Businesses focus on the quality of lunch meals
At Luxshare ICT Nghe An Co., Ltd. - a business with a scale of about 30,000 workers - lunch meals are organized methodically and diversely to meet the needs of workers.
According to Mr. Le Khanh Minh - Chairman of the company's grassroots trade union, the company arranges 2 large dining halls to serve workers every day. The menu is built with more than 10 choices such as vermicelli, pho, fried rice, rice according to dishes and is changed regularly, helping workers not to get bored.
Meals are designed with many price levels from 15,000 VND to 25,000 VND for workers to choose from, of which businesses support nearly 20,000 VND per meal. The total average support level is about 45,000 VND/person/day.
The enterprise organizes bidding to select a unit to supply meals, and at the same time invests in the entire kitchen system and processing equipment. The contractor only provides cooking personnel, thereby helping to better control quality and food safety and hygiene.
As for Khe Bo Coal Joint Stock Company - a unit with a specific labor nature - shift meals are built according to each work group with specific support levels.For underground coal miners, the main meal at the end of the shift is 35,000 VND, snacking between shifts is 35,000 VND, total 70,000 VND/workday (53 people).For coal processing and consumption workers, electrical mechanics, the main meal at the end of the shift is 35,000 VND, snacking between shifts is 11,000 VND, total 46,000 VND/workday (30 people).For the remaining officials and workers, the meal level is 35,000 VND/portion (22 people).
Classifying meal levels according to labor nature helps ensure appropriate nutrition, especially for heavy and hazardous work groups.
Monitoring and improving the quality of lunch meals
Synthesized data from the Nghe An Provincial Labor Federation, the average meal rate at enterprises is currently commonly at 220,000 - 30,000 VND/portion, averaging about 25,000 VND.
A survey of 200 businesses with lunch meals shows that about 100 businesses cook themselves, nearly 40 businesses hire catering providers, and about 60 businesses spend money to replace lunch meals.
Many large-scale businesses have increased the level of cocoa meal support above the general level. Typical examples include Luxshare ICT Nghe An Co., Ltd., Goertek, Fu Wing, TIANNENG... with common support levels from 30,000 - 50,000 VND/person/day. Some specialized units or those with high welfare policies have support levels of up to about 70,000 VND/person/day. However, there is still a significant difference between businesses.
Faced with that reality, trade union levels in Nghe An have implemented many solutions to improve the quality of lunch meals for workers. Mr. Kha Van Tam - Chairman of the Nghe An Provincial Labor Federation - affirmed that in the coming time, the trade union organization will continue to coordinate with functional agencies and businesses to strengthen inspection and supervision, and at the same time encourage units to improve the level of support and quality of lunch meals. "Banner meals are not only a welfare regime but also a factor directly affecting the health, productivity and attachment of workers to businesses" - Mr. Tam emphasized.
