The union arranges funds to take care of union members.
Mr. Truong Van Phi - Vice Chairman of Ben Cat Industrial Parks Trade Union - said that the unit has issued a plan to organize Tet care programs for union members and workers in difficult circumstances and deployed them to grassroots trade unions.
According to the Ben Cat Industrial Parks Trade Union, this year, through information from the grassroots trade union, there are about 60,000 workers (about 50% of workers) celebrating Tet in Ben Cat city.
On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, the Ben Cat Industrial Park Trade Union considered giving 15,000 Tet gifts to workers facing difficulties. The spending level is 1,000,000 VND/person (700,000 VND in cash, 300,000 VND in gifts of necessities).
The Ben Cat Industrial Park Trade Union also uses funds from the accumulated trade union financial resources to organize the programs "Trade Union Tet Market 2025" and "Tet Sum Vay". The unit also coordinates with grassroots trade unions and enterprises to organize buses to take workers home for Tet...
Tan Uyen City is also a locality with a large number of workers, with many cases facing difficulties. For the Lunar New Year 2025, the plan to take care of workers during Tet was deployed early by the Tan Uyen City Labor Federation.
According to Mr. Le Minh Hoang - Vice President of Tan Uyen City Labor Federation: "If the review work is implemented early, trade unions at all levels will be more proactive and take better care of workers."
In Tan Uyen City, the enterprise trade unions have selected about 2,000 workers in difficult circumstances; each person received 1 million VND in cash (from the city budget). Using the union fund, Tan Uyen Labor Federation plans to support an additional 10,000 workers, each with 1 million VND (700,000 VND in cash, 300,000 VND in gifts).
A representative of the Thu Dau Mot City Labor Federation said that it is expected that the City Labor Federation will visit and give about 1,000-1,500 gifts to workers staying in the locality to celebrate Tet. Each gift is worth 1 million VND in cash (from the city budget). The Thu Dau Mot City Labor Federation will also give 2,700 gifts, each worth 700,000 VND in cash and 300,000 VND in cakes...
Many meaningful care activities for union members at the grassroots level
According to Mr. Mai Phu Hung - Vice Chairman of the Trade Union of Yazaki EDS Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Di An city), in addition to the support of the higher-level trade union for workers to travel during Tet, every year the company also organizes to take hundreds of workers back to their hometowns to celebrate Tet. Currently, the company's grassroots trade union is implementing the registration for workers to go on the "Spring Bus" for Tet 2025. The grassroots trade union has also contacted businesses supplying Tet goods to avoid being passive.
Ms. Pham Thi Duyen - Vice President of the Trade Union of Apparel Far Eastern Co., Ltd. (Thuan An city) - a unit with more than 4,000 employees - said that, like every year, the company will organize a year-end party, accompanied by a cultural program, lucky draw with many valuable items such as motorbikes, televisions, refrigerators...
According to Ms. Pham Thi Duyen, at the end of each year (around December 15), the company organizes a labor conference to honor union members and workers with 15-20 years of seniority, each person is given 1 tael of gold. Workers facing difficulties will also receive Tet gifts.
Mr. Vu Thong Hiep - Chairman of the Trade Union of Hung Kiu Vietnam Garment Company Limited (Phu Chanh Ward, Tan Uyen City) said that like every year, this year, the company also gives Tet gifts to employees; the company supports employees who are unfortunately facing difficulties. Besides taking care of Tet, the company is reviewing allowances such as accommodation, gasoline, and childcare to provide better care.
“The allowances for employees at our company currently average 1.7 million VND/person/month in addition to salary and overtime,” said Mr. Vu Thong Hiep.
