GUIDANCE

WELFARE PAYMENTS FOR CARE FOR UNIONISTS AND EMPLOYEES IN CELEBRATION OF VIETNAMESE TET - 2022

- Pursuant to the Plan No. 146/KH-TLD dated October 27, 2021 of the Presidium of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, regarding the implementation of welfare measures for unionists and employees on 2022 Vietnamese Tet;

- Pursuant to the relevant decisions of the Presidium of the Vietnam General Federation of Labour;

Vietnam General Federation of Labour herein provides instructions for implementation of welfare payment measures for unionists and employees in 2022 Vietnamese Tet holidays as follows:

1. Confederations of Labor of provinces and cities; Central and equivalent-level trade unions; trade unions of incorporations under the General Federation shall guide subordinate trade unions to estimate costs and expenses for care and support for union members and employees; submit the final cost estimate for care and support for union members and employees to the General Federation (via the Finance Department) before November 15, 2021 (according to Appendix No. 01 AND Appendix No. 02 enclosed herewith) , specifically as follows:

a) Non-state businesses and public service providers that pay trade union dues

- For grassroots trade unions: Request each grassroots trade union to determine the accumulated amount of trade union fund till September 30, 2021; estimate revenue and expenditure by December 31, 2021; use payment types and amounts specified in the Plan No. 146/KH-TLD (the number of union members and employees x 300,000 VND/person) as a reference to make an estimate of welfare payments for care of union members and employees. Where any grassroots trade union cannot have available funding for welfare payments, it shall report to the immediately superior trade union to seek its approval to use the accumulated fund of the immediately superior trade union. Where the immediately superior trade union fails to do so, a report shall be submitted to the Federation of Labor in a province or city; the central or equivalent-level Federation of Labor; the Incorporation’s Trade Union under the General Federation to seek its approval for additional fund allocations. Where the Federation of Labor in a province or city; the central or equivalent-level Federation of Labor; the Incorporation’s Trade Union under the General Federation fails to provide additional fund allocations, a report shall be submitted to the General Federation to seek its financial support.

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b) For state-owned public service providers

- The grassroots trade union shall actively make funding available for use to pay for care of trade union members and employees.

- The grassroots trade union shall, based on the financial capability of its workplace, identify the union members and employees who are in hardship to decide to spend the amount of 300,000 VND/person. Where it cannot have available funding for such welfare payments, it shall report to the immediately superior trade union to seek its approval to use the accumulated trade union fund of the immediately superior trade union. Where the immediately superior trade union fails to do so, a report shall be submitted to the Federation of Labor in a province or city; the central or equivalent-level Federation of Labor; the Incorporation’s Trade Union under the General Federation to seek its approval for additional fund allocations. Where the Federation of Labor in a province or city; the central or equivalent-level Federation of Labor; the Incorporation’s Trade Union under the General Federation fails to provide additional fund allocations, a report shall be submitted to the General Federation to seek its financial support.

2. In addition caring for union members and employees according to the Plan No. 146/KH-TLD dated October 27, 2021 of the General Confederation, trade unions at all levels shall balance their revenue and expenditure to ensure financial autonomy to give financial support to union members and employees according to current regulations of the General Federation of Vietnam for goodwill visits and allowances (Decision No. 1910/QD-TLD dated December 19, 2016; Decision No. 1911/QD-TLD dated December 19, 2016; ...) and the decisions of the General Federation related to the Covid-19 epidemic that remain valid. Where it is necessary to use the accumulated trade union fund, the superior federation of labor shall be reported to seek an approval decision.

3. After implementing the Plan No. 146/KH-TLD dated October 27, 2021 of the General Federation, if a grassroots trade union’s fund is left, the extra spending to care for union members and employees under the Decision 1910/QD-TLD dated December 19, 2016 may be decided by the Executive Committee of that grassroots trade union.

4. Financial accounts or reports on welfare payments for care for trade union members and employees must be publicly accessible, transparent and ensure that these payments are correct or given to right beneficiaries in accordance with current regulations of the Government and the General Federation.

The aforesaid is the instructions on welfare payments for trade union members and employees in celebration of 2022 Vietnamese Tet. The Executive Committees/ the In-charge Committees of trade unions at all levels shall strictly comply. In the course of implementation hereof, if there is any query or issue, such query or issue must be reported to the General Federation (via Finance Department) for clearer explanation and further guidance./.

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Hướng dẫn 39/HD-TLĐ năm 2021 về chi chăm lo cho đoàn viên, người lao động nhân dịp Tết Nguyên đán Nhâm Dần - 2022 do Tổng Liên đoàn lao động Việt Nam ban hành