Grassroots unions are allowed to use 75% of total union fee revenue.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor has just issued a document providing guidance on financial and asset work of the trade union system according to Conclusion No. 183-KL/TW of the Politburo and Secretariat.

Accordingly, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor requests the Standing Committees of Provincial Party Committees, City Party Committees, and the Standing Committees of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees of provinces and cities to direct the Standing Committees of the Provincial Labor Confederations and related units to coordinate in implementing a number of contents on finance and assets of the provincial-level Trade Union system, Trade Unions of communes, wards, and special economic zones with the contents as in the instructions.

Notably, regarding the collection of trade union fees, the provincial-level Labor Federation collects trade union fees paid by enterprises, public service units that do not receive 100% of their salaries from the state budget, cooperatives, cooperative unions, and other agencies, organizations, and units that employ workers in accordance with the provisions of the Trade Union Law and relevant laws.

Agencies and units whose regular operating expenses are partially guaranteed by the state budget shall pay trade union fees once a month at the same time as paying compulsory social insurance for employees through the State Treasury where the agency or unit opens a transaction account.

Organizations and enterprises pay union fees once a month at the same time as paying compulsory social insurance for employees through the specialized collection account of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.

The grassroots trade union is entitled to use 75% of the total union fee revenue. In places where there is a labor organization in the enterprise, the union fee for the grassroots level is distributed to the labor organization in the enterprise according to the number of members of this organization participating in compulsory social insurance, the amount of contributions, and the total number of employees in the enterprise participating in compulsory social insurance.

Union dues are paid monthly by union members and collected by the grassroots union. The grassroots union is allowed to use 70% of the total union dues collected.

Regarding other sources of revenue, the trade union unit is allowed to retain and use 100% of other sources of revenue from cultural, sports and economic activities of the trade union; from projects assigned by the state; from legal aid and sponsorship from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals in accordance with the law.

Regarding trade union financial expenditures used for tasks according to Clause 2, Article 31 of the Trade Union Law 2024 and regulations of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.

In particular, the Commune Trade Union is allowed to apply financial expenditures in Decision No. 4290/QD-TLĐ dated March 1, 2022 of the Presidium of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor regulating revenue, expenditure, financial and asset management at grassroots Trade Unions. For trade union activities assigned by the Provincial Federation of Labor, the Commune Trade Union shall make expenditures according to the budget assigned by the province from the trade union financial source.

According to nhandan.vn

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/xa-hoi/202509/cong-doan-co-so-duoc-su-dung-75-tong-so-thu-kinh-phi-cong-doan-02c4183/