Đinh Thị Chiến

Ths, Khoa Luật Dân sự, Trường Đại học Luật TP. Hồ Chí Minh (Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Nguyễn Khánh Phương

Ths, Khoa Luật, Trường Đại học Kinh tế TP. Hồ Chí Minh (Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

One of Vietnam's key labour commitments when becoming one of members of the new-generation free trade agreements such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is to eliminate all forms of forced labour as stipulated in ILO Conventions No. 29 and 105. The implementation of this commitment is an important requirement not only to protect the basic rights of employees, but also to help Vietnamese enterprises stand out in the global stage, and concurrently to contribute to plant a seed for the sustainable development and integration of Vietnam. The paper will analyze the criteria for identifying forced labour according to ILO conventions and suggestions, assess Vietnamese regulations on forced labour; analyze the causes and the current problems of forced labour in reality; on this basis, some recommendations will also provided to ensure the implementation of the commitment to eliminate laborers in Vietnam.

Key words:  Forced labour,  Convention  29, Convention 105, new-generation free trade agreement