Labor strikes in the past four years
Ha Noi, April 7 (VNA) -- A recent survey showed that more and more labour disputes and strikes have unfolded over the past four years, and that these incidents have proceeded in a way that is not in accordance with law.
From early 1995, when Viet Nam's Labour Code took effect, to late 2000, 358 strikes took place in all economic sectors, according to the survey conducted by the Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour with help from the German FES institute at the end of last year.
A total of 922 people were interviewed, including employees, employers, managers and trade unionists from 71 enterprises and companies of all economic sectors in 12 cities and provinces across the country.
The main goal of these strikes was to demand social and economic interests by mounting pressure on employers or creating public concern and relevant agencies' keen interest, according to the survey.
Meanwhile, these labour strikes were chiefly caused by contradictions and disputes between the employees and the employers with regard to working conditions as well as social and economic benefits.
All these strikes took place in a way that is not in accordance with the law. When these strikes occurred, they were mainly handled by the trade union and labour organizations, which are not in a position to deal with the cases according to law.
Following the survey, the General Confederation of Labour has suggested a wide range of measures to help the labour strikes proceed in accordance with the law.
These include, among others, increasing the role of trade unions in disseminating the Labour Code and the law on trade unions to both employees and employers, holding regular meetings and direct dialogues between representatives of trade unions and employers to discuss labour relationship in order to prevent any disputes and contradictions from arising, and revising legal documents on labour disputes and strikes in order to ban any unlawful strikes.--VNA
