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Vietnamese Labour Code 23 June 1994 (as amended 2 April 2002), effective 1 January 2003

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Independence - Freedom - Happiness

Hanoi, 23 June 1994

(as amended 2 April 2002) 1

LABOUR CODE

OF

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Labour is the most important activity of a human being creating both material

products and social values. High labour productivity, quality and efficiency are

significant factors which determine the level of development of a country.

By regulating the rights and obligations of employees and employers, labour

standards, and labour utilization and management principles, the labour laws

contribute to increased production, and thereby play an important role in society

and in the legal system of the nation.

Inheriting and developing the labour laws of Vietnam since the August

Revolution of 1945, this Code institutionalizes the "renovation" policy of the

Communist Party of Vietnam and provides for detailed implementation of the

provisions of the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on

labour, and its utilization and management.

The Labour Code protects the right to work, benefits, and other rights of

employees and, at the same time, protects the legal rights and benefits of

employers, thereby creating conditions for harmonious and stable labour

relations, contributing to the development of the creativity and talents of

intellectual and manual workers and of labour managers in order to achieve

productivity, quality and social advancement in labour, production, and services,

effective utilization and management of labour, and contributing to

industrialization and modernization of the country, for a wealthy and strong

country, and a fair and civilized society.

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As amended by Law 35-2002-QH10 on Amendment of and Addition to a Number of Articles of

the Labour Code passed by Legislature X of the National Assembly at its 11th Session on 2

April 2002,...