President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Dang Ngoc Tung
and Acting US Trade Representative, Ambassador Demetrios Marantis,
discussed labour issues of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) during
their meeting in Hanoi on April 22.
The officials have shared
mutual concerns about TPP negotiation process which is underway. Tung
affirmed that the confederation supports Vietnam ’s participation in
the TPP.
They gave high evaluation on the two countries’ trade and investment over the past time.
Brunei , Chile , New Zealand and Singapore have joined the TPP
while the US , Australia , Peru , Vietnam , Malaysia , Mexico ,
Canada and Japan are negotiating for joining the agreement.-VNA