A delegation from the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) ledby Vice President Nguyen Thi Thu Hong paid a working visit to Cambodiafrom March 30 to April 4 to seek strengthened partnership between thetwo trade unions.
During the visit, the delegationmet with their counterparts from the National Union Alliance Chambers ofCambodia (NACC) and the Cambodian Council of National Union (CCNU).
Both sides briefed one another on their respective current politicaland socio-economic context, expressing delight at the outcomes of thememorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in 2010 between the VGCL andthe NACC as well as the sound relationship between trade unions of bothcountries in recent years.
They agreed to continueimplementing the MoU while working to form trade unions among Vietnameserubber companies in Cambodia.
They will encourageVietnamese and Cambodian localities along the shared border tostrengthen relations and foster cultural and sports exchanges.
They proposed the Cambodian Government and the Cambodian People’sParty (CPP) create favourable conditions, especially regarding land use,for the VGCL to build a training centre supporting the NACC as soon aspossible.
On March 31, the delegation met withCambodian Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Samheng wholauded the role of trade unions in maintaining social order and fuellingnational development.
He pledged to support theNACC and CCNU in boosting ties with the VGCL, suggesting the Vietnameseunion continue assisting the NACC and CCNU in personnel training byproviding long- and short-term courses for Cambodian officials at VGCLtraining facilities.
During their stay, thedelegation also sat down with Say Chhum, Head of the Permanent Committeeof the CPP Central Committee and First Deputy Speaker of the CambodianSenate. He praised the visit as a contribution to strengthening thefriendship, cooperation and solidarity between the two Parties,Governments, peoples and trade unions.
He said theCambodian people are ever-mindful of the great assistance and sacrificegiven by the Vietnamese Party, people and army to Cambodia. He affirmedthe CPP backs the partnership between the two trade unions.
Before leaving Cambodia, the delegation also visited Ba Ria, Phuoc Hoa and Tan Bien rubber companies in Kampong Thom province.-VNA
During the visit, the delegationmet with their counterparts from the National Union Alliance Chambers ofCambodia (NACC) and the Cambodian Council of National Union (CCNU).
Both sides briefed one another on their respective current politicaland socio-economic context, expressing delight at the outcomes of thememorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in 2010 between the VGCL andthe NACC as well as the sound relationship between trade unions of bothcountries in recent years.
They agreed to continueimplementing the MoU while working to form trade unions among Vietnameserubber companies in Cambodia.
They will encourageVietnamese and Cambodian localities along the shared border tostrengthen relations and foster cultural and sports exchanges.
They proposed the Cambodian Government and the Cambodian People’sParty (CPP) create favourable conditions, especially regarding land use,for the VGCL to build a training centre supporting the NACC as soon aspossible.
On March 31, the delegation met withCambodian Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Samheng wholauded the role of trade unions in maintaining social order and fuellingnational development.
He pledged to support theNACC and CCNU in boosting ties with the VGCL, suggesting the Vietnameseunion continue assisting the NACC and CCNU in personnel training byproviding long- and short-term courses for Cambodian officials at VGCLtraining facilities.
During their stay, thedelegation also sat down with Say Chhum, Head of the Permanent Committeeof the CPP Central Committee and First Deputy Speaker of the CambodianSenate. He praised the visit as a contribution to strengthening thefriendship, cooperation and solidarity between the two Parties,Governments, peoples and trade unions.
He said theCambodian people are ever-mindful of the great assistance and sacrificegiven by the Vietnamese Party, people and army to Cambodia. He affirmedthe CPP backs the partnership between the two trade unions.
Before leaving Cambodia, the delegation also visited Ba Ria, Phuoc Hoa and Tan Bien rubber companies in Kampong Thom province.-VNA
