Skip to Main Content
Go to ILO main website
Français
Español
 
 
 
Home
VNM-1994-L-38229
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Labour Code of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Viet Nam
Subjects (Classification)
Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Adopted on (Date of text)
1994-06-23
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Comprised of 17 Chapters and 198 provisions. Grants all persons the right to work in an occupation of their choice, and to improve their skills without discrimination on the basis of sex, social class, beliefs or religion. Prohibits all forms of forced labour, and provides for the right to strike in accordance with the law. Covers a broad range of labour matters including trade apprenticeship and training; the form and content of employment contracts and collective agreements; conditions of employment; social security and occupational health and safety. Specific provisions apply to women, young workers and disabled persons. Special terms are established for foreign organizations or individuals operating in Vietnam, foreigners working in Vietnam, and Vietnamese citizens working overseas. Requires that "the trade unions of the province" establish provisional trade union organizations at all enterprises currently operating without a trade union organization. Activities of such provisional trade union organizations shall be determined by the Government in conjunction with the Trade Union Federation of Vietnam. Sets out procedures for the resolution of individual and collective labour disputes.
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
2004-04-16 (VNM-2004-R-78275)
Decree No. 113/2004/ND-CP of April 16, 2004 prescribing Administrative Sanctions Against Acts of Violating Labour Legislation.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1994-12-31 (VNM-1994-R-43275)
Decree No. 197-CP of 31 december 1994 on the implementation of a number of sections of the Labour Code with respect to wages.
Implementing text(s)
1994-12-31 (VNM-1994-R-43882)
Decree No. 196-CP of 31 December 1994 to provide for and guide the application of various sections of the Labour Code concerning collective agreements.
Implementing text(s)
1994-12-31 (VNM-1994-R-43893)
Decree No. 198 - CP of 31 December 1994 to regulate in detail and guide the application of various sections of the Labour Code concerning employment contracts.
Implementing text(s)
1995-01-20 (VNM-1995-R-43894)
Decree No. 06-CP of 20 January 1995 to regulate in detail the provisions of various sections of the Labour Code on occupational safety and health.
Implementing text(s)
1995-01-20 (VNM-1995-R-43895)
Decree No. 07/CP of 20 January 1995 to regulate in detail various sections of the Labour Code concerning sending Vietnamese abroad for a fixed duration.
Implementing text(s)
1995-07-06 (VNM-1995-R-44808)
Decree No. 41-CP on the implementation of a number of articles of the Labour Code with respect to labour rules and responsibility for damage.
Implementing text(s)
1995-10-31 (VNM-1995-R-45359)
Decree No. 72-CP to regulate the implementation of a number of sections of the Labour Code relating to employment.
Implementing text(s)
1995-11-23 (VNM-1995-R-45361)
Decree No. 81-CP to regulate the implementation of a number of sections of the Labour Code relating to disabled workers.
Implementing text(s)
1995-04-11 (VNM-1995-M-45973)
Circular on Working Hours and Rest Breaks (No. 7-LDTBXH-TT).
Implementing text(s)
1996-04-18 (VNM-1996-R-46569)
Decree No. 23-CP on implementation of a number of articles of the Labour Code with respect to female employees.
Implementing text(s)
1996-07-12 (VNM-1996-M-48356)
Official Letter on implementation of a number of provisions of labour laws (No. 658-LDTBXH-CV).
Implementing text(s)
1996-06-25 (VNM-1996-R-49377)
Decree No. 38-CP on Administrative Penalties for Labour Offences.
Implementing text(s)
1994-12-31 (VNM-1994-R-50131)
Decree No. 195-CP on implementation of a number of articles of the Labour Code with respect to working hours and rest breaks.
Implementing text(s)
1999-03-01 (VNM-1999-R-53860)
Decree No. 10/1999/ND-CP of 1 March 1999 supplementing Decree No. 195/ND-CP of 31 December 1994 of the Government that details and guides the implementation of a number of articles of the Labour Code on the working and rest time.
Implementing text(s)
1999-09-20 (VNM-1999-R-56205)
Decree No. 152/1999/ND-CP.
Implementing text(s)
1999-09-11 (VNM-1999-M-56206)
Decision No 188/1999/QD-TTg on applying working week of 40 hours.
Implementing text(s)
1999-11-09 (VNM-1999-R-57283)
Decree No.162/1999/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No.06/CP, detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code on occupational safety and health.
Implementing text(s)
2000-03-27 (VNM-2000-R-57285)
Decree No. 10/2000/ND-CP providing the minimum wage level in enterprises.
Implementing text(s)
2000-03-27 (VNM-2000-R-57979)
Decree on Minimum Wage in Enterprises (No. 08-2000-TT-BLDTB&XH).
