The Role of Government in Promoting Harmonious, Stable and Progressive Industrial Relation in Vietnam

Abstract

The government is an essential partner in the 3-party mechanism of industrial relations in Vietnam, coordinating and facilitating the effective operation of representative organizations and employers' representative organizations. Simultaneously, through the tripartite dialogue mechanism at national and provincial levels, it promptly resolves recommendations from employers and employees, thereby promoting industrial relation development. However, the current model of government management organization on industrial relation from the central to local levels is not consistent; Government management functions on labor and industrial relations are still dispersed; The force for the government management of labor and industrial relations is still thin, the capacity of the staff has not met the requirements. Therefore, the article describes the role of government in industrial relations in Vietnam, thereby offers some solutions to enhance the role of the government in promoting harmonious industrial relations, stable and progressive in Vietnam