Creating attractive destinations for workers
Talking to a reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper, a representative of the leadership of Thanh Hoa Provincial Labor Federation said that, aiming to take better care of union members and workers on the occasion of "Workers' Month" 2026, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Labor Federation has implemented a plan on building a healthy cultural living environment for workers in units and businesses in the area, with the model "Workers' Cultural Space".
The goal of the "Worker Cultural Space" model is to create a safe, clean, and respectful working and living environment for workers; at the same time, it promotes development motivation, meets legitimate needs and promotes the role of workers in innovation, improving productivity, quality and labor efficiency. Thereby contributing to training working style, building the image of union members and workers, towards forming a professional and modern working class.
Along with that, the model creates a healthy cultural living environment, contributing to improving the cultural and spiritual life of workers; forming a positive and disciplined lifestyle; strengthening cohesion in the collective. At the same time, building a space for learning, entertainment, and exchange to reduce work pressure, regenerate labor capacity, support workers to develop comprehensively in terms of physical, intellectual and social skills; contributing to stabilizing labor relations, improving productivity, quality and production and business efficiency; and promoting cultural development in enterprises and in society.
When implementing this model, the Provincial Trade Union selected 3 grassroots trade unions as pilots including: Alena Vietnam Footwear Co., Ltd., Ny Hoa Viet Co., Ltd., S&H Vina Co., Ltd. To date, this model has spread widely to companies and businesses. Initially, it shows that the model of worker cultural space has brought many practical benefits to union members and workers" - a representative of the leadership of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Labor Federation shared.
Also according to a representative of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Labor Federation, with the goal of "Building a clean - green - bright - beautiful, friendