THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, WAR INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 14/2003/TT-BLDTBXH
Hanoi, May 30, 2003
 CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF DECREE No. 114/2002/ND-CP OF DECEMBER 31, 2002 ON WAGES OF LABORERS WORKING IN FOREIGN-INVESTED ENTERPRISES AND FOREIGN OR INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN VIETNAM
In furtherance of the Governments Decree No. 114/2002/ND-CP of December 31, 2002 detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Labor Code on wages, after consulting with the concerned ministries and branches, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs hereby provides guidance on wages of laborers working in foreign-invested enterprises and foreign or international agencies and organizations in Vietnam as follows:
I. SUBJECTS AND SCOPE OF APPLICATION
The subjects and scope of application of wages under the provisions of this Circular are laborers working according to the labor contract regime in the following organizations:
1. Enterprises established and operating under the Law on Foreign Investment in Vietnam;
2. Joint-venture banks with foreign partners, branches of joint-venture banks with foreign partners, joint-venture credit institutions, credit institutions with 100% foreign capital operating in Vietnam;
3. Foreign contractors (principal contractors and subcontractors) undertaking contracts for projects in Vietnam;
4. Foreign diplomatic missions, consulates, representation agencies of international organizations within the United Nations system, regional and sub-regional organizations which employ laborers, unless otherwise provided for by the international agreements which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam