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VNM-2012-L-91650
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Labour Code (10/2012/QH13).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Viet Nam
Subjects (Classification)
Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Adopted on (Date of text)
2012-06-18
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Bô luât Lao Dông
Abstract/Citation
CHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (articles 1-8)
CHAPTER II - EMPLOYMENT (articles 9-14)
CHAPTER III - LABOUR CONTRACTS
Section 1. Entry into Labour Contracts (articles 15-29)
Section 2. Performance of Labour Contracts (articles 30-34)
Section 3. Modification, Supplementation and Termination of Labour Contracts (articles 35-49)
Section 4. Invalid Labour Contracts (articles 50-52)
Section 5. Labour Lease (articles 53-58)
CHAPTER IV - APPRENTICESHIP, TRAINING AND RETRAINING FOR VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION AND SKILL IMPROVEMENT (articles 59-62)
CHAPTER V - DIALOGUE AT WORKPLACE, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, COLLECTIVE LABOUR AGREEMENTS
Section 1. Dialogue at Workplace (articles 63-65)
Section 2. Collective Bargaining (articles 66-72)
Section 3. Collective Labour Agreement (articles 73-82)
Section 4. Enterprise-Level Collective Labour Agreement (articles 83-86)
Section 5. Sectoral-Level Collective Labour Agreements (articles 87-89)
CHAPTER VI - WAGES (articles 90-103)
CHAPTER VII - WORKING TIME AND REST TIME
Section 1. Working Time (articles 104-107)
Section 2. Rest Time (articles 108-114)
Section 3. Public Holidays, Personal Leave and Unpaid Leave (articles 115-116)
Section 4. Working Time and Rest Time For People Doing Special Jobs (article 117)
CHAPTER VIII - LABOUR DISCIPLINE AND MATERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 1. Labour Discipline (articles 118-129)
Section 2 - Material Responsibilities (articles 130-132)
CHAPTER IX - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
Section 1. General Provisions on Occupational Safety and Health (articles 133-138)
Section 2. Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases (articles 139-146)
Section 3. Prevention of Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases (articles 147-152)
CHAPTER X - SEPARATE PROVISIONS FOR FEMALE EMPLOYEES (articles 153-160)
CHAPTER XI - SEPARATE PROVISIONS FOR CHILD LABOUR AND OTHER TYPES OF EMPLOYEES
Section 1. Child Labour (articles 161-164)
Section 2. Older Workers (articles 166-167)
Section 3. Vietnamese Employees Working Abroad, Employees of Foreign Organizations and Individuals in Vietnam, Foreign Employees Working in Vietnam (articles 168-175)
Section 4. Workers with Disabilities (articles 176-178)
Section 5. Domestic Workers (articles 179-183)
Section 6. Other Types of Employees (articles 184-185)
CHAPTER XII - SOCIAL INSURANCE (articles 186-187)
CHAPTER XIII - TRADE UNIONS (articles 188-193)
CHAPTER XIV - SETTLEMENT OF LABOUR DISPUTES
Section 1. General Provisions on Settlement of Labour Disputes (articles 194-199)
Section 2. Competence and Process for Settlement of Labour Disputes (articles 200-202)
Section 3. Competence and Process for Settlement of Collective Labour Disputes (articles 203-208)
Section 4. Strikes and Strikes Settlement (articles 209-222)
Section 5. Courts to Consider the Legitimacy of a Strike (articles 223-234)
CHAPTER XV - STATE MANAGEMENT OF LABOUR (articles 235-236)
CHAPTER XVI - LABOUR INSPECTION, HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS OF LABOUR LAW (articles 237-239)
CHAPTER XVII - IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS (articles 240-242)
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2013-05-01
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2013-06-10 (VNM-2013-M-94440)
Circular No. 08/2013/TT-BLDTBXH of 10 June 2013, guiding the Government's Decree No. 46/2013/ND-CP of May 10, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code regarding labour disputes.
Implementing text(s)
2013-06-19 (VNM-2013-R-94441)
Decree No. 60/2013/ND-CP of June 19, 2013 detailing clause 3, Article 63 of the Labour Code regarding the implementation of regulations on grassroots democracy at workplace.
Implementing text(s)
2013-05-08 (VNM-2013-R-94442)
Decree No. 41/2013/ND-CP of May 8, 2013, detailing the implementation of the Labour Code's Article 220 on the list of employing units in which strikes are prohibited and settlement of demands of employees' collectives in these units.
