In Vietnam, labour laws, policies and practices are going through significant changes. A new labour code entered into force in January 2021
New policies put greater emphasis on social dialogue at the workplace, collective bargaining and diversified types of Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs)
Following allegation of corruption in a public health insurance company, a bipartite institution requested the Government to halt the annual increase on the health contribution;
It also requested the Government for the suspension in the rise of social security contributions.
The text contains important updates and simplification measures compared to the previous collective agreement, on categories, qualifications, organisation of work, and salaries.
This short paper provides interesting examples on how social partners have been able to include the informal sector during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.