Gift giver, room reduction
Since 1.2 (the 4th of the Lunar New Year), the boarding house of Ms. Phan Thi Ward (Binh Thuy District, Can Tho City) has started to be bustling again. Many workers go to the city early to prepare for the first working day in the new year.
Welcoming workers back after Tet, Mrs. Ward gave lucky money for families with young children. For workers who do not have the conditions to return to the hometown to celebrate Tet, she also decreased from 200,000 to 500,000 dongs of rent, depending on the circumstances.
“Understanding the hardships and hardships of workers, for more than 10 years, before the brothers and sisters came back to celebrate Tet, I have prepared gifts to give them. After Tet, I also gave lucky money for workers with small children as well as reducing rent for the rooms to return to their hometown. Although the value is not great, I hope to help with difficulties for workers away from home, ”Mrs. Ward said.
More than 10 years without increasing rent, Ms. Hoang Thi Luan - owner of the boarding house in Binh Thuy district (Can Tho City) - was happy when workers returned after Tet. Ms. Luan shared that many workers have leased rooms for more than a dozen years, some people have been attached since this inn. So, when the workers were in trouble, she was willing to help.
“Whoever has an accident, difficult illness, I am willing to lend money to treatment. Because I see workers as family members. On Tet holiday, I also gave them gifts. Although simple, but thanks and sharing with workers who have been attached to the family for a long time, ”Ms. Luan shared.
Particularly for some workers who did not return to their hometowns in the last Tet, Ms. Luan also encouraged, visited and donated food to make the family's Tet meals more affluent and full.
Warm up on the first day of the year
Unable to go back to her hometown to reunite with her family but this year, Ms. Do Thi Ngat - Worker of Tra Noc Industrial Park (Can Tho City) feels warm when the owner of the inn has given gifts and reduces room money.
“Almost every year, she will give gifts to workers before coming home to celebrate Tet. The gift is simple but very meaningful, helping to comfort expatriates. Even more happy, my children were lucky to be lucky. In particular, the ward also reduced the room for families in the city like me, so she also helped more or less worried about spending after Tet ”, Ms. Ngat said.
Back to the inn after Tet holiday, Hanh - worker of Tra Noc Industrial Park (Can Tho City) - was visited by Mrs. Luan as a family member. “Having been with the inn for many years but has never rented the room. The landlord is both careful and understanding for workers. Every time I go back to my hometown to holiday, Tet, I am very reassuring because the inn is very careful, no property theft occurs. When she went back to the city, Ms. Luan was also interested in asking us about the days in the countryside. But more warm than before returning to her hometown, she also gave gifts to her family to celebrate Tet, ”Hanh said.
Along with the joy of returning to work at the beginning of the year, Hanh hopes that the inn owner will continue to share difficulties with workers by maintaining these meaningful jobs. Thereby, both giving workers the spirit of excitement and helping people to become more and more attached to the boarding house.
