Open AccessCOMPETING WORKERS’ RIGHTS TO REPRESENT WORKERS AS VIET NAM JOINS FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS (CPTPP, EVFTA) – A CHALLENGE FROM VIET NAM’S TRADE UNIONS
Author(s) -
Nguyen Duc Huu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista de investigaciones universidad del quindio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2500-5782
pISSN - 1794-631X
DOI - 10.33975/riuq.vol33n2.568
Subject(s) - viet nam , vietnamese , foreign direct investment , international trade , free trade , business , international economics , trade barrier , economics , economy , linguistics , philosophy , macroeconomics
Economists expect that CPTPP, together with the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA), will bring enormous economic benefits to Vietnam, by increasing the price competitiveness of Vietnam’s exports in key markets and boosting foreign direct investment (FDI), promoting economic development and creating millions of jobs, including in small and medium-sized enterprises. More importantly, CPTPP will help facilitate domestic reforms in many areas and build an environment for a competitive economy. The purpose of this article is to clarify the impact of free trade agreements on Vietnamese trade unions, which are considered exclusive in representing workers throughout the territory of Viet Nam but will no longer play this role when Viet Nam joins next-generation trade agreements.