12th Vietnam trade union congress elects executive board
The 12th Congress of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) for the 2018-2023 tenure elected an Executive Board with 161 members on September 25.
The 12th Congress of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) for the 2018-2023 tenure elects an Executive Board with 161 members on September 25. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 12th Congress of the Vietnam GeneralConfederation of Labour (VGCL) for the 2018-2023 tenure elected an ExecutiveBoard with 161 members on September 25.
Earlier, the congress approved the election regulation and form as well as a projecton personnel for the executive board of the 12th VGCL (2018-2023 tenure), discussedpersonnel and voted on a list of those recommended to the executive board.
The same day, the new executive board held its first conference.
The 12th VGCL Congress opened in Hanoi on September 24 with the participationof nearly 950 delegates representing over 10 million members of all-level tradeunions nationwide.
This is a major political event, a big festival of the working class and tradeunion organisations of Vietnam which determines important issues related toemployees and trade union activities in the next five years.
The congress is scheduled to discuss and adopt various reports of the VGCL,including reviews of the last five years in implementing the 11th Congress’sresolution and missions for the 2018-2023 tenure, and the amendment of theCharter of the Vietnam Trade Union, among others.
Participants will work to pass the resolution of the 12th Congress, withmissions, solutions, and breakthroughs in the 2018-2023 tenure.
A forum themed “the VGCL accompanying the Government to improve the nation’scompetitiveness and sustainably develop the country” will be held onSeptember 26, creating opportunities for participants to express their wishesand affirm their determination in joining hands with the Government to boostsocio-economic development.-VNA
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The 12th Congress of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) for the 2018-2023 tenure elects an Executive Board with 161 members on September 25. (Photo: VNA)
