Publications

The ILO Country Office for Viet Nam publishes a wide range of books, reports, working papers, training manuals, CD-ROMs, and videos relevant to Viet Nam. Some of these can be downloaded directly. Others can be requested or purchased in hard copy from the ILO Library in Hanoi.

2016

  1. Quarterly Briefing Note Viet Nam January - March 2016

    15 April 2016

    The number of migrant workers going abroad continues to rise as the Government pursues its migration targets, supported by the push factors of high rates underemployment in many areas. A record 115,980 workers went abroad in 2015, including a growing proportion of women migrants (33 per cent).

  2. Complaint mechanisms for Vietnamese migrant workers: An overview of law and practice

    06 April 2016

    This report presents the results of a study initiated under the ILO GMS TRIANGLE project which considered both the laws governing migrant worker complaints and the practical experiences of migrant workers and authorities in navigating the complaints system.

  3. Preventing forced labour in the textile and garment supply chains in Viet Nam: Guide for trainers

    30 March 2016

    The guide for trainers was jointly developed and issued by the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

  4. Preventing forced labour in the textile and garment supply chains in Viet Nam Guide for employers

    30 March 2016

    The guide was jointly developed and issued by the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to serve as a reference guide for company managers and staff responsible for human resources management and social and legal compliance issues in Vietnamese textile and garment enterprises.

  5. The ILO in Viet Nam

    03 February 2016

    This Country Leaflet gives an overview of ILO activities in Viet Nam. It summarizes the ILO’s history in the country, and outlines the work undertaken by the ILO in cooperation with the government and social partners on a wide range of work and workplace issues.

  6. Guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all

    02 February 2016

    These Guidelines are both a policy framework and a practical tool to help countries at all levels of development manage the transition to low-carbon economies and can also help them achieve their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

  7. GMS TRIANGLE Project fact sheet

    26 January 2016

    The Tripartite Action to Protect Migrants Workers from Labour Exploitation (the GMS TRIANGLE project) aims to strengthen the formulation and implementation of recruitment and labour protection policies and practices in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, to ensure safer migration resulting in decent work. The project is operational in five countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam and expands activities into Myanmar in 2013. In each country, tripartite constituents government, workers‘ and employers’ organizations) are engaged in each of the GMS TRIANGLE project objectives.

2015

  1. Indigenous Peoples in the World of Work in Asia and the Pacific: A Status Report

    01 December 2015

    Concerns for indigenous peoples’ rights and well-being are an integral part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which seeks to tackle poverty and inequality by empowering groups experiencing socioeconomic vulnerability. This report compiles, systematizes and analyses information on indigenous peoples in the world of work in 14 countries in Asia and the Pacific.

  2. ENHANCE Project Brochure

    23 November 2015

  3. Moving towards disability inclusion: Stories of change

    09 November 2015

    The stories presented in this publication illustrate how the ILO-Irish Aid Partnership Programme through the PROPEL project is promoting employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. PROPEL operates in Ethiopia, China, Indonesia, Viet Nam and Zambia.

  4. The regulation of non-standard forms of employment in India, Indonesia and Viet Nam

    14 October 2015

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    Improving working conditions and promoting competitiveness in global supply chains: The ILO/IFC Better Work Programme: Public-Private Partnership

    06 October 2015

    Better Work is an innovative partnership between the International Labour Organization, the International Finance Corporation, and as at December 2013, 22 buyer partners and 827 factories employing 966,762 women and men. The programme plays a significant role in helping international buyers uphold their commitment to comply with international core labour standards and national labour laws, and to continuously improve their global supply chains.

  6. Empowering unions and strengthening the Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour in the Better Work Programme: Public-Private Partnership

    06 October 2015

    The partnership is supporting workers’ organizations within Better Work – a multi-country innovative partnership between the ILO and the International Finance Corporation aimed at improving compliance with national labour law and core labour standards while enhancing business competitiveness. This project supports Better Work Viet Nam in particular.

  7. Microfinance support programme in Viet Nam: Public-Private Partnership

    06 October 2015

    Microfinance has played an important role in national, provincial and local efforts to reduce poverty over this period with over 300,000 regular clients of microfinance institutions. However, access to relevant and sustainable microfinance services (credit, savings, insurance, money transfers) remains a challenge. The microfinance industry in Viet Nam still needs investments in all aspects for further development – at all levels.

  8. ILO Publications Catalogue 2015

    01 October 2015

  9. ILO Viet Nam newsletter, September 2015

    24 September 2015

    The highlight of this edition is the interview with new ILO Viet Nam Director, Chang-Hee Lee. The quarterly newsletter also includes information on Viet Nam’s minimum wage increase proposal, the national blueprint to eliminate asbestos and how migrant resource centres have helped migrant workers to make informed decisions.

  10. Better Work Viet Nam, Phase II (Midterm Evaluation Summary)

    08 September 2015

    Project VIE/12/06/MUL - Consultant: Dr. Una Murray

  11. WAGE AND SALARIED WORKERS - Improvement of quality, effective utilization and protection of legal rights and interests of wage and salaried workers are the foundation for development of Vietnam’s labour market policy brief

    01 September 2015

  12. SOCIAL INSURANCE - Enhancing social security right for everyone policy brief

    01 September 2015

  13. Supporting Viet Nam’s Public Employment Policy: From Policy to Implementation (Project fact sheet)

    11 August 2015

    To develop a comprehensive social protection system that ensures the welfare of all workers, the Vietnamese Government requested the ILO’s assistance in developing a public employment policy (PEP).