Implementing text(s)
2001-01-09 (VNM-2001-R-58752)
Decree No. 02/2001/ND-CP detailing the implementation of the Labour Code and the Education Law regarding job training.
Implementing text(s)
2002-12-31 (VNM-2002-R-63407)
Decree providing detailed regulations and guidelines on implementation of a number of articles of the Labour Code with respect to wages (No. 114-2002-ND-CP).
Implementing text(s)
2003-05-09 (VNM-2003-R-65608)
Decree No. 44-2003-ND-CP making detailed provisions and providing guidelines for implementation of a number of articles of the Labour Code with respect to labour contracts.
Implementing text(s)
2003-04-18 (VNM-2003-R-65609)
Decree No. 39-2003-ND-CP making detailed provisions and providing guidelines for implementation of a number of articles of the Labour Code with respect to employment.
Implementing text(s)
1999-09-11 (VNM-1999-M-71353)
Circular No. 21/1999/TT-BLDTBXH on employing children not yet fifteen years of age.
Implementing text(s)
2002-12-27 (VNM-2002-R-71700)
Decree No. 109/2002/ND-CP on Work and Rest Time
Implementing text(s)
2006-01 (VNM-2006-R-73691)
Decree No. 03/2006/ND-CP providing minimum wages for Vietnamese labourers working for foreign-invested enterprises, foreign agencies and organizations, international organizations and foreigners in Vietnam.
Implementing text(s)
2006-10-02 (VNM-2006-R-75344)
Decision No. 07/2006/QD-BLDTBXH approving the planning on development of the network of vocational training colleges, intermediate vocational schools and vocational training centers up to 2010 and orientations to 2020.
Implementing text(s)
2006-09-07 (VNM-2006-R-75353)
Decre No. 94/2006/ND-CP adjusting the common minimum wage level.
Implementing text(s)
2006-09-14 (VNM-2006-R-75354)
Decree No. 96/2006/ND-CP guiding the implementation of article 153 of the Labour Code regarding provisional trade union executive boards in enterprises.
Implementing text(s)
1998-03-26 (VNM-1998-M-75883)
Circular No.03 date 26/03/1998 BLDTBXH-BYT-TLDLDVN giving the guidance for report and investigation on occupational accidents.
Implementing text(s)
1998-10-31 (VNM-1998-M-75886)
Joint Circular No.14/1998/TTLT-BLD-TLDLDVN of 31/10/1998 of the MOLISA, MOH and Vietnam General Confederation Labour (VGCL) instructing the implementation of labour protection in enterprises and business premises.
Implementing text(s)
1996-04-26 (VNM-1996-M-75889)
Circular No.09/LDTBXH date 26/04/1996 providing guidelines for issuance of and record keeping in social insurance books.
Implementing text(s)
1999-03-17 (VNM-1999-M-75898)
Join Circular No.10/1999/TTLT-BLDTBXH date 17/03/1999 of MOLISA instructing the implementation of providing allowance in kind for workers who are directly working in contact with harmful and dangerous elements.
Implementing text(s)
2008-01-30 (VNM-2008-R-80507)
Decree No. 11/2008/ND-CP providing compensation for damage caused by unlawful strikes to employers.
Implementing text(s)
2008-01-30 (VNM-2008-R-80509)
Decree No. 12/2008/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of Article 176 of the Labour Code on postponement or suspension of strikes and settlement of labour collective interests.
Implementing text(s)
2008-07-31 (VNM-2008-R-80882)
Decree No. 83/2008/ND-CP adjusting wages and remuneration for which social insurance premiums have been paid for laborers subject to the wage scheme decided by employers.
Implementing text(s)
2007-07-27 (VNM-2007-R-81547)
Decree No. 122/2007/ND-CP providing for the list of enterprises which may not go on strike and the settlement of requests of labour collectives in those enterprises.
Implementing text(s)
2007-08-28 (VNM-2007-R-81548)
Decree No. 133/2007/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Labour Code regarding the settlement of disputes.
Implementing text(s)
2007-11-16 (VNM-2007-R-81557)
Decree No. 167/2007/ND-CP providing for region-based minimum wage levels for labourers working at Vietnamese companies, enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups, farms, households, individuals and other organizations employing labourers.
Implementing text(s)
2007-11-16 (VNM-2007-R-81558)
Decree No. 168/2007/ND-CP specifying region-based minimum wage levels applicable to Vietnamese labourers working for foreign-invested enterprises, foreign agencies or organizations, international organizations or foreigners in Vietnam.
Implementing text(s)
2010-05-06 (VNM-2010-R-84249)
Decree No. 47/2010/ND-CP of May 06, 2010, on administrative sanctioning of violations of the Labour Law.
