NEW VIETNAMESE LABOUR DECREE TIGHTENS CONTROLS FOR FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS

Foreign companies setting up production bases in Vietnam will have to take additional care when hiring staff because of a new labour law decree, a union official has told just-style.Dr Tran Thi Thanh Ha from the labour relations department of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour stressed that the new ‘Decree No 03/2014’, which came into force on March 15 (2014) would increase controls strengthened last year by another law (Decree No. 39/2013).She said: “The one in 2013 is for the government [labour ministry] inspecting department to control local and ...


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