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Viewing cable 00HANOI930, ILO PRESENCE IN VIETNAM AND EMBASSY WORKING ON COOPERATION WITH AFL-CIO

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00HANOI930 2000-05-04 09:27 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Hanoi
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


2000HANOI00930 - UNCLASSIFIED
 
 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ0846

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      EB-00    OIGO-02  UTED-00  H-01     TEDE-00  INR-00   IO-00    
      LAB-01   MOFM-04  MOF-03   NSAE-00  OIC-02   OPIC-01  OPM-01   
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FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9717
INFO AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY PRIORITY
UNCLAS HANOI 000930 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM R.SCHIFFER FOR EAP/BCLTV 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ELAB VM LABOR
SUBJECT:  ILO PRESENCE IN VIETNAM AND EMBASSY WORKING ON COOPERATION WITH AFL-CIO 
 
REF:  HANOI #0648 
 
1.  THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO) IS PRESENTLY 
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE MINISTRY OF LABOR (MOLISA) AND THE 
VIETNAMESE GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF LABOR (VGCL)  ON A 
NUMBER OF PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDE ESTABLISHING A WORKERS 
COMPENSATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM; A REVIEW OF 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 02        HANOI  00930  041025Z 
MONITORING OF WORKER STANDARDS IN THE WORKPLACE; 
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY;  PROVIDING TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE THROUGH TRAINING OF INSPECTORS; PROVIDING 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RELATING TO PROVIDING THE CONFEDERATION 
OF LABOR TRAINING IN NEGOTIATING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 
AGREEMENTS; REVIEW OF OVERTIME PROCEDURES; AND A NUMBER OF 
OTHER ISSUES NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS THE ILO PROJECT 
TOGETHER WITH UNDP TO IMPLEMENT VIETNAM'S LABOR LAW. THE ILO 
NOW MAINTAINS AN OFFICE HERE WITH THREE EXPERTS.  THIS 
SUMMER THE ILO PLANS TO UPGRADE ITS PRESENCE TO THAT OF A 
'RESIDENT OFFICE'.' 
 
2.   MADAME CU THI HAU, CHAIRWOMAN OF VGCL MADE A TOUR OF 
THE UNITED STATES MARCH 12-18.  WITH ROBERT SCHIFFER SENIOR 
ADVISOR TO THE AMBASSADOR SHE MET WITH BARBARA SHAILOR, 
DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT AND PHIL 
FISHMAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF THE AFL-CIO.  SHE ALSO MET WITH CONGRESSMAN 
GEORGE MILLER AND CONGRESSMAN SANDER LEVIN ON LABOR MATTERS. 
SHE THEN WENT TO NEW YORK TO MEET WITH THE EXECUTIVE 
COMMITTEE OF THE HOSPITAL WORKERS UNION 1199-SEIU, AFL-CIO. 
IN THOSE MEETINGS  AFL-CIO REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSSED THE 
PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO VIETNAM THROUGH THE 
ILO. 
 
3.  IN APRIL, VIETNAM'S MOLISA ORGANIZED A TWO DAY SEMINAR 
ON CHILD LABOR 'ENTITLED NATIONAL TRIPARTITE SEMINAR ON ILO 
CONVENTIONS 138 AND 182 ON CHILD LABOR.  THE SEMINAR WHICH 
DREW THE PARTICIPATION OF 30 DELEGATES FROM VARIOUS 
GOVERNMENT OFFICES, ILO. AND UNICEF FORMED PART OF A PROJECT 
ON ADDRESSING LABOR MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE LABOR LAW IN VIETNAM.  MOLISA 
VICE MINISTER DR. LE DUY DONG WAS QUOTED BY JOURNALIST, 'THE 
SEMINAR IS "THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE POSSIBILITY OF THE 
RATIFICATION'S OF THE CONVENTIONS BY VIETNAM." EMBASSY 
SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTED MOLISA FOR FURTHER DETAIL ON WHETHER 
AND WHEN VIETNAM MIGHT RATIFY THE TWO CONVENTIONS. MOLISA 
MUST MAKE A PROPOSAL TO THE PRESIDENT OF VIETNAM REGARDING 
RATIFICATION.  MOLISA IS STUDYING THE MERITS OF DONG SO. 
HOWEVER, THEY INDICATED THAT THE SEMINAR WAS AN INDICATION 
OF THE SERIOUSNESS WITH WHICH THEY ARE STUDYING THE ISSUES. 
 
4.  IN  A SEPARATE MEETING MR. SCHIFFER MET WITH OWEN 
HERRNSTADT VICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE 
MACHINISTS UNION AFL-CIO TO DISCUSS A JOINT AFL-CIO AND ILO 
PROGRAM. HERRNSTADT WHO HAS HAD AN IMPORTANT ROLE ON THE 
OPIC MONITORING TRIPS TO VIETNAM AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE 
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE OF THE AFL-CIO STATED BECAUSE OF ISSUES 
RELATING TO FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION THE AFL-CIO WOULD SUPPORT 
SOME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR VIETNAM BUT WOULD NOT WANT 
THIS  ASSISTANCE TO GO DIRECTLY THROUGH VGCL SINCE IT IS THE 
ONLY RECOGNIZED UNION IN VIETNAM . HE IS AWARE THERE HAVE 
BEEN MANY INDEPENDENT INFORMAL ASSOCIATIONS FORMING IN 
VIETNAM RELATED TO REPRESENTING WORKERS BUT THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT  HAS NOT FORMALLY RECOGNIZED THESE ASSOCIATIONS 
AS OFFICIAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.. 
 
5. THE US EMBASSY IS PRESENTLY WORKING WITH THE ILO ON A 
PROPOSAL TO SEND TO THE AFL-CIO .  THE AFL-CIO HAS 
PARTICIPATED IN TWO OPIC TRIPS RELATING TO WORKER RIGHTS 
ISSUES AND BOTH MR. FISHMAN AND MR. HERRNSTADT HAVE 
SEPARATELY VISITED VIETNAM SINCE THEN TO REVIEW WORKER 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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RIGHTS ISSUES; MR HERRNSDADT PLANS TO VISIT VIETNAM IN EARLY 
OCTOBER FOR  A FACT FINDING TRIP. 
HARTER 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED