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Vietnam, Belarus step up trade union cooperation

Vietnamese trade unions want to learn experience from the Belarusian Trade Union of Chemical, Mining and Oil Industries Workers in ensuring benefits for workers, according to Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Tran Thanh Hai.
Vietnam, Belarus step up trade union cooperation ảnh 1At the reception (Photo: laodong.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese trade unions want to learn experience fromthe Belarusian Trade Union of Chemical, Mining and Oil Industries Workers inensuring benefits for workers, according to Vice President of the VietnamGeneral Confederation of Labour Tran Thanh Hai.

During a reception on October 23 for a delegation from the Belarusian tradeunion, led by Chairwoman Svetlana Klotshok, Hai said Vietnamese trade unionsand the Belarusian Trade Union of Chemical, Mining and Oil Industries Workersshare striking similarity in their priority for assuring labour safety, wagesand sustainable jobs.

Lauding the Belarusian trade union’s activities to protect its members, includingcontract signing between the trade union and the employees, and vacationing atits 13 resorts, Hai said that these are good examples for the trade union ofthe Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petro Vietnam).

Svetlana Klotshok, for her part, said despitedifficulties in politics and economy, the Belarusian trade union always paysattention to ensuring workers’ rights.

As the industry has high-quality human resources, the trade union considerstheir members’ health and wage as top priorities.

Besides signing contracts with members and arrange for them to holiday toimprove their health, the trade union also helps its members extend theirlabour contracts when the old ones end and the employers no longer want to hirethem. In addition, they receive assistance in housing rental costs andconsultancy to find new jobs.

Also, the trade union holds health records of the workers so if they sufferfrom occupational diseases, they can ask for compensation or take earlyretirement.-VNA 
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