Hero of Labor (Vietnam)

The Hero of Labor (or Labor Hero) (Anh hùng lao động) is the highest title of honor in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 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 of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. 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 Socialist Republic of Vietnam reestablished the prize. The 2003 Law of Emulation again renewed it.

Individuals

 * Konstantin Feoktistov
 * Mai Kieu Lien
 * Andriyan Nikolayev
 * Leonid Popov
 * Valery Ryumin
 * Valentina Tereshkova
 * Trần Đại Nghĩa (1954)
 * Boris Yegorov
 * 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 (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 Central Hospital (2021)
 * Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP)
 * Cholimex Food JSC
 * Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (2020)
 * Vietnam Electricity (2020)
 * Nhơn Trạch District (2021)
 * People's Procuracy of An Giang province (2021)