Initiatives start from workers
Standing Vice Chairman of Da Nang City Labor Federation Le Van Dai said that the noteworthy point of this contest is the direct approach to the production force - the worker team at enterprises. The contest contents range from saving raw materials and energy; improving machinery and working processes; to reducing emissions, treating waste and building a friendly working environment.
These are all issues close to daily production life, where each small initiative can create major changes. In particular, requiring each grassroots trade union to register at least one idea shows the determination to spread the movement to each unit, instead of stopping at a few individual bright spots.
The contest also sets clear evaluation criteria with applicability accounting for 40%, along with creativity, presentation and criticism. For many years, technical innovation has often been seen as a story of the technical department or business leaders.
But the reality of production shows that it is the workers, those who directly operate the machinery, participate in each stage, who understand most clearly the irrationalities, waste or points that can be improved.
Encouraging workers to come up with ideas and solutions not only expands the source of initiatives, but also helps improvements become more practical, closer to daily operating needs. Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan - a worker at Hoa Khanh Industrial Park - shared: "If there is an opportunity to participate in such contests, workers will boldly propose, because they know their ideas will be listened to and can be applied.
Green" is no longer a slogan
The clearest difference of this contest is that the "green" factor is placed at the center. The fields encouraged to participate all aim at saving resources, reducing emissions, reusing waste products and improving the working environment. In the context that green standards are increasingly becoming mandatory conditions, especially for businesses participating in the global supply chain, the transformation of production thinking is an inevitable requirement.
But if we only rely on technology investment or top-down policies, this process will be difficult to go fast and deep.
Conversely, when "green" thinking is spread from the workers themselves - those who directly participate in production, change will be more sustainable. A small improvement such as reducing raw material waste, taking advantage of waste products or adjusting processes to save energy, if replicated, can bring great efficiency to businesses, reducing pressure on the environment. Linking initiatives with "green" elements is a direction suitable for the current development trend.
