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 *

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 int ...

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 t ...

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 Trần Đại Nghĩa (13 September 1913 – 9 August 1997) was a Vietnamese scientist, military engineer, and prominent figure in the defense industry of Vietnam. He was a major-general and an academician. He was awarded the Order of Ho Chi M ...

(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 (1980) * Mai Kieu Lien (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 * 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 The National Hospital of Tropical Diseases is a hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam. History Its founding can be traced back to the Cong Vong Hospital, a 1911 established facility for the treatment of infectious diseases. In 1929 this was expanded into ...

(2004) *

Vinatex The Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) (Tập đoàn dệt may Việt Nam) is a large Vietnamese textile company, and one of Vietnam's largest companies overall. The company's 'productive sector' consists of over 50 joint stock ...

(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 Central Hospital (2021) *Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) *Cholimex Food JSC *

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM, vi, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is one of the two largest national research universities in Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the ...

(2020) * Vietnam Electricity (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 of ...

(2021) *

References

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Recipients

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