Vietnam will face remarkable challenges in terms of employment, labour
relations and trade union activities when the country joins the
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) and the Vietnam-EU Free Trade
Agreement (EVFTA), experts said.
At a seminar in Ho
Chi Minh City on August 29, Vu Quang Tho, Director of the Vietnam
General Federation of Labour (VGCL)’s Institute of Worker and Trade
Union, said those free trade pacts contain many non-trade regulations
which require participating countries to adjust their policies and laws
on labour and trade union.
Participants agreed that the agreements will have a comprehensive impact on all sectors and economic activities.
Le Thanh Thuy from the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in HCM
City said while these agreements will greatly benefit Vietnam by
generating more jobs, improving the quality of human resources and
promting businesses to participate in environmental protection, the
unemployment rate may rise because many small enterprises with weak
competitiveness will be forced to dissolve.
In
addition, the pacts will facilitate the flow of labourers among
countries, which will bring fierce competition to the local workforce,
she said.
Delegates recommended that employment
centres should enhance their capacity and serve as a bridge to provide
useful information to employees and employers.
At the
same time, they emphasised the need to establish a forecast centre for
human resources and labour market, making it possible for businesses to
devise their operation strategies.-VNA