Vietnam: Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

Vietnam has introduced a new prohibition on importing goods produced through forced labor under Decree No. 292/2026/ND-CP, effective September 5, 2026. While the Ministry of Home Affairs has yet to publish implementing guidance, businesses face immediate legal exposure and must establish internal controls, supply-chain safeguards, and remediation procedures to manage forced-labor risks across their operations and commercial relationships.

Vietnam has introduced updated administrative sanctions affecting labor law, social insurance, and Vietnamese workers employed abroad on a contractual basis. Decree No. 283/2026/NĐ-CP, effective since September 10, 2026, establishes a new regulatory framework that requires careful review of foreign recruitment, secondments, training programs, and personnel structures.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has finalized a rule which will significantly modify the implementing regulations to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Vietnam, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

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Eliminate the provision that trained employees must have a higher social insurance contribution rate than untrained employees in Vietnam...

According to the current provisions of the Labor Code 2019, there is no specific regulation on whether the dismissal must be notified in advance or not. However, when the employer wants the employee...

Vietnamese employees of Vietnamese subsidiaries may hold shares of the foreign parent ("Parent") under a share incentive plan.