percent of strikes in the first half of the year occurred at foreigndirect investment (FDI) enterprises.
According to a report fromthe Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (MoLISA), as many as 67strikes occurred in the past six months, a drop of one compared tothe same period last year.
FDI enterprises from the Republicof Korea and Taiwan accounted for 16 protests each, while the number atcompanies from mainland China totalled 10.
Strikes at private enterprisesmade up the rest with 17.9 percent.
Most strikes took place inlabor-intensive businesses, led by the garment sector with 28.36 percent andthe leather and footwear sector with 19.4 percent.
Nearly 90 percent of protestsoccurred in the southern region. About 470 workers on averagejoined strikes that lasted from two to three days. Most of them did notcomply with the Government’s regulations.
According to MoLISA, disputesover benefits and rights were the common causes of the strikes.
Enterprises’ failure toconsult workers over wage adjustments, ensure meal quality, or engagein serious dialogue and negotiations with workers and workers’ unionssparked the protests.
Moreover, some companies violatedlabour-related regulations including payment delays, social insurancedebts and poor working conditions, provoking protest.
Local authorities helped tosettle the conflicts as mediators instructed both sides toproperly negotiate and engage in dialogue with workers to addresstheir demands.
A macroeconomic report releasedin mid-July by the Institute for Economic and Policy Studies (VEPR) revealedthat in the first half of 2019 the FDI sector played a crucialrole in economic growth through exports.
More than 1,700 new FDI projectswere licensed with total registered capital of about 7.4 billion USD,down 37.2 percent from last year.-VNS/VNA
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