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.

2015

  1. Who are Viet Nam’s 18 million wage workers?

    21 July 2015

    The new policy brief issued by the ILO in Viet Nam reveals a comprehensive portrait of wage earners in Viet Nam. These important characteristics are expected to be translated into evidence-based policies that best fit the workforce, meet today’s and future demands of businesses and support structural change and inclusive growth of the country.

  2. The Viet Nam Labour Law Implementation Project (Mid-term Evaluation Summary)

    14 July 2015

    Project VIE/12/01/USA - Consultant: Theo Van der Loop

  3. Regular and irregular migrant workers in North Central Viet Nam: Findings from household surveys

    02 July 2015

    New policy brief from the ILO Country Office for Viet Nam shows the profile of regular and irregular migrant workers in the northern centre part of the country. It represents the findings from household surveys carried out with more than 23,000 migrant workers in Thanh Hoa and Ha Tinh provinces in 2013.

  4. ILO Viet Nam newsletter, June 2015

    17 June 2015

    This is the 12th issue of ILO Viet Nam quarterly newsletter 2015.

  5. The growing trend of Vietnamese migrant domestic workers

    15 June 2015

    This policy brief looks at the growing trend of Vietnamese domestic workers who go abroad for jobs and includes recommendations to ensure that they are protected by minimum entitlements.

  6. Viet Nam Code of Conduct on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

    25 May 2015

    This Code aims to help employers and workers to develop their own policy or regulation for preventing and addressing sexual harassment, and to promote healthy, safe, and productive workplaces.

  7. The ILO in Viet Nam

    16 April 2015

    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.

  8. ILO Viet Nam newsletter, March 2015

    20 March 2015

    This is the 11th issue of ILO Viet Nam quarterly newsletter.

  9. Gender equality in recruitment and promotion practices in Viet Nam

    05 March 2015

    The ILO in Viet Nam in co-operation with Navigos Search conducted a review of 12,300 job advertisements in the country’s four largest job portals, backed up by two online surveys to discover whether gender-based discrimination exists in hiring practices, working conditions and promotion opportunities in the workplace.

  10. Better Work Vietnam newsletter, Sep 2014 - Jan 2015

    01 March 2015

    The Better Work Vietnam's newsletter No.12 highlights the project's major activities including BWV shared learning seminar, education through mobile phone, training and a disability story called "Breaking barriers".

  11. Labour market transitions of young women and men in Viet Nam

    27 February 2015

    This report presents the highlights of the 2013 School-to-work Transition Survey (SWTS) and the Labour Demand Enterprise Survey (LDES) run together with the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam within the framework of the ILO Work4Youth Project.

  12. Macroeconomic policies for full and productive employment: Case studies of Thailand and Viet Nam

    01 February 2015

    2) This paper assesses the extent to which macroeconomic management has helped or hindered the goal of attaining full and productive employment in Thailand and Viet Nam, based on an assessment of empirical evidence.

2014

  1. ILO Viet Nam newsletter, December 2014

    15 December 2014

    This is the 10th issue of ILO Viet Nam quarterly newsletter.

  2. Prevention and Elimination of Child Labour in Agricultural and Fishing in Floating Village: Documentation of a Potential Intervention Model in Ma Da commune, Vinh Cuu district, Dong Nai province

    04 December 2014

    This report presents one of three action programmes (APs) implemented by the ILO-IPEC project “Support the Development and Implementation of the Programme on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour” during 2009-2013. The APs were implemented in Ma Da commune, Vinh Cuu district, Dong Nai province, from July 2011 to September 2013.

  3. Eliminating child labour in the tourism sector in mountainous ethnic minority areas: documentation of potential intervention model in Sa Pa District, Lao Cai Province

    04 December 2014

    This report presents one of three action programmes (APs) implemented in Viet Nam by the ILO-IPEC project “"Support the Development and Implementation of the Programme on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour”" during 2009-2013. The APs were implemented in Sa Pa District, from July 2011 to September 2013.

  4. Prevention and Elimination of Child Labour in the Traditional Craft Villages -Documentation of Potential Intervention Model in Hien giang commune, Thuong tin district, Hanoi city

    03 December 2014

    This report presents one of three action programmes (APs) implemented in Viet Nam by the ILO-IPEC project “Support the Development and Implementation of the Programme on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour” during 2009-2013. The APs were implemented in Hien Giang commune, Thuong Tin district, Ha Noi, from July 2011 to September 2013.

  5. Promoting decent work across borders: A pilot project for migrant health professionals and skilled workers (Final Evaluation Summary)

    26 November 2014

    Project INT/09/01/EEC - Consultant: Elaine McGregor and Dr. Arijita Dutta

  6. Viet Nam wage policy in the context of market economy and economic integration

    25 November 2014

    As Viet Nam continues to integrate more deeply into the regional and global economy, wage adjustment policies and practices need to be further improved to make sure a good balance is met between promoting enterprise development and also providing workers with a fair share of enterprise productivity gains.

  7. Minimum wages in the global garment industry

    31 October 2014

    This research note provides a brief overview of minimum wages for the garment sector in the top 25 apparel exporters from the developing world.

  8. Making the return of migrant workers work for Viet Nam: an issue in brief

    28 October 2014

    This policy brief developed by the ILO, International Organization for Migration and UN Women provided with findings through researches and recommendations for facilitating the return of Vietnamese migrant workers.