[1] The VGCL's role, as shown on the Vietnamese side of its website, includes a "responsibility to implement the party's directions and policies and to contribute to the party's development".

All trade unions in Vietnam are required by law to affiliate to the VGCL, and the VGCL is one of the mass movements of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and is practically aligned to the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Bui Van Cuong, the VGCL president, is a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.

In 2011 VGCL President Bui Van Cuong was elected a WFTU Vice-President.

[3] The VGCL is composed of 63 local federations of labor, representing cities and provinces.