75% of total union dues are retained by the grassroots union.

On September 12, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) said it had instructed the Standing Committees of provincial and municipal Party Committees; the Standing Committees of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees of provinces and cities on financial and asset work of the Trade Union system according to Conclusion No. 183-KL/TU of the Politburo and the Secretariat, especially the issue of collecting trade union fees.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor surveyed and understood the labor and employment situation at Stanley Electric Vietnam Co., Ltd. Photo: Manh Quan

Notably, the provincial-level Labor Federation collects trade union fees from enterprises, public service units that do not receive 100% of their salaries from the state budget, cooperatives, cooperative unions, and other agencies, organizations, and units that employ workers according to the provisions of the Trade Union Law and relevant laws.

75% of the total union dues are retained by the grassroots union. Union dues are paid at the same time as social insurance at both the enterprise and the state management agency.

Agencies and units whose regular operating expenses are partially guaranteed by the state budget shall pay the trade union fee once a month at the same time as paying compulsory social insurance for employees through the state treasury where the agency or unit opens a transaction account.

Organizations and enterprises pay trade union fees once a month at the same time as paying compulsory social insurance for employees through the specialized collection account of the Vietnam Trade Union.

In places where there is a labor organization at the enterprise, the amount of Trade Union funds for the grassroots level is distributed to the labor organization at the enterprise according to the number of members of this organization participating in compulsory social insurance, the amount of contributions, and the total number of employees at the enterprise participating in compulsory social insurance.

Union dues are paid monthly by union members and collected by the grassroots union. The grassroots union is allowed to use 70% of the total union dues collected.

Regarding other sources of revenue, the Trade Union unit is allowed to retain and use 100% of other sources of revenue from cultural, sports and economic activities of the Trade Union; from projects assigned by the State; from legal aid and sponsorship from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals in accordance with the provisions of law.

At the same time, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor also requires that every year, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Federation of Labor reports to the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee at the provincial level on the trade union activities and tasks carried out by the Advisory and Support Committees, as a basis for developing the trade union financial expenditure estimate and synthesizing it into the trade union financial expenditure estimate of the Provincial Federation of Labor to report to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor for approval.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/75-tong-so-tien-cong-doan-phi-duoc-giu-lai-cong-doan-co-so-715812.html