Implementing text(s)
2013-05-10 (VNM-2013-R-94445)
Decree No. 45/2013/ND-CP of May 10, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code on working time, rest time and occupational safety and health.
Implementing text(s)
2013-05-10 (VNM-2013-R-94446)
Decree No. 46/2013/ND-CP of May 10, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code regarding labour disputes.
Implementing text(s)
2013-05-10 (VNM-2013-R-94447)
Decree No. 44/2013/ND-CP of May 10, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code regarding labour contracts.
Implementing text(s)
2013-05-14 (VNM-2013-R-94448)
Decree No. 49/2013/ND-CP of May 10, 2013, detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code regarding wages.
Implementing text(s)
2013-05-14 (VNM-2013-R-94449)
Decree No. 50/2013/ND-CP of May 14 2013, providing for labour management, wages and bonuses for employees of State owned limited liability companies.
Implementing text(s)
2013-05-22 (VNM-2013-R-94450)
Decree No. 55/2013/ND-CP of May 22, 2013, detailing the implementation of Clause 3, Article 54 of the Labour Code regarding the the supply of hired labour, payment of deposits and the list of jobs permitted for hired workers.
Implementing text(s)
2013-06-11 (VNM-2013-L-94586)
Circular No. 11/2013/TT-BLDTBXH promulgating the list of light tasks permitted for persons under 15 years old.
Implementing text(s)
2013-06-10 (VNM-2013-M-94648)
Circular No. 10/2013/TT-BLDTBXH promulgating the list of jobs and workplaces prohibited to young workers.
Implementing text(s)
2014-05-26 (VNM-2014-R-97021)
Decree No. 54/2014/ND-CP concerning consultation between State Administrative Agencies and representative organizations of workers and employers in the formulation of labour policies, law and labour relations.
Implementing text(s)
2013-08-22 (VNM-2013-R-97028)
Decree No. 95/2013/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on labour, social insurance and overseas manpower supply.
Implementing text(s)
2013-09-05 (VNM-2013-R-97039)
Decree No. 102/2013/ND-CP regulating the implementation of some articles of the Labour Code concerning foreign workers working in Vietnam.
Implementing text(s)
2013-09-27 (VNM-2013-M-97041)
Joint Circular No. 28/2013/TTLT-BYT-BLDTBXH concerning the percentage of bodily damage caused by occupational injuries, diseases and disabilities.
Implementing text(s)
2013-10-18 (VNM-2013-M-97043)
Circular No. 27/2013/TTBLDTBXH regulating occupational health and safety training.
Implementing text(s)
2013-10-18 (VNM-2013-M-97046)
Circular No. 25/2013/TT-BLDTBXH Guiding the implementation of the regime of allowances to employees working in dangerous and hazardous conditions.
Implementing text(s)
2013-10-18 (VNM-2013-M-97047)
Circular No. 26/2013/TT-BLDTBXH promulgating the categories of jobs in which women are not to be employed.
Implementing text(s)
2013-11-14 (VNM-2014-R-97052)
Decree No. 182/2013/ ND-CP stipulating the minimum wage for employees working in enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups, farms, households, individuals, agencies and organizations that hire workers.
Implementing text(s)
2014-01-16 (VNM-2014-R-97059)
Decree No. 03/2014/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Labour Code on employment.
Implementing text(s)
2014-02-14 (VNM-2014-M-97060)
Circular No. 04/2014/TTBLDTBXH containing Guidelines to implement measures for the wearing of personal protective equipment.
Implementing text(s)
2014-04-07 (VNM-2014-R-97061)
Decree No. 27/2014/ND-CP Regulating a number of articles of the Labour Code concerning Domestic Servants.
Implementing text(s)
2014-07-28 (VNM-2014-R-97063)
Decree No. 75/2014/ND-CP detailing the implementation of some articles of the Labour Code regarding the recruitment and management of Vietnamese employees Vietnam working for foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam.
Implementing text(s)
2015-01-12 (VNM-2015-R-99190)
Decree No. 05/2015/ND-CP detailing and guiding a number of provisions of the Labour Code.
Implementing text(s)
2013-12-24 (VNM-2013-R-99792)
Circular No 44/2013/TT-BYT dated December 24th, 2013 on the addition of occupational diseases resulting from Talc pneumoconiosis to the list of insured occupational diseases; guidance on standardized diagnosis and examination.
