THE GOVERNMENT
 
No. 98/2014/ND-CP
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
Hanoi, October 24, 2014
 
DECREE
Providing the establishment of political organizations and
socio-political organizations at enterprises of
all economic sectors
 
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 29, 2005 Enterprise Law;
Pursuant to the November 29, 2005 Investment Law;
Pursuant to the June 8, 2012 Labor Code;
Pursuant to the June 20, 2012 Law on Trade Unions;
Pursuant to the November 20, 2012 Cooperative Law;
Pursuant to the November 29, 2005 Youth Law;
Pursuant to the October 18, 2005 Ordinance on War Veterans;
At the proposal of the Minister of Home Affairs,
The Government promulgates the Decree providing the establishment of political organizations and socio-political organizations at enterprises of all economic sectors.
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Decree provides the establishment of organizations of the Communist Party of Vietnam (below referred to as Party organizations) and socio-political organizations (including Vietnam Trade Union, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Vietnam War Veterans’ Association) at enterprises of all economic sectors; and responsibilities of agencies, organizations and enterprises to create conditions for workers who have the demand or wish to establish and join these organizations when the prescribed conditions are fully met.
Article 2. Subjects of application
1. Limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, partnerships and private enterprises, including limited liability companies and joint-stock companies transformed from wholly state-owned enterprises, enterprises of Party organizations and socio-political organizations, and foreign-invested enterprises.
2. Foreign-invested enterprises not re-registered under the Government’s Decree No. 101/2006/ND-CP of September 21, 2006, on re-registration, transformation, and registration for renewal of investment certificates, of foreign-invested enterprises under the Enterprise Law and Investment Law.
3. Cooperatives.
4. Managers and workers at enterprises of the types mentioned in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article.
The subjects mentioned in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article are below collectively referred to as enterprises of all economic sectors.
Article 3. Establishment principles and conditions
1. Party and socio-political organizations at enterprises shall operate within the framework of the Constitution and laws, under the Party Statute and statutes of socio-political organizations, and in accordance with law.