1. BUI PHUONG CHI - VGCL WORK PLAN – FOLLOW UP DECENT WORK FOR WOMEN WORKERS IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE IN VIET NAM

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3. VGCL VGCL - 01 trade union organization at national level, i.e -63 provincial Federations of Labour -20 National Industrial Union and Equivalents Website: http:/www.congdoanvn.org.vn

4. DECENT WORK IN VIET NAM

5. Decent work for poverty elimination

6. DECENT WORK IN VIET NAM

8. BACK GROUND & JUSTIFICATION  Job creation for the workers is one of the main targets of soci-economic development policies in Vietnam, especially in the context of Vietnam’s deeper integration into the world economy.  Vietnam is among the first 2 countries selected by the ILO to implement the UN Tool Kit for mainsteaming Employment and Decent work to evaluate the mainstreaming of Employment and Decent work.

9. BACK GROUND & JUSTIFICATION  In Vietnam since the year 2001 up to now, the DWCP has gone through 2 stages, this Program has been well integrated with other socio-economic programs, resulting in effective job creation and economic & labor restructuring, providing vocational trainings and jobs for 3-3.5 million people annually.

10. BACK GROUND & JUSTIFICATION  Over the past years, beside the economic gains, job creation also brings about good achievements with new jobs created for 1.5 to 1.7 million workers every year, reducing the urban unemployment.

11. Target Group  The target group: Women Workers in industrial zones (Total membership 2,100,000, accounting for 70% of the women members)  Partners involved: VGCL, ILO Vietnam, Union of Industrial Zones  Setting up a Project Steering Committee to coordinate the partners and manage the activities of the project.

12.  This work plan will contribute to achieving: - Provide better legal protection for precarious women workers - Ensure their rights and interests repected Development Objectives

13.  End of the project : -The legal frame-work of not using the precarious workers at enterprises will be established. -Wages and working conditions of precarious workers will be equal to indefinite workers -Skills of bargaining and signing the CBA of trade unionists in the Industrial Zones of Hanoi will be improved. 100% of unionized enterprises will sign better CBA ensuring rights and interests of precarious workers Immediate Objectives

14. Key Outputs/Direct Results  For immediate objective 1: -100% of women workers at the Industrial Zones of Hanoi will be improved will be trained about the new legal framework  For immediate objective 2: - Precarious workers will enjoy the same payroll and other benefits such as maternity leave, sick leave, overtime pay, social insurance pay,.. with indefinite women workers  For immediate objective 3: - 100% of trade unionists in the Industrial Zones of Hanoi will be improved will join the skills training courses

15. Activities  Unionize the enterprises and recruit workers  Organize the trainings for trade unionists  Submit to the government the recommendation of establishing the legal framework for better protection of precarious workers  Educate workers through publications, seminars about their rights and interests  Negotiate and sign better CBAs

16. Main inputs  Human resources: myself with the cooperation of VGCL, ILO and VGCL affiliates  Finance supported by VGCL and technical assistance from ILO

17. Monitoring / Reporting / Evaluation Procedures  Prepare monthly work-plan  Report every 6 months  Self-evaluation every 3 months  Independent evaluation at the end of the year and of the project cycle

18. Thank you!