FOREWORD

The University of Danang (UD) is strongly committed to implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This report focuses on SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth. It presents UD's policy framework, implementation measures and results in 2025 on paying a living wage, recognising trade unions and labour rights, preventing discrimination and forced labour, ensuring gender pay equity, providing appeal mechanisms, investing in employees, offering student work placements, and maintaining secure employment contracts.

Indicator 8.2.1: Employment practice - living wage

UD ensures that all staff, public employees and employees are paid no less than the local living wage. The policy basis is the Internal Expenditure Regulations of UD, issued on 6 January 2025 and in force throughout 2025:

Internal Expenditure Regulations of UD: https://pbgdpl.udn.vn/View.aspx?id=38631&tr=g7vn255252250250248255246256VBNBo

The current State minimum salary for a bachelor's degree holder is 2.34 (coefficient) × VND 2,340,000 = VND 5,475,600/month, which is higher than the Region II minimum wage applicable in Da Nang of VND 4,410,000/month (Government Decree No. 74/2024/ND-CP dated 30 June 2024).

Decree No. 74/2024/ND-CP: https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/?pageid=27160&docid=210536

Results in 2025: The lowest income at UD was VND 6,069,996/month, 37.6% higher than the Region II minimum wage. Converted to an hourly rate (8 hours/day × 22 days/month), the lowest income is equivalent to approximately VND 34,489/hour, compared with the Region II hourly minimum wage of VND 21,200/hour.

Figure. Lowest income at UD compared with the minimum wage (2025)

CONCLUSION

The University of Danang has successfully fulfilled the requirements of Sustainable Development Goal 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth. UD has established a comprehensive, coherent and publicly available system of employment policies that is regularly issued, reviewed and updated in line with the law. Through these policies, UD ensures stable incomes for its employees, a fair, equal and non-discriminatory working environment, and the right to join representative organisations. Investment in staff, linking training with professional practice, and maintaining stable, long-term employment relationships are also notable achievements.

Going forward, UD will continue to review and improve its policies and to strengthen transparency and public disclosure of information. In doing so, UD affirms its role both as a leading higher education institution and as a responsible employer, contributing actively to the sustainable socio-economic development of the region and the country.