Not Yet a Workers’ Paradise

Vietnam’s Suppression of the Independent Workers’ Movement

Map of Vietnam..

I. Introduction: The Crackdown on Labor Activists

2006: False opening

Formation of independent unions

Union activists arrested

Summary of recommendations

II. Restrictions on Labor Rights in Vietnam

Restrictions on freedom of association

Restrictions on strikes

Wages and working conditions

III. Trade Unionists Arbitrarily Arrested, Detained, or Imprisoned Since 2006..

Huynh Viet Lang

Doan Huy Chuong (aka Nguyen Tan Hoanh)

Tran Thi Le Hong (aka Tran Thi Le Hang; Nguyen Thi Le Hong)

Doan Van Dien

Nguyen Thi Tuyet

Ly Van Sy

Nguyen Tuan

Le Ba Triet

Tran Quoc Hien

Le Thi Cong Nhan

Tran Khai Thanh Thuy

Nguyen Khac Toan

Le Tri Tue

IV. Recommendations

To the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:

To Vietnam’s international donors and trading partners, including Japan, the European Union, and the United States:

To the International Labor Organization:

To foreign companies investing in enterprises in Vietnam:

To the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN):

To the Royal Government of Cambodia: