New project launched to promote compliance, social dialogue in Viet Nam’s electronics sector
HANOI (ILO News) – The ILO in Viet Nam and the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) have launched a new project to promote compliance and social dialogue in electronics supply chains in the country.
Funded by the European Union and other donors, the project focus on promoting and improving compliance and social dialogue in electronics global supply chain in Viet Nam in line with the 1998’s ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principle on the Rights at Work. It aims at achieving decent work in the electronics global supply chains for a fair, resilient, and sustainable COVID-19 crisis recovery.
The project was introduced at a meeting co-organized by ILO and VCCI on 18 August. Participants at the event included representatives from the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Trade, VCCI, Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour, labour experts and practitioners and businesses including electronics manufacturing enterprises.
“The project is designed to bring new knowledge, tools, guidance, policy advice, technical assistance and training to address decent work challenges and opportunities for businesses and workers in the electronics sectors,” said ILO Viet Nam Officer-In-Charge Valentina Barcucci. “Via this project, the ILO works closely with its partners to promote a safe return to work and to “build back better” with improved business continuity planning.”
Addressing the event, VCCI Vice President Hoang Quang Phong appreciated ILO’s support and cooperation to help electronics businesses in Viet Nam improve their competitiveness through promoting corporate social responsibility in labour practices, particularly VCCI’s initiative of creating the Electronics Business Coalition in 2017.
“We believe that this new project will be the next step towards reaching the goal of decent work for electronics supply chains, contributing to Viet Nam’s sustainable and inclusive development through the improvement of compliance and social dialogue in the electronics sector, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.
Electronics accounts for about 18 per cent of Viet Nam’s entire industry and employs more than one million workers. The sector made up one-third of the total national exports of 2020 and expects further growth while Viet Nam deepens its global integration.
However, electronics sector still faces multiple challenges in improving its competitiveness to better join the global supply chains and currently needs to respond to significant disruptions caused by the COVID-19.
Funded by the European Union and other donors, the project focus on promoting and improving compliance and social dialogue in electronics global supply chain in Viet Nam in line with the 1998’s ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principle on the Rights at Work. It aims at achieving decent work in the electronics global supply chains for a fair, resilient, and sustainable COVID-19 crisis recovery.
The project was introduced at a meeting co-organized by ILO and VCCI on 18 August. Participants at the event included representatives from the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Trade, VCCI, Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour, labour experts and practitioners and businesses including electronics manufacturing enterprises.
The project is designed to bring new knowledge, tools, guidance, policy advice, technical assistance and training to address decent work challenges and opportunities for businesses and workers in the electronics sectors."
Valentina Barcucci, ILO Viet Nam Officer-In-Charge
Addressing the event, VCCI Vice President Hoang Quang Phong appreciated ILO’s support and cooperation to help electronics businesses in Viet Nam improve their competitiveness through promoting corporate social responsibility in labour practices, particularly VCCI’s initiative of creating the Electronics Business Coalition in 2017.
“We believe that this new project will be the next step towards reaching the goal of decent work for electronics supply chains, contributing to Viet Nam’s sustainable and inclusive development through the improvement of compliance and social dialogue in the electronics sector, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.
Electronics accounts for about 18 per cent of Viet Nam’s entire industry and employs more than one million workers. The sector made up one-third of the total national exports of 2020 and expects further growth while Viet Nam deepens its global integration.
However, electronics sector still faces multiple challenges in improving its competitiveness to better join the global supply chains and currently needs to respond to significant disruptions caused by the COVID-19.