Vietnam Joins ILO Convention on Forced Labor
Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet signed Monday a document for the country's accession to an International Labor Organization (ILO) convention on eliminating forced and compulsory labor.
The convention, adopted by the ILO General Conference in 1930, stipulates that each member ratifying this convention has to adopt measures to eradicate forced or compulsory labor in all forms in the shortest possible period.
The accession is expected not only to create harmonious labor relations in Vietnam but also help the country implement its WTO and US bilateral trade agreement commitments.
One hundred seventy of the ILO’s 178 members, including nine ASEAN member-countries, have joined the convention.
Source: VNA
