BUI PHUONG CHI - VGCLBUI PHUONG CHI - VGCL

WORK PLAN – FOLLOW UPWORK PLAN – FOLLOW UP

DECENT WORK FOR WOMEN DECENT WORK FOR WOMEN WORKERSWORKERS

IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE IN IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE IN VIET NAMVIET NAM

HIDDEN BEAUTY IN VIET NAMHIDDEN BEAUTY IN VIET NAM

VGCLVGCL

- 01 trade union organization at national - 01 trade union organization at national level, i.elevel, i.e

- 63 provincial Federations of Labour63 provincial Federations of Labour

- 20 National Industrial Union and 20 National Industrial Union and EquivalentsEquivalents

Website: http:/www.congdoanvn.org.vnWebsite: http:/www.congdoanvn.org.vn

DECENT WORK IN VIET NAMDECENT WORK IN VIET NAM

Decent work for poverty Decent work for poverty eliminationelimination

DECENT WORK IN VIET NAMDECENT WORK IN VIET NAM

BACK GROUND & JUSTIFICATIONBACK GROUND & JUSTIFICATION

Job creation for the workers is one of the main Job creation for the workers is one of the main targets of soci-economic development policies targets of soci-economic development policies in Vietnam, especially in the context of in Vietnam, especially in the context of Vietnam’s deeper integration into the world Vietnam’s deeper integration into the world economyeconomy. .

Vietnam is among the first 2 countries selected Vietnam is among the first 2 countries selected by the ILO to implement the UN by the ILO to implement the UN Tool Kit for Tool Kit for mainsteamainsteamming Employment and Decent working Employment and Decent work to to evaluate the mainstreaming of Employment evaluate the mainstreaming of Employment and Decent workand Decent work. .

BACK GROUND & JUSTIFICATIONBACK GROUND & JUSTIFICATION

In Vietnam since the yearIn Vietnam since the year 2001 2001 up to up to now, the DWCP has gone through 2 now, the DWCP has gone through 2 stagesstages,, this Program has been well this Program has been well integrated with other socio-economic integrated with other socio-economic programs, resulting in effective job programs, resulting in effective job creation and economic & labor creation and economic & labor restructuringrestructuring,, providing vocational providing vocational trainings and jobs for 3-3.5 million people trainings and jobs for 3-3.5 million people annually.annually.

BACK GROUND & JUSTIFICATIONBACK GROUND & JUSTIFICATION

Over the past years, beside the Over the past years, beside the economic gains, job creation also economic gains, job creation also brings about good achievements brings about good achievements with new jobs created for with new jobs created for 11..5 5 toto 11..77 million workers every year million workers every year,, reducing the urban unemploymentreducing the urban unemployment. .

Target GroupTarget Group

The target group: Women Workers in The target group: Women Workers in industrial zones (Total membership industrial zones (Total membership 2,100,000, accounting for 70% of the 2,100,000, accounting for 70% of the women members)women members)

Partners involved: VGCL, ILO Vietnam, Partners involved: VGCL, ILO Vietnam, Union of Industrial ZonesUnion of Industrial Zones

Setting up a Project Steering Committee to Setting up a Project Steering Committee to coordinate the partners and manage the coordinate the partners and manage the activities of the project.activities of the project.

This work plan will contribute to This work plan will contribute to achieving:achieving:

- Provide better legal protection for - Provide better legal protection for precarious women workersprecarious women workers

- Ensure their rights and interests repected- Ensure their rights and interests repected

Development ObjectivesDevelopment Objectives

End of the projectEnd of the project::- The legal frame-work of not using the precarious The legal frame-work of not using the precarious

workers at enterprises will be established.workers at enterprises will be established.- Wages and working conditions of precarious Wages and working conditions of precarious

workers will be equal to indefinite workersworkers will be equal to indefinite workers- Skills of bargaining and signing the CBA of trade Skills of bargaining and signing the CBA of trade

unionists in the Industrial Zones of Hanoi will be unionists in the Industrial Zones of Hanoi will be improved. 100% of unionized enterprises will improved. 100% of unionized enterprises will sign better CBA ensuring rights and interests of sign better CBA ensuring rights and interests of precarious workers precarious workers

Immediate ObjectivesImmediate Objectives

Key Outputs/Direct ResultsKey Outputs/Direct Results

For immediate objective 1:For immediate objective 1:- 100% of women workers at the Industrial Zones of Hanoi 100% of women workers at the Industrial Zones of Hanoi

will be improved will be trained about the new legal will be improved will be trained about the new legal framework framework

For immediate objective 2:For immediate objective 2:- - Precarious workers will enjoy the same payroll and other Precarious workers will enjoy the same payroll and other

benefits such as maternity leave, sick leave, overtime pay, benefits such as maternity leave, sick leave, overtime pay, social insurance pay,.. with indefinite women workerssocial insurance pay,.. with indefinite women workers

For immediate objective 3:For immediate objective 3:- - 100% of trade unionists in the Industrial Zones of Hanoi 100% of trade unionists in the Industrial Zones of Hanoi

will be improved will join the skills training courseswill be improved will join the skills training courses

ActivitiesActivities

Unionize the enterprises and recruit workersUnionize the enterprises and recruit workers Organize the trainings for trade unionistsOrganize the trainings for trade unionists Submit to the government the recommendation Submit to the government the recommendation

of establishing the legal framework for better of establishing the legal framework for better protection of precarious workersprotection of precarious workers

Educate workers through publications, Educate workers through publications, seminars about their rights and interestsseminars about their rights and interests

Negotiate and sign better CBAsNegotiate and sign better CBAs

Main inputsMain inputs

Human resources: myself with the Human resources: myself with the cooperation of VGCL, ILO and VGCL cooperation of VGCL, ILO and VGCL affiliatesaffiliates

Finance supported by VGCL and Finance supported by VGCL and technical assistance from ILOtechnical assistance from ILO

Monitoring / Reporting / Monitoring / Reporting / Evaluation ProceduresEvaluation Procedures

Prepare monthly work-planPrepare monthly work-plan Report every 6 monthsReport every 6 months Self-evaluation every 3 monthsSelf-evaluation every 3 months Independent evaluation at the end of the Independent evaluation at the end of the

year and of the project cycleyear and of the project cycle

Thank you!Thank you!