Information on the thesis "Strengthening Negotiation in Labor Relations in Foreign-Invested Enterprises (Case Study of Two Enterprises: D&S International Co., Ltd. and Brother Vietnam Co., Ltd.)" by graduate student Dong Thi Thuong Hien, majoring in Sociology.1. Student's Full Name: Dong Thi Thuong Hien 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: October 28, 1982 4. Place of Birth: Hai Duong 5. Decision No. 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated November 2, 2007, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: "Strengthening Negotiation in Labor Relations in Foreign-Invested Enterprises" (Case study of two enterprises: D&S International Co., Ltd. and Brother Vietnam Co., Ltd.) 8. Major: Sociology. Code: 60.31.30 9. Scientific Advisor: Dr. Truong An Quoc, Lecturer, Faculty of Sociology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities. 10. Summary of thesis results: The increasingly strong development of foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam has made significant contributions to the country's socio-economic development, creating many jobs and income for workers, while also raising many important issues regarding labor relations within enterprises. Besides the positive aspects, labor relations in foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam currently face many challenges. Increasingly, conflicts arise between foreign employers and Vietnamese workers, leading to labor disputes, collective work stoppages, and strikes. The causes of this situation stem from disputes over rights, interests, or both rights and interests between workers and employers. Labor relations in foreign-invested enterprises are becoming a sensitive and pressing issue in many localities. Formal actors in labor relations are making significant efforts to establish and strengthen a new process and system of labor relations capable of resolving conflicting interests between workers and employers in an orderly and systematic manner, through collective bargaining and social dialogue at various levels. Reforming labor relations through negotiation has been, is, and will continue to receive more attention and be more strongly promoted in the future because the actors in labor relations are more deeply aware of the importance of building a healthy, harmonious, stable, and progressive labor relations system and have begun or are planning to take positive steps to improve labor relations through negotiation. Paying more attention to the issue of strengthening negotiation in labor relations in foreign-invested areas within each province is also an important driving force for developing production and business, increasing labor productivity, bringing benefits to both sides, and creating social stability in general. Choosing to study the case of a Korean-invested enterprise (DS International Co., Ltd.) and a Japanese-invested enterprise (Brother Vietnam Industrial Co., Ltd.), this thesis truthfully reflects the reality of employment, wages, social insurance, and other working conditions of workers in the two aforementioned enterprises. It also clearly explores the desires and aspirations of the parties involved in labor relations from the perspective of the other party. The thesis also describes the current state of the relationship between the parties in labor relations; the negotiation methods/agreement mechanisms between the parties in labor relations to achieve harmony and stability in labor relations. Based on this, the thesis presents some predictions about the trends of labor relations in foreign-invested enterprises in the coming period. From the current situation of negotiation in labor relations in foreign-invested enterprises, the thesis offers some recommendations to the State, employers, employees, and trade unions to strengthen negotiation in labor relations in foreign-invested enterprises in order to build increasingly harmonious, stable, and progressive labor relations.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Dong Thi Thuong Hien 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: October 28th 2010 4. Place of birth: Hai Duong. 5. Admission decision number : 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH Dated on November 2th 2007 by the Headmaster of Hanoi National University of Humanity and Social Sciences. 6. Changes in academic process: no changes 7. Official thesis title: "Promoting collective bargaining in the industrial relations at foreign-invested enterprises" (Case studies: D&S International Ltd. Company and Brother Industries (Vietnam) Ltd. Company). 8. Major: Sociology Code: 60.31.30 9. Science supervisor: Dr. Truong An Quoc, Sociology Faculty - University of Humanity and Social Sciences. 10. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The strong growth of foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam has brought many important contributions to socio-economic development for our country, creating more jobs and income for workers, but also poses many labor relations issues that we need to concern. Besides the positive side, there are many problems that need to have satisfactory solutions through good labor relations in foreign investment capital enterprises. Many problems have arisen between the foreign employers and the Vietnamese workers, leading to labor disputes, collective work stoppage and strikes due to their rights and interests disputes. And labor relations in enterprises with foreign investment capital has become one of is becoming one of the most sensitive and hot issue in each locality. The official subjects of labor relations have made great efforts in building and strengthening labor relations' process system to be able to handle the new benefits through collective bargaining and social dialogue at different levels. The reform of labor relations through collective bargaining has been more awared and strongly promoted in the future by all subjects of labor labor relations because they already have a deeper sense about the importance of building a healthy, harmonious, stable, progressive relations system. They also have started or are planning to make positive moves to improve labor relations through collective bargaining. Giving proper attention to further enhance the bargaining issues in labor relations in foreign investment companies in each province is also an important driving force to develop production, improve labor productivity, benefiting both parties as well as social stability in general. The thesis is based on a case study research in a Korean invested enterprise (D&S International Ltd. Company) and a Japanese invested enterprise (Brother Industries (Vietnam) Ltd. Company). The thesis describes the real situation of employment, wages, social insurance and other working conditions of workers in the two enterprises mentioned above, and also confirms their wishes and aspirations of the owners in labor relations. The thesis also describes the current status of relations between entities in labor relations; the negotiating mechanisms agreed between the parties in labor relations to achieve harmonious and stable labor relations. On that basis, the thesis offers some predictions about trends in labor relations in foreign investment enterprises in the near future. Starting from the current status of negotiations in labor relations in enterprises with foreign investment, the thesis provides some recommendations to the government, the employers, workers and trade union organizations regarding ways to strengthen the labor relations in enterprises with foreign investment to develop more harmonious, stable and progressive labor relations.
