VCCI, FLA Sign Sustainable CSR Management Project
On April 11, 2012, Vice President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), Doan Duy Khuong, and President of the US Fair Labour Association (FLA), Auret Van Heerden, signed a deal for a project to improve the management of sustainable corporate social responsibilities (CSR) in Vietnam.
The project that will last two years is sponsored by the US Department of State via US FLA.
VCCI will work with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, and US FLA to run the project.
Under the agreement, US FLA will provide technical supports for 50 garment and footwear production facilities in six Vietnamese cities and provinces, namely Hanoi, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Dong Nai, Long An and Binh Duong.
The project will help experts to study the results and offer professional advice to Central and local policy-making agencies.
Luu Hiep