Implementing text(s)
2010-03-25 (VNM-2010-R-84260)
Decree No. 28/2010/ND-CP of March 25, 2010, prescribing the common minimum wage level.
Implementing text(s)
2009-10-30 (VNM-2009-R-84329)
Decree No. 98/2009/ND/CP prescribing region-based minimum wage levels for Vietnamese laborers working for foreign-invested enterprises, foreign agencies and organizations, international organizations and foreigners in Vietnam.
Implementing text(s)
2006-09-12 (VNM-2006-M-84471)
Circular No. 10/2006 TTLT-BLDTBXH -BYT amending and supplementing Point 2, Item II of the Joint Circular No. 10/1999 guiding the implementation of the regime of allowances in kind to employees exposed to dangerous and hazardous working conditions.
Implementing text(s)
2011 (VNM-2011-R-86356)
Decree 22/2011/ND-CP stipulates the general minimum wage.
Implementing text(s)
2012-05-30 (VNM-2012-M-91573)
Joint Circular No. 13/2012/TTLT-BLDTBXH-BYT guiding the regime of allowances in kind for labourers working in dangerous or hazardous conditions.
Implementing text(s)
2011-12-28 (VNM-2011-M-91577)
Joint Circular No. 40/2011/TTLT-BLDTBXH-BYT of December 28, 2011, providing hazardous working conditions and jobs in which employment of female labourers and female labourers who are pregnant or nursing under-12-month infants is prohibited.
Implementing text(s)
2011-01-10 (VNM-2011-M-91611)
Joint Circular No. 01/2011/TTLT-BLDTBXH-BYT guiding the organization of labour safety and sanitation work in labour-employing establishments.
Implementing text(s)
2011-11-18 (VNM-2011-M-91614)
Circular No. 33/2011/TT-BLDTBXH guiding the implementation of regulations on working time and rest time for labourers doing seasonal work and processing export goods under order.
Implementing text(s)
2012-04-12 (VNM-2012-R-94458)
Decree No. 31/2012/ND-CP stipulating the general minimum wage.
Implementing text(s)
2012-12-04 (VNM-2012-R-94467)
Decree No. 103/2012/ND-CP providing for region-based minimum wage levels for employees of enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups, farms, households, individuals and labour-employing agencies and organizations.
Implementing text(s)
2004-12-14 (VNM-2004-R-94584)
Decree No. 205/2004/ND-CP of December 14, 2004 providing the system of wage scales, wage tables, and wage based allowance regimes in State companies.
Implementing text(s)
2006-11-10 (VNM-2006-R-99789)
Circular No. 12/2006/TT- BYT Guiding Examination of Occupational Diseases.
Implementing text(s)
2006-10-09 (VNM-2006-R-99791)
Decision of the Ministry of Health 27/2006/QD-BYT 21 of 9 October 2006 on the addition of 4 occupational diseases to the list of insured occupational diseases.
Implementing text(s)
2011-11-30 (VNM-2011-R-99794)
Circular No 42/2011/TT-BYT November 30th, 2011 on the addition of occupational diseases resulting from cadmium poisoning, whole-body vibration, and occupational HIV infection to the list of insured occupational diseases; guidance on standardized diagnosis.
Implementing text(s)
1999-10-04 (VNM-1999-M-107850)
Circular No. 23/1999/TT-BLDTBXH of 4 October 1999 guiding the Implementation of the Regime of Reducing the Weekly Working Hours Applicable to State Enterprises.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2003-01-01 (VNM-2003-L-70836)
Law on Amendments of and Additions to a Number of Articles of the Labour Code (Law 35-2002-QH10).
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2012-06-18 (VNM-2012-L-91650)
Labour Code (10/2012/QH13).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Unofficial English translation (consolidated up to April 2002)
Author
Global Standards
Publisher
Resources
Country
Vietnam
URL
http://www.global-standards.com/Resources/VNLaborCode1994-2002.pdf
Electronic source title
Act on-line (unofficial English translation)
Author
National Information Network on OSH of Vietnam
Publisher
National Institute of Labour Protection
Country
Vietnam
URL
http://www.osh.netnam.vn/html/LUATPHAP/Labour~1.htm
Electronic source title
French translation (as amended up to 2002)
Author
Maison du Droit Vietnamo-Française
Country
Viet Nam
URL
http://www.maisondudroit.org/CodeTravail/F_CodeTravail-1995-2002.htm
Monograph region
Monograph title
Foreign Investment Laws of Vietnam. Loose-leaf Edition.
Author
Ministry of Planning and Investment of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Publisher
Phillips Fox
Place of publication
Melbourne
Country
Australia
Date
2002
Edition
Issue 48
Volume
Vol. III
Page range
IV, 013-1083 pp.
Serial region
Serial title
Printed separately
Page range
67 p.