Decree No. 20/ND stipulates the tasks and powers of inter-zone Labor Departments and Labor Offices within provinces to oversee the implementation of labor regulations, resolve disputes between employers and workers, mobilize manpower for production, and organize employment. This document applies during the anti-French resistance period.
Scope of application
Inter-zone Labor Departments and Provincial Labor Offices
Key points
- Inter-zone Labor Departments have the duty to oversee the implementation of labor regulations and propose reforms to labor regulations (Article 1).
- Labor Offices within the province must mediate disputes between employers and workers and mobilize manpower for production (Article 2).
- The Director of the Labor Department and the Head of the Labor Office must take an oath not to disclose manufacturing secrets and professional organization methods before assuming their positions (Article 4).
- Expenditures for Departments, Offices, and administrative commissioners responsible for labor are included in the budget of the Ministry of Labor (Article 5).
- The Chief of the Ministry of Labor's Office, Directors, Heads of Offices, and wartime administrative commissioners responsible for labor are entrusted with implementing this decree.
🌐 Social impact of this document
- Strengthen state management over labor during the resistance period.
- Reduce disputes between employers and workers through dispute mediation.
- Mobilize human resources for production, contributing to national economic development.
- Establish a strict labor management system during the resistance period.
❓ Frequently asked questions
What are the duties of the inter-zone Labor Department?
The inter-zone Labor Department has the duty to oversee the implementation of labor regulations, propose reforms to labor regulations, and resolve disputes between employers and workers (Article 1).
What are the duties of the Labor Office within the province?
Labor Offices within the province must mediate disputes between employers and workers and mobilize manpower for production (Article 2).
What responsibilities does the Director of the Labor Department have?
Before assuming office, the Director of the Labor Department must take an oath not to disclose manufacturing secrets and professional organization methods (Article 4).
Are expenditures for Departments, Offices, and administrative commissioners responsible for labor included in the budget of the Ministry of Labor?
These expenditures are included in the budget of the Ministry of Labor (Article 5).
Who is entrusted with implementing this decree?
The Chief of the Ministry of Labor's Office, Directors, Heads of Offices, and wartime administrative commissioners responsible for labor are entrusted with implementing this decree (Article 6).
Full text
DECREE OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOR
DEFINING THE TASKS AND POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND BUREAUX OF LABOR
THE MINISTER OF LABOR
Pursuant to Decree No. 226/SL dated November 28, 1946, organizing the Ministry of Labor in the current Government;
Pursuant to Decree No. 29/SL dated March 12, 1947, regulating the worker system throughout Vietnam;
Pursuant to Decree No. 169/SL dated April 14, 1948, reorganizing labor agencies;
DECREE:
Article 1. - The Department of Labor in the Anti-French Resistance Zone has the following tasks:
Within the Anti-French Resistance Zone
- Supervising the implementation of labor laws and workers' regulations,
- Proposing reforms to labor laws,
- Resolving and mediating disputes between employers and workers,
- Directing and supervising labor agencies and dependent personnel,
- Collecting data on labor conditions (employment, living conditions of workers, struggles, demands, production, etc...),
- Organizing employment for families of soldier workers and specialized workers leaving enemy-controlled areas,
- Mobilizing manpower for production sectors,
- Collecting data, researching living costs to submit to the Minimum Wage Council and Maximum Worker Price Council,
- Assisting the Anti-French Resistance Committee in the zone with professional matters, issuing resolutions on all labor issues that do not conflict with directives from the Ministry and implementing such resolutions.
- Implementing plans and directives of the Ministry in enemy-controlled areas.
Article 2. - The Bureau of Labor has the following tasks:
Within the province
- Supervising the implementation of labor laws,
- Mediating disputes arising between employers and workers,
- Mobilizing manpower for production sectors,
- Organizing competitions, encouraging, rewarding, and motivating workers to actively produce,
- Implementing directives from superiors regarding workers in temporarily enemy-controlled areas.
Where there is no Bureau of Labor, a member of the Provincial Anti-French Resistance Administrative Committee will be responsible for labor affairs and perform the duties of a provincial Bureau of Labor.
The labor-responsible member will be appointed by the Minister of Labor's decree upon the recommendation of the Provincial Anti-French Resistance Administrative Committee.
Article 3. - The control and communication between labor departments and bureaus with equivalent administrative resistance committees, during peacetime or when war disrupts contact with superiors, shall follow the general format established for Anti-French Resistance Administrative Committees and specialized departments.
Article 4. - Before assuming their duties, directors, bureau chiefs, or administrative resistance committee members responsible for labor, who are authorized by the Ministry to supervise the implementation of labor laws, must swear not to disclose manufacturing secrets and professional organization methods they become aware of while performing their duties.
The Director of the Department of Labor will swear before the Chairman of the Anti-French Resistance Administrative Committee in the zone, while bureau chiefs and administrative resistance committee members responsible for labor will swear before the Chairman of the Provincial Anti-French Resistance Administrative Committee.
Article 5. - Expenditures of the departments, bureaus, and administrative resistance committee members responsible for labor will be included in the Ministry of Labor's budget.
Article 6. - The Chief of the Office of the Ministry of Labor, Directors, Bureau Chiefs, and administrative resistance committee members responsible for labor, are entrusted with enforcing this decree./.
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