Duong Thi Thanh Xuan's scientific contributions

In Vietnam, social labor productivity is an indicator of the National Statistical Indicator System (specified in the Law on Statistics), which is calculated by the average GDP per employed worker per year. Research results show that in the 2016-2020 period, labor productivity of the whole economy has improved markedly, with an average increase of 5.78%/year in the 2016-2020 period. However, Vietnam’s labor productivity still has internal limitations that have not been overcome. In comparison with selected Asian countries, Vietnam’s labor productivity has a low absolute value despite its relatively high growth since 1991. In most of the sectors compared, it is basically at the lowest level. As a result, proposing solutions to improve and enhance labor productivity aimed at promoting sustainable economic growth in Vietnam in the coming time is an urgent issue for the development of the country.

Labor productivity in general and in enterprises in particular in Vietnam is still lower than that of the whole world and other regional countries, which requires special attention from the Government, and Vietnam Trade Union to be better. On basis of its role and duty, the Vietnam Trade Union has implemented many programs and projects aiming at the improvement of labor productivity in agencies and organizations, especially in enterprises. Within the framework of annual science and technology operations, the topic of “Role of trade unions in improving labor productivity in enterprises in Vietnam today” was approved and implemented through data collection of trade unions, direct survey of enterprises with and without trade union organizations in order to clarify the influence of trade union activities on improving labor productivity of enterprises. The study results are an overview of enterprises and trade union organizations in Vietnam; give a comparison of the labor productivity between enterprises with Trade Union organizations and other enterprises and comparative enterprises; describe the influence and effectiveness of trade union activities on employees in enterprises through a comparison with those without trade union organizations; use the SEM model to analyze the influence of trade union activities on employees’ motivation and work performance to find solutions for improving individual labor productivity and the overall labor productivity of enterprises.