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[Labor] Amendments to laws and regulations regarding the distribution of union membership fees to labor unions

2023/11/16

On October 16, 2023, the Confederation of Labor issued Decision 8108/QD-TLD on the allocation of membership fees* to trade unions at all levels. This applies to companies with internal labor unions and is effective from fiscal year 2023 (January 1, 2023). Details are as below.

・70% of the union membership fee paid can be managed and used by the company’s labor union (old regulation: 60% of the union membership fee paid)
・30% of the union membership fee paid can be managed and used by the upper labor union (old regulation: 40% of the union membership fee paid)
*The union membership fee is paid by union members if there is an in-house labor union.

For details regarding this law, we recommend that in-house labor unions check with their local superior labor unions.

References:
・Decision 8108/QD-TLD
・Decision 4290/QD-TLD

*This article was translated by Yarakuzen.