A majority of Government members at a session on September 15 agreed that the Labor Law draft would observe and heighten the rights of workers in line with international conventions.
It was decided that overtime should be kept at 200 hours per year, whereas a maximum of 300 hours per year should be spent for specialized sectors such as garments and textiles, footwear and seafood processing to assist development of these industries.
Cabinet members addressed issues relating to workplace environment and strikes, and discussed how to best represent employees of businesses where trade unions have not yet been established.
Regarding the draft law on handling of administrative violations, a two-fold increase of the fine was not strict enough to deter violators, Government members said, proposing that district-level People’s Courts should deal with administrative violations in the long-term, but for the time being, district-level administrative agencies should continue with this task.
A majority of Government members agreed that it was necessary to issue a law on advertisement to comprehensively manage advertising activities in the country.
Advertisement must be accurate, reflect the real quality of products and conform to the fine traditional culture and customs of the country, Prime Minister Dung emphasized, insisting that a strict punishment mechanism should be introduced to protect the health of consumers.
Government members also discussed draft laws on tobacco, water resources, higher education, money laundering control and deposit insurance.-