Delegates at the launching ceremony send text messages to respond to the programme (Photo: laodong.vn) Hanoi(VNA) – The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) on January 13 launcheda SMS programme to support poor workers during the upcoming Lunar New Year(Tet) festival.Addressing thelaunching ceremony of the “Reunion Tet for workers” programme, VGCL PresidentBui Van Cuong called for the response of trade unions and organisations, thusensuring all needy workers can enjoy a warm Tet holiday.Donors can text “TSV”and send to 1407 to donate 20,000 VND to the programme.After the ceremony, anumber of organisations registered to support the programme. Notably, Mobifonecompany promised to donate 2.6 billion VND, the VNPOST will support 500 millionVND, and the Trade Union of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group 300 millionVND.The organising boardrevealed that 6 billion VND in cash and gifts has been gathered by theprogramme so far.-VNA
Nhan Dan – Disadvantaged people and policy beneficiaries across the country have recently received gifts and support on the occasion of the upcoming Tet festival. The northern coastal city of Hai Phong allocated nearly VND18 billion (US$846,000) from its State budget to present gifts to the targeted beneficiaries. Their efforts distributed 50,822 gifts, totaling VND10.16 billion, to Vietnamese heroic mothers, families of fallen soldiers, national contributors, wounded veterans and agent orange victims. 40 gifts of VND700,000 were presented to ten groups and 30 outstanding policy beneficiaries while VND25 million was given to four nursing centres for seriously wounded veterans. The…... [read more]
With active participation of workers, these activities have contributed significantly to the successful implementation of annual production and business plans of the company. Over the past five years, PV Gas South has achieved rapid growth and fulfilled or even exceeded the targets assigned to it. With much experience in operating, maintaining and repairing equipment, trade union members have proposed technical improvement initiatives helping the company fulfill production and sales plans while at the same time reducing production costs.The trade union’s executive committee members, especially its chairperson, have taken active part in the process of making company policies related to worker…... [read more]
NDO/VNA - The Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zone Authority (Hepza) will offer over 10,000 bus tickets for poor workers to return to their hometowns for the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays. This year’s Tet holiday will last nine days, starting February 15. Hepza will provide 6,000 tickets, whose cost will be covered by Hepza’s trade union (30 percent) and philanthropic businesses (70 percent), and Tet gifts worth VND 150,000 (US$7.20) each for needy workers. Meanwhile, the Center to support workers in the City, in coordination with Unilever Company, will provide 3,500 free bus tickets and…... [read more]
This year’s Tet holidays will last nine days, starting from February 15. Accordingly, Hepza will give 6,000 tickets, whose value will becovered by Hepza’s trade union (30 percent) and philanthropic businesses(70 percent), and Tet gifts worth 150,000 VND (7.2 USD) each for needyworkers. Meanwhile, the Center to support workers inthe City in coordination with Unilever Company will provide 3,500 freebus tickets and gifts worth 200,000 VND (9.5 USD) for excellent workerswho have not celebrated Tet holidays with their families for years. Moreover, Hepza has called on businesses located in industrial andexport processing zones to partly fund bus tickets for their…... [read more]
A special mechanism for workers in the 62 poorest districts to escape poverty sustainably through labour export has been issued by the Vietnamese government. However, after five years of implementation, the results are still modest. Just a dreamParticipating in labour export programme remains a distant dream for most workers in poor districts because of the limitations of qualifications, access to information and the inability to cover costs. To help remove difficulties for workers, Decision 71 has been issued, a special mechanism providing workers the incentive of free vocational training, language learning, accommodation, travel and orientation education, along with the mechanism…... [read more]
