OPENING CEREMONY: TRAINING COURSE ON “ENHANCING LEGAL KNOWLEDGE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL INSURANCE” AT SOUTHERN VIETNAM MARITIME PILOTAGE SINGLE-MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

On the morning of August 3, 2026, at the headquarters of Southern Vietnam Maritime Pilotage Single-Member Limited Liability Company, the Southern Institute of Social Resource Development (Phuong Nam Institute), in collaboration with the Company, officially launched the training course titled “Enhancing Legal Knowledge on Labor, Employment, and Social Insurance.” The initiative aims to update participants on recent statutory developments, strengthen compliance capacity, and empower administrative personnel and employees to effectively apply legal frameworks to daily operations.

The training program is scheduled to take place from August 3 to August 10, 2026, with the participation of executives, managers, and staff at all levels across Southern Vietnam Maritime Pilotage Single-Member Limited Liability Company.

Fostering Strategic Partnership to Enhance Corporate Legal Compliance

The opening ceremony took place at the main headquarters of Southern Vietnam Maritime Pilotage Single-Member Limited Liability Company. The event was honored by the presence of:

Representing Southern Vietnam Maritime Pilotage Single-Member Limited Liability Company:

• Mr. Nguyen Van Tho, Director
• Mr. Dao Xuan Thanh, Deputy Director
• Ms. Luong Ngoc Huong, Deputy Director
• Representatives from departments, alongside staff at all levels

Representing Phuong Nam Institute:

• Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Vy, Director
• Course facilitator

Overview of the Opening Ceremony of the Training Course

Delivering her opening remarks, Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Vy, Director of Phuong Nam Institute, emphasized that human capital remains the core driver of organizational success. Establishing harmonious labor relations, safeguarding employee rights, and fulfilling employer obligations are not only legal mandates but also fundamental pillars for cultivating a stable, professional, and sustainable working environment.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Vy delivering her opening address at the event.

In light of an evolving legal framework governing labor, employment, social insurance, and personal data protection, updating legal knowledge for workforce management carries strategic importance. This program provides a solid foundation for the enterprise to proactively review internal governance procedures, mitigate operational risks, and optimize organizational performance.

Four Core Modules Aligned with Practical Human Resource Management

The curriculum is structured around four specialized thematic modules:

1. Electronic Employment Contracts and Digital Transformation in Labor Relations: This module covers key statutory requirements, execution workflows, authentication methods, digital signatures, and legal compliance in managing electronic employment contracts within a digital ecosystem. It further clarifies the specific liabilities of employers, employees, and digital solution providers.

2. Personal Data Protection Laws in HR Management: Focusing on core compliance principles, this section delves into collecting, processing, storing, and protecting personal data within human resource operations. It highlights data subject rights, legal obligations of data controllers and processors, as well as risk prevention and incident response protocols.

3. Employment and Unemployment Insurance Regulations: This module provides participants with updated guidelines on eligibility conditions, administrative procedures, statutory benefits, and multi-party responsibilities regarding unemployment insurance. This equips administrative personnel with practical competencies to guide and support employees effectively.

4. Social Insurance Compliance and Advanced Welfare Management: This section addresses statutory contribution obligations, salary base calculation methods, legal risks related to late payment or evasion, and organizational liability. Additionally, it explores supplementary pension schemes and modern trends in long-term employee welfare management.

Company executives, managers, and staff attentively attending the training course.

The curriculum adopts an applied pedagogical methodology, integrating statutory provisions with real-world case studies, operational process flowcharts, and compliance checklists. This approach enables trainees to bridge abstract legal principles with the Company’s actual daily workflows.

Proactively Mitigating Legal Risks in the Era of Digital Transformation

A major focus of the training course is adapting human resource governance to digital transformation trends.

While digitizing workforce records, executing electronic contracts, deploying digital signatures, and integrating administrative data systems yield substantial operational efficiency, these practices also demand heightened standards for data integrity, information security, access control, and departmental accountability.

Through interactive case analysis, participants receive comprehensive guidance on identifying critical compliance checkpoints throughout the entire lifecycle of employee data—from collection, storage, and utilization to secure archiving and disposal. Furthermore, the course offers actionable frameworks for reviewing internal regulations, defining cross-functional responsibilities, and strengthening coordination among HR, Legal, IT, Finance, and Operational units.

These practical outcomes will assist the Company in proactively preventing regulatory violations, minimizing potential labor disputes, and protecting the legitimate interests of both employees and the enterprise.

Promoting Interactive Engagement and Real-World Application

To complement theoretical instruction, the program allocates dedicated time for open discussions, interactive Q&A sessions, and practical problem-solving.

During the ceremony, representatives from the Organizing Committee encouraged participants to engage proactively, share real-world operational challenges, and discuss practical bottlenecks encountered in labor management, payroll, social insurance claims, and data administration.

Mr. Nguyen Van Tho, Representative of the Board of Directors of Southern Vietnam Maritime Pilotage Single-Member Limited Liability Company, delivering remarks highlighting the significance of the course.

Active engagement between expert facilitator and trainees ensures that complex legal concepts are translated into clear, actionable, and practical solutions directly applicable to daily workplace operations.

Building Harmonious, Stable, and Sustainable Industrial Relations

The deployment of this training program underscores the firm commitment of the Board of Directors of Southern Vietnam Maritime Pilotage Single-Member Limited Liability Company toward workforce capability development and institutional governance.

Simultaneously, the initiative reaffirms Phuong Nam Institute’s mission to partner with organizations, and businesses in delivering high-value, practical training solutions that align legal compliance with strategic organizational development.

Representatives of Southern Vietnam Maritime Pilotage Single-Member Limited Liability Company and Phuong Nam Institute, together with the course facilitator, at the opening ceremony.

With close coordination between both entities, thorough preparation by the instructional team, and active participation from attendees, the training course is well-positioned to achieve its goals – strengthening legal compliance, mitigating operational risks, and building a professional, harmonious, and sustainable workplace.

Ai Vy