Promoting the Vanguard Role of Party Members in the Vietnamese Working Class Today

First, promoting the vanguard role of its members in the working class by building Party cells and committees where Party members live and work.

These  types  of  Party  cells  and  committees  include  those  operating  in enterprises and in companies of industrial manufacturing, business, and the industrial service. The vanguard in political theory of the Party members in the working class determines the progressive spirit of the cells and committees. In turn, the leadership of the Party cells and committees follows the lead of the pioneering spirit of the entire Party membership. This joint effort plays a vital role in building consistent and workable guidelines and resolutions for building clean and robust Party cells and committees. These cells in turn propagate the politics, ideology, organization, and morality of the Party because they are equipped with good leadership capacity and fighting spirit to successfully

perform the assigned functions and tasks mandated by Party regulations.

The leadership of Party members in the practical fields determines the success of the Party cells and committees in applying and ensuring the positive results of their policies and resolutions. The pioneering role in the morality and lifestyle of Party members contributes to building clean and competent Party cells and committees in politics, ideology, organization, and  ethics. Party members must always take the lead and be an example of high morality and lifestyle. They also need to continue to study and practice to improve revolutionary morale and maintain a clean and healthy lifestyle.

Second, promoting the pioneering role of the Party members in the working class in implementing the tasks of the organization, in which the Party members work.

The workplace of Party members includes enterprises as well as companies of industrial manufacturing, business, and the industrial service. The pioneering role of Party members in performing the assigned tasks at these enterprises and companies depends on the types of business, the characteristics, functions, and the mission of Party cells and committees in those enterprises and companies.

For state and military enterprises: The pioneering role of Party members plays a fundamental role in the success of each enterprise’s business model. Specifically, the party cells and committees identify the right, feasible directions and resolutions to guide the production and business of the enterprises and the leadership of the enterprises. The Party members take the pioneering role in encouraging the workers and political, social organizations to implement the tasks; serve as the example in ethics, lifestyles for the workers and eliminate negativity, corruption in the organization; the workers are hard-working and enthusiastic in their work. Thus, the production and business tasks of the enterprises will be successfully achieved.

For enterprises with the State’s investment in joint ventures with foreign partners: The leadership role of Party members depends on the investment ratio of the State’s investment in joint ventures with foreign partners. This extends to the State’s share in joint stock companies with State investment capital. To the degree that the State’s share is substantial, the leadership of Party members in the Party cells and committees at these enterprises will influence the performance of the tasks of enterprises and vice versa.

For joint-stock companies with State capital investment: Party members’ role of leadership in performing their company’s tasks is similar to that of companies with State investment in joint venture with foreign partners. It should be noted that the proportion of State capital in each company is different but it cannot exceed 49% of the company’s total investment capital. Therefore, the entrepreneurial role of Party members in the performance of the company’s tasks depends on the proportion of State capital in the company, especially in regard to production efficiency. The company’s business brings benefits to workers based on performance, including workers who are Party members in the company.

For limited liability companies (LLC), joint-stock companies, partnerships, and private enterprises, and 100% foreign-owned enterprises: The participation of Party members contributes only to a limited extent in performing the tasks for these companies.

Third, promoting the participation of Party members in building a robust Vietnamese working class, fulfilling its historical mission in the current era.

The vanguard of Party members plays a decisive part in building a strong Vietnamese working class. The Vietnamese working class increases in quantity and quality; has a proper composition in term of age, professional qualification; has good political awareness, industrial skills, and labor discipline. The number of educated workers with exemplary ethics and lifestyle keeps increasing, meeting the requirements for fulfilling their historical mission in the current period.

The pioneering role in political theory is an important factor that directly determines  the  building  and  improvement  of  political  theory  awareness level and political skill of the current working class. This ensures that the working class shows its political commitment and an absolute loyalty to the Party, the country, and their fellow citizens, and becomes the leading force in national renewal, industrialization, and modernization through the vanguard Communist Party of Vietnam.

The pioneering role of Party members in their appropriate field of application is a decisive factor to fulfilling the tasks of enterprises and the working class, while building the working class as a class of revolutionary action. This is demonstrated in the stepbystep completion of its historical mission. These actions include the Party members’ study and training to improve their political qualifications by performing political tasks of various Party organizations; study and practice to improve in all aspects, especially organization; and finally, training to renew a sense of discipline. Those are examples for workers to follow to improve their understanding of political theory, their social behaviors, their labor discipline, solidarity, and unification. With these tools the working class and other social classes of the greater national solidarity will successfully build socialism and firmly defend the Fatherland.

The constantly improving leadership of Party members in morality and lifestyle is an essential factor that directly builds an exemplary working class as it relates to revolutionary morality and purity so that other classes can follow their example. As a result, it will fulfill the working class’s historical mission in the current era.

Fourth, advancing the pioneering role of Party members in the working class to successfully realize the national goal of industrialization and modernization.

In the doimoi Period, the Vietnamese working class is the leading force in national industrialization and modernization which has seen constant innovation for 34 years as mandated  by  the  Party.  The  industrialization and modernization must fulfill the lofty task of turning Vietnam into an industrialized country in the direction of modernity. The entire population performs this noble yet difficult task following the example of the vanguard Party members of the working class who in turn are guided by the Party’s leadership.

Leadership in term of  political theory ensures that the working class remains steadfast, creative, and dynamic under all conditions when carrying out its tasks and goals of modernization of the country.

The leadership of the Party members in the working class in term of practice is the direct factor determining the action of the workers to carry out the tasks and goals of industrialization and modernization. By skillful performance of their tasks in companies, workers contribute to the success of the entire industry. Step by step, they will fulfill the objectives of national industrialization and modernization.

The pioneering of moral lifestyle by Party members directly determines the perfection of revolutionary ethics and the working class’s transparent and healthy lifestyle. Vietnam is building a socialist-oriented market economy, which is actively integrating into the world. But potential negative impacts of the market economy on social classes must be considered. To deal with them, the working class needs to take advantage of and effectively promote a positive effect of market economy. Simultaneously, it is required to defi e and eliminate negative impacts of the market economy that will occur in the process of opening up to international integration. The working class must be vigilant and defend against false claims and distorted views by hostile and reactionary forces against the Party, the State, socialism, and the working class. Consequently, those efforts will energize the working class’s activities, and contribute to a successful fulfillment of the tasks and goals of national industrialization and modernization.

Fifth, promoting the guiding role of Party members in the working class in the process of continuing to build the Party by fostering a contingent of cadres for the political system.

Party members in the working class are commissioned to take the lead in developing Party membership among workers to augment the Party with more quality workers. This process will make an important contribution to improving the Party’s nature as a Party of the working class. Party members play a leading role in building a contingent of cadres for the political system. Workers are abundant and prove to be a high-quality resource to supplement the political system with high-quality cadres. This is a strategic factor in the success of doimoi in Vietnam today.

In terms of political theory, the leadership of Party members contributes to the political, ideological, organizational, and building of morality within the Party. Historically, the pioneering Party members have earned their position as leaders and organizers through victories of the Vietnamese revolution. At the same time, they also contribute to building a contingent of cadres for the political system who are strong in political spirit and have good political potentials - the most crucial factor in ensuring the quality of the cadres of the political system.

The practical pioneering role of the Party members in the working class improves the capacity of the Party members and cadres of the political system, helping to enhance the Party’s practical organization competence in the current period. This is the area, in which several Party cells and committees remain weak and limited.