The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (, Đoàn TNCS), simply recognized as the Union (), is the largest socio-political organisation of Vietnamese youth. The union is under the leadership of the

Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is the founding and sole legal party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Founded in 1930 by Hồ Chí Minh, the CPV became the ruling party of North Vietnam in 1954 and then all of Vietnam after the col ...

. The organization was founded on March 26, 1931, and was led and trained by

Ho Chi Minh (born ; 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), colloquially known as Uncle Ho () among other aliases and sobriquets, was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician who served as the founder and first President of Vietnam, president of the ...

. The Union is considered by the Communist Party of Vietnam to be the training ground for future cadres, and the "extended arm" of the state.

Legal basis

The Communist Youth Union is a member organization of the national common front called the Vietnamese Fatherland Front (the successor of the

Viet Minh The Việt Minh (, ) is the common and abbreviated name of the League for Independence of Vietnam ( or , ; ), which was a Communist Party of Vietnam, communist-led national independence coalition formed at Pác Bó by Hồ Chí Minh on 19 May 1 ...

). The Union is cemented in Article 9 of the

Constitution of Vietnam The Vietnamese Constitution or the Constitution of Vietnam (), fully the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (), is the fundamental and supreme law of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The current constitution was adopted on Nove ...

as a social-political organization established "''on a voluntary basis to represent and protect the lawful and legitimate rights and interests of'' ''its members; and, together with other member organizations of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, coordinate and unify action within the Front.''" The Union's charter, approved by its 12th National Congress on December 15, 2022, states:

Charter

The Charter is the basic

legal document Legal instrument is a legal term of art that is used for any formally executed written document that can be formally attributed to its author, records and formally expresses a legally enforceable act, process, or contractual duty, obligation, o ...

of the Union, defining principles of organization, operation, and structure; regulating the responsibilities, obligations, and powers of members at all levels. The purpose this Charter is to unify the ideological and organizational action of the entire Youth Union. The current Charter of the 12th Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has 13 chapters and 42 articles: * Chapter I: Youth Union members * Chapter II: Principles, organizational structure and activities * Chapter III: Central-level leadership bodies * Chapter IV: Provincial and district-level leadership bodies * Chapter V: Grassroots Youth Union organizations * Chapter VI: Block Youth Unions, Industry Youth Unions, and Youth Unions abroad * Chapter VII: Youth Union organizations in the

Vietnam People's Army Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

and the

Vietnam People's Public Security The People's Public Security of Vietnam (), alternatively the People's Public Security Forces (PPS; - CAND), also recognized as the Vietnamese police, Vietnamese Police or by its Vietnamese short name (), is the national police and the main ...

* Chapter VIII: Inspection, supervision and Inspection Committees at all levels * Chapter IX: Rewards and discipline * Chapter X: The Union and youth associations * Chapter XI: The Union leading the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneers * Chapter XII: Finance * Chapter XIII: Compliance with the Union Charter (

Names

During the Union's existence, it has seen its name changed six times to suit the tasks and requirements of youth movements in each revolutionary period:
26/3/1931 - 1936 : Indochina Communist Youth Union (ICYU)
(Đoàn Thanh niên Cộng sản Đông Dương)
1936 - 11/1939: Indochina Democratic Youth Union (IDYU)
(Đoàn Thanh niên Dân chủ Đông Dương)
11/1939 - 5/1941: Indochina Anti-Imperialist Youth Union (IAYU)
(Đoàn Thanh niên Phản đế Đông Dương)
5/1941 - 25/10/1956: Vietnam National Salvation Youth Union (VNSYU)
(Đoàn Thanh niên Cứu quốc Việt Nam)
25/10/1956 - 2/1970: Vietnam Labour Youth Union （VLYU）
(Đoàn Thanh niên Lao động Việt Nam)
2/1970 - 11/1976: Ho Chi Minh Labour Youth Union (HCMLYU)
(Đoàn Thanh niên Lao động Hồ Chí Minh)
12/1976-now: Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU)
(Đoàn Thanh niên Cộng sản Hồ Chí Minh)

Anthem

The Youth Union's anthem is Thanh niên làm theo lời Bác ("The Youth follows Uncle Ho’s sayings"):

References

External links

Official site of the Union
Communist Party of Vietnam Youth wings of political parties in Vietnam Youth wings of communist parties Pioneer movement Youth organizations established in 1931 {{communist-youth-org-stub