Abstract
A survey of 69 foreign-invested enterprises in six industrial parks in southern Vietnam found that strikes occurred at all enterprises with the participation of the majority of employees. Strikes left negative impacts on production and business activities of enterprises as well as the sustainable development of industrial parks. The fundamental cause of illegal strikes was workers’ limited knowledge about strikes, the Labor Code, their rights and interests during strikes, low discipline, and mismatch between personal values and industrial working environment. Employees were also easily provoked when it comes to personal interests; as a result, they can cause chaos when provoked.
Highlights
In recent years, the situation of labor disputes and strikes in Vietnam has become more and more complicated
While the Vietnamese government has issued legal regulations on labor disputes and strikes, analysis of labor disputes and strikes shows that most strikes do not follow the established order and procedure
Before discussing our findings on the nature, causes and consequences of strikes in foreigninvestment enterprises in Vietnam, we presented statistics on the frequency of labor disputes and strikes in Vietnam collected in our previous research
Summary
The situation of labor disputes and strikes in Vietnam has become more and more complicated. It is worth mentioning that these strikes all occurred in foreign-invested enterprises This greatly affects the implementation of foreign projects in Vietnam, and the attraction of foreign direct investment in Vietnam (Nguyen Huu Dung, 2010). Some strikes have led to destruction, such as destroying corporate assets or violence. This is a problem that requires immediate actions. While the Vietnamese government has issued legal regulations on labor disputes and strikes, analysis of labor disputes and strikes shows that most strikes do not follow the established order and procedure. This situation hinders the effect of strikes to corporate owners, reducing their effectiveness
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