THE GOVERNMENT
Decree No. 60/2013/ND-CP of June 19, 2013, detailing Clause 3, Article 63 of the Labor Code regarding the implementation of regulations on grassroots democracy at workplace
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the June 18, 2012 Labor Code;
At the proposal of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs,
The Government promulgates the Decree detailing Clause 3, Article 63 of the Labor Code regarding the implementation of regulations on grassroots democracy at workplace.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Decree provides the contents of regulations on grassroots democracy and forms of exercising democracy at workplace in enterprises, organizations, cooperatives, households and individuals that hire or employ employees under labor contracts (below collectively referred to as enterprises).
Article 2. Subjects of application
1. Employees defined in Clause 1, Article 3 of the Labor Code.
2. Employers defined in Clause 2, Article 3 of the Labor Code.
3. Representative organizations of grassroots-level employees’ collectives as defined in Clause 4, Article 3 of the Labor Code.
4. Agencies, organizations and individuals involved in the implementation of regulations on grassroots democracy at workplace as prescribed in this Decree.
Article 3. Interpretation of terms
In this Decree, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. Regulations on grassroots democracy at workplace means regulations on the rights and responsibilities of employees, employers and representative organizations of employees’ collectives, including the contents which employees are entitled to know, examine and supervise and on which they are entitled to give opinions and decide, and the forms of exercising grassroots democracy at workplace.
2. Dialogue at workplace means a direct discussion between the employer and employees or the representative organizations of employees’ collectives, aiming to share information and improve mutual understanding to assure the implementation of regulations on grassroots democracy at workplace.
3. Employee conference means a meeting annually organized by the employer with the participation of employees and the representative organization of grassroots-level employees’ collectives in order to exchange information and exercise democratic rights of employees.
