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The 14th Congress of the Vietnam Trade Union determined that the top task is to improve the effectiveness of representation, care, and protection of the legal and legitimate rights and interests of workers, considering this a priority throughout the direction and allocation of resources. Download the 14th Congress of Vietnam Trade Union with the motto Solidarity - Democracy - Discipline - Innovation - Development On the morning of June 4, the Opening Ceremony of the 14th Congress of Vietnam Trade Union was solemnly held with the participation of 780 elite delegates, representing millions of union members and workers across the country. General Secretary and President To Lam attended and gave a directive speech at the Congress, along with former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; Prime Minister Le Minh Hung; Former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; Former Chairman of the National Assembly: Nguyen Van An, Nguyen Sinh Hung; Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu, along with former leaders of the Party and State and 780 outstanding delegates, represent the will, aspirations and wisdom of nearly 10 million trade union members nationwide. In his opening speech and an overview of the Political Report at the Congress, Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor Nguyen Anh Tuan emphasized that, under the leadership of the Party, the coordination of the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels and agencies Vietnams industry and trade unions have made efforts to overcome difficulties, proactively adapt and achieve many important and comprehensive results. The role of representing, caring for, and protecting the legal and legitimate rights and interests of union members and workers continues to be affirmed, with many clear marks; Participation in policy and law development is becoming more substantive and effective. According to Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, dialogue activities, collective bargaining and implementation of democracy at the grassroots level have been promoted, contributing to improving the welfare of workers. The coverage rate of collective labor agreements reached 80.42% among enterprises with grassroots unions, an increase of 8.3% compared to the beginning of the term. Over the past two years, the entire union system has spent more than 27,000 billion VND to care for workers. Along with that, the work of disseminating laws, consulting, legal support, and ensuring labor safety and hygiene has been enhanced; Participating in resolving labor disputes and stopping collective work contributes to stabilizing labor relations. Propaganda, advocacy, and education of union members continue to innovate strongly, applying digital transformation, contributing to raising political awareness, civic consciousness, and strengthening workers trust in the Party, State, and trade unions. Patriotic emulation movements have spread far and wide, with more than 380,000 initiatives applied, bringing a profit value of more than 40,000 billion VND, making practical contributions to socio-economic development. The work of developing union members achieved many positive results, with more than 2.2 million new union members admitted and more than 15,000 trade unions and grassroots trade unions established in the period from the beginning of 2024 to May 2026. Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan also said that the trade union organization has proactively arranged and streamlined the apparatus towards effectiveness and efficiency, consistent with the new organizational model. Although there are still many difficulties, the following arrangement initially operates stably, ensuring continuity in operations, while improving the effectiveness of direction and administration. Besides the results achieved, the Political Report also frankly points out limitations such as: Capturing the thoughts and aspirations of workers is sometimes not timely; Representative activities and protection of workers rights in some places are still ineffective; Propaganda and education work has not kept up with practical requirements; Union member development has not met targets; The number of union officials is lacking and uneven; The post-arrangement organizational model still has some shortcomings. Download Leaders, former Party and State leaders attending the Congress Presenting the direction for the new term, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan emphasized that the draft Report identifies 10 groups of targets and 5 groups of key tasks and solutions. In particular, the top task is to improve the effectiveness of representation, care, and protection of the legitimate rights and interests of workers, considering this a consistent priority in direction and resource allocation. Accordingly, the union will continue to promote participation in developing policies and laws; expand dialogue and collective bargaining; Aiming to cover collective labor agreements at unionized enterprises. At the same time, focus on developing a team of legal consultants, improving the capacity to support workers, strengthening the prevention and resolution of labor disputes, and ensuring stable labor relations. Another focus is to build practical, long-term welfare programs for union members, especially disadvantaged and disadvantaged workers; Strengthen care for female workers, promote gender equality and care for children of workers. Labor safety and hygiene work continues to be implemented in the direction of risk prevention and building a safety culture in the workplace. In the task group of social management and supervision, the Trade Union continues to promote its role in participating in building and criticizing policies, strengthening inspection and supervision, and promoting the implementation of democracy in workplaces.i work; At the same time, promote emulation movements, encourage innovation, and improve labor productivity. Regarding propaganda and education, the trade union will continue to innovate content and methods in a modern directio
