The Hero of Labor (or Labor Hero) ( vi, Anh hùng lao động) is the highest title of honor in the

Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

. It is awarded (possibly posthumously) to individuals or collectives with outstanding achievements in labor. This includes supporting the objective of a strong country and an equitable, democratic, prosperous, and civilized society. Awardees are loyal to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and possess revolutionary virtues and qualities. It can be awarded to collectives for the same reasons that have maintained good internal unity, strong Party affiliations and mass organizations.

History

This prize was officially created in 1970 by the

National Assembly of Vietnam The National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Quốc hội nước Cộng hoà xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam) is the national legislature of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Constitution of Vietnam recognizes the a ...

of the

Democratic Republic of Vietnam North Vietnam, officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV; vi, Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa), was a socialist state supported by the Soviet Union (USSR) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Southeast Asia that existed f ...

. The National Assembly Standing Committee reviewed the proposal of the Government Council. However, the Congress of emulation fighters began awarding it in 1952. In 1999, the

reestablished the prize. The 2003 Law of Emulation again renewed it.

Recipients

Individuals

Konstantin Feoktistov Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov (russian: Константин Петрович Феоктистов; 7 February 1926 – 21 November 2009) was a Soviet cosmonaut and an eminent space engineer. As a cosmonaut Feoktistov flew on Voskhod 1, the ...

Mai Kieu Lien Mai Kieu Lien (born 1. September 1953 in Paris, France) is a Vietnamese businesswoman and currently Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vinamilk. She studied in the Soviet Union and has been working for Vinamilk since returning to Vietnam in 1976, ...

Andriyan Nikolayev Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev ( Chuvash and russian: Андриян Григорьевич Николаев; 5 September 1929 – 3 July 2004) was a Soviet cosmonaut. In 1962, aboard Vostok 3, he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into s ...

Leonid Popov Leonid Ivanovich Popov (russian: Леони́д Ива́нович Попо́в; born August 31, 1945) is a former Soviet cosmonaut. Biography Popov was born in Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. He was selected as a cosmonaut on ...

Valery Ryumin Valery Victorovich Ryumin (russian: Валерий Викторович Рюмин; 16 August 1939 – 6 June 2022) was a Soviet cosmonaut. Biography In 1958, he graduated from the Kaliningrad Mechanical Engineering Technical College with the ...

Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova ( rus, Валентина Владимировна Терешкова, links=no, p=vɐlʲɪnʲˈtʲinə vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvnə tʲɪrʲɪʂˈkovə, a=Valentina Tereshkova.ogg; born 6 March 1937) is an engine ...

* Trần Đại Nghĩa (1954) *

Boris Yegorov Boris Borisovich Yegorov (russian: Борис Борисович Егоров; 26 November 1937 – 12 September 1994) was a Soviet physician-cosmonaut who became the first physician to make a space flight. Yegorov came from a medical background ...

Phạm Tuân Phạm Tuân ( born 14 February 1947) is a retired Vietnam Air Force aviator and cosmonaut. He became the first Vietnamese citizen and the first person from an Asian country to fly in space when he launched aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an I ...

(1980) *

(2005) * Trương Thái Sơn (2020), a worker of the Ho Chi Minh City Electricity Corporation * Dr. Huỳnh Thị Phương Liên (2021), vaccine developer * Dr. Trần Bình Giang (2020), director of

Viet Duc Hospital The Vietnamese people ( vi, người Việt, lit=Viet people) or Kinh people ( vi, người Kinh) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to modern-day Northern Vietnam and Southern China (Jing Islands, Dongxing, Guangxi). The native lang ...

* Phạm Thị Huân (2020), chairwoman of Ba Huân JSC * Thái Hương (2020), chairwoman of TH Group * Trần Cẩm Nhung (2020), member of the Council of Vietnam Children's Fund * Đặng Ái Việt (2020), painter

Collectives

* National Hospital of Tropical Diseases (2004) * Vinatex (2016) * PV Gas (2016) * University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Ho Chi Minh City (2021) *SSI Securities JSC (2020) * Cao Lãnh District (2021) * Thanh Hoa Provincial General Hospital (2021) * Da Nang University of Science and Technology *Vissan company *

Thai Nguyen Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode bl ...

Central Hospital (2021) *Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) *Cholimex Food JSC * Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (2020) *

Vietnam Electricity Vietnam Electricity (full name: Vietnam Electricity Group, abbreviated name: EVN, vi, Tập đoàn Điện lực Việt Nam) is the largest power company in Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Re ...

(2020) * Nhơn Trạch District (2021) *People's Procuracy of

An Giang province An Giang () is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the Mekong Delta, in the southwestern part of the country. Geography An Giang occupies a position in the upper reaches of the Mekong Delta. The Hậu Giang and Tiền Giang branches ...

(2021) *

References

{{Authority control Awards established in 1970 Orders, decorations, and medals of Vietnam Business and industry awards Hero (title)

History

Recipients

Individuals

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See also

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