Workers in Binh Duong province line up to get on a coach to return home (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Free coaches sponsored by tradeunion organisations and local authorities are bringing thousands of migrant workersback to their hometowns as the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) is only a few daysaway.On February 11, hundreds of coaches departedfrom Thang Long, Quang Minh, Noi Bai, Thach That, and Phu Thi industrial parks inHanoi, carrying workers to their hometowns.2018 is the 10th consecutive year the HanoiConfederation of Labour arranged coaches for disadvantaged workers ahead ofTet.Aside from the free coaches, trade unions at alllevels in Hanoi also assisted labourers with more than 32,000 bus tickets,presented 56,500 gift packages, and organised Tet celebrations. [Infographics: Transport sector ready to ensure safe travel during Tet]In Binh Duong – an industrial hub of thesouthern region, coaches arranged by the provincial Confederation of Labour carriedabout 4,000 workers to reunite with their families on February 11.Tet gifts and some 3,800 free bus tickets werealso presented to workers.The Binh Duong labour confederation said this isthe eighth year the programme has been held, adding that the province’sauthorities at all levels have presented 9,100 gift packages worth over 4.5billion VND (198,400 USD) to workers.More than 1 million labourers are working inBinh Duong, and about 85 percent of them come from other provinces and cities,according to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang MinhHung.-VNA
Vietnam will use all means necessary to return its labourers home from Libya, even hiring military aircraft from neighbouring countries. At a meeting on February 28 in Hanoi, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, appointed rescue teams with the mandate to use all means of transport, including airplanes and ships to take the Vietnamese nationals back home. She added that, in necessary cases, military aircraft should be hired from China, South Korea and Malaysia in order to bring Vietnamese citizens back to safety. Minister Ngan also called for more support from the International Organisation for…... [read more]
The labor federation will also present 2,000 gift packages, worth VND 500,000 (USD 22) each, to impoverished laborers. The free tickets will be given to disadvantaged workers from Northern and Central provinces. The free tickets will be given to workers from Northern and Central provinces who are living in difficulties and have not afforded returning home for Tet for many years, said the provincial labor federation’s Vice Chairman Tang Quoc Lap. The tickets will be distributed to districts and townships that have a large number of industrial parks and migrant workers, such as Bien Hoa city, Trang Bom and Long…... [read more]
Free flight brings families together for Tet As many as 150 young workers and students who are burdened with financial difficulties will have a chance to reunite with their families on traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration as they have been offered free air tickets to fly from HCM City to Hanoi on February 14.... [read more]
The Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zone Authority (HEPZA) have announced free bus tickets for cash-strapped employees to return to their hometowns for the Tet Lunar New Year holiday in January. Vuong Phuoc Thien, chairman of the Hepza labor union, said in a televised interview on "Dialog with City leaders" program on Saturday, launched by 'The Voice of Ho Chi Minh City People' under the theme "Looking after the living conditions of workers", that the union plans to offer 6,000 gratis train tickets for cash-strapped employees to return to their hometowns during the coming Tet holiday season.…... [read more]
HCM City and other southern provinces need thousands of labours, mostly manual workers in industries such as textiles, footwear, wood processing and electronics after Tet (the Lunar New Year). According to the Dong Nai Province's Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, over 500 enterprises said they would recruit more than 30,000 workers after Tet. Among them, FDI enterprises need 25,000 employees. The recruitment demand is high in textile, footwear and wood processing sectors. Many businesses, including Taekwang Vina JSC, Changshin Viet Nam Ltd and Pousung Viet Nam Ltd, need to recruit 500 workers or more. There is a rise…... [read more]
