The program "Tet Sum Vay" was implemented by the Presidium of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor on the occasion of the Lunar New Year At Mui 2015. After 10 years of operation, the program has always been innovative and creative in accordance with the actual situation, affirming and enhancing the position of the Trade Union organization in caring for union members and workers, contributing to the successful implementation of the movement "The whole country joins hands for the poor - leaving no one behind"...
According to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, before 2015, the organization of activities to care for union members and workers during Tet was organized in the form of "events" and was implemented at some grassroots unions, but there was no unified "name". In order to meet practical requirements, continue to innovate the content and methods of operation according to the motto of focusing on the grassroots, at the grassroots, for union members and workers, diversify the forms of gathering union members and workers, Lao Dong Newspaper and the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund had the initiative to propose to the Presidium of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor to organize "Tet Sum Vay" at the scale of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor. The first "Tet Sum Vay" program was held on the occasion of the Lunar New Year At Mui 2015 in the capital Hanoi.
Since then, every year, based on the documents of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, policies and directions of local Party committees, authorities and units on activities to care for Tet for union members and workers, 100% of provincial and municipal Confederations of Labor, Central and equivalent Trade Unions, Trade Unions of Corporations under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, and grassroots trade unions (localities and units) have organized activities to care for Tet and the "Tet Sum Vay" Program...
From 2015 to present, there have been 186,944 Programs organized at all levels of the Trade Union, attracting over 33 million union members and workers to participate and receive gifts. At the Program, over 26.2 million union members and workers in difficult circumstances were cared for and given gifts with a total amount of over 10,617 billion VND, of which, mobilized from socialized sources was nearly 5,847 billion VND (accounting for 55%).
Participating in the Tet Sum Vay - Xuan Sharing Program, associated with the Trade Union Tet Market Program, the 0 Dong Booth organized by the Bac Giang Provincial Labor Federation on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2024, Ms. Tran Thi Trang (a worker at Quang Chau Industrial Park) was given a voucher by the grassroots trade union to buy goods at the 0 Dong Booth. This female worker was very happy and decided to choose rice and potatoes.
Sharing with Lao Dong Newspaper reporters at that time, Ms. Trang said: “I chose food because I found it most practical for me. Living in a rented house, if I could receive free food, I would save some money on going to the market to buy food every day.”
In addition, Ms. Trang also enjoyed art performances and many other programs - which are things that workers like her lack in their busy daily lives...
After 10 years of implementation, up to now, the "Tet Sum Vay" program has become an annual "event" and "brand" of the Trade Union organization every time Tet comes, creating a widespread effect in all levels of trade unions and the whole society, especially for union members and workers in difficult circumstances.
