Vietnam - Ruling against striking workers

In May 2019, an appeals court in Long An Province, also in the Mekong Delta, made an important ruling regarding a strike that occurred at Giay Hung Nghiep, a Chinese-owned shoe factory back in August 2017. At the end of 2018, a district court had ruled that the company had illegally sacked nine workers for taking part in a half-day strike, which involved 28 workers demanding overtime, long-service payments, and skill bonuses. While noting that the strike had been illegal, the court ruled in favour of the workers, declaring that company’s illegal dismissals were much more serious than a half-day strike, and ordered the company to pay substantial compensation. The company appealed, and on 22 May 2019 the Long An provincial court overturned the ruling, stating that the workers had caused serious and substantial damage to the company, and had fomented disorder which threatened the safety of other workers and investors.

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