Implementing text(s)
2013-05-06 (VNM-2013-R-99793)
Circular No. 14/2013/TT-BYT guiding medical examinations.
Implementing text(s)
2015-10-01 (VNM-2015-R-100428)
Decree 85/2015 / ND-CP stipulating in detail a number of articles of the Labour Code on the labour policy for women.
Implementing text(s)
2014-11-11 (VNM-2014-R-100437)
Decree No. 103/2014/ND-CP stipulating the minimum wage for employees working in enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups, farms, households, individuals, agencies and organizations that hire workers.
Implementing text(s)
2016-11-14 (VNM-2016-R-103512)
Decree No. 153/2016/ND-CP prescribing the regional minimum wage rates for employees working under employment contracts.
Implementing text(s)
2016-06-13 (VNM-2016-R-103515)
Decree No. 53/2016/ND-CP regulations on management of employees, salaries, remuneration and bonuses of joint-stock Companies.
Implementing text(s)
2016-06-13 (VNM-2016-R-103516)
Decree No. 52/2016/ND-CP dated 13 June 2016 of the Government providing for wages, remunerations and bonuses for managers of wholly state-owned one-member limited liability companies.
Implementing text(s)
2016-01-13 (VNM-2016-L-103517)
Decree No. 51/2016/ND-CP dated 13 June 2016 of the Government providing labor management, wages and bonuses for employees of wholly state-owned one-member limited liability companies.
Implementing text(s)
2016-05-15 (VNM-2016-R-103519)
Decree No. 39/2016/ND-CP detailing the implementation of some articles of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health.
Implementing text(s)
2016-02-03 (VNM-2016-R-103523)
Decree No. 11/2016/ND-CP stipulating in detail the implementation of some articles of the Labour Code for foreign laborers working in Vietnam.
Implementing text(s)
2017-12-07 (VNM-2017-R-106774)
Decree No. 141/2017/ND-CP prescribing the regional minimum wage rates for employees working under employment contracts.
Implementing text(s)
2016-01-06 (VNM-2016-M-107844)
Decision No. 05/QD-TTg on Approval of the National Programme for Occupational Safety and Health from 2016 to 2020.
Implementing text(s)
2014-05-26 (VNM-2014-R-107849)
Decree No. 53/2014/ND-CP on Regulating the Consultation by State Management Agencies with Organizations Representing Employees and Employers in the Formulation of Policies, Law on Labour and Industrial Relation Issues.
Implementing text(s)
2015-06-05 (VNM-2015-M-107851)
Circular No. 21/2015/TT-BGTVT of 5 June 2015 prescribing the working time and rest time for employees working in the special conditions of railway transportation.
Implementing text(s)
2015-12-16 (VNM-2015-M-107852)
Circular No. 54/2015/TT-BLDTBXH of 16 December 2015 guiding the working hours, rest hours applicable to employees on seasonal production work and processing of goods under orders.
Implementing text(s)
2019-11-15 (VNM-2019-R-113844)
Decree No. 90/2019/ND-CP on stipulating region-based minimum wages applied to employees working under labour contracts.
Implementing text(s)
2020-03-01 (VNM-2020-R-113847)
Decree No. 28/2020/ND-CP on administrative penalties for violations arising from labour, social insurance and sending Vietnamese workers abroad under contracts.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1994-06-23 (VNM-1994-L-38229)
Labour Code of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
Repealed text(s)
2003-01-01 (VNM-2003-L-70836)
Law on Amendments of and Additions to a Number of Articles of the Labour Code (Law 35-2002-QH10).
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2019-11-20 (VNM-2019-L-110469)
Labour Code (No. 45/2019/QH14).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Electronic Government Portal, Cong Thông Tin Diên Tu
Publisher
http://congbao.chinhphu.vn
Country
Viet Nam
URL
http://congbao.chinhphu.vn
File
VNM91650 Vnm.pdf (PDF of Law in Vietnamese)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Printed separately
Author
International Cooperation Department
Publisher
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
Country
Viet Nam
Date
2014
File
F224084256/VNM91650.pdf (PDF of Code in English)
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette, the English Translation of Công Báo
Date
2012-08
Number
Issues Nos. 01-03
Page range
pp. 4-78