Duong Xuan Hieu is Principal Officer at the International Department of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) - the national centre of trade unions in Vietnam- and has worked there for 17 years. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations, and is an alumnus of the Global Labour University (GLU) Master’s Programme in Germany.

Hieu has a good background in trade union activities in the international arena which he had opportunities to engage with through VGCL’s external cooperation activities. He has taken part in various Vietnamese trade union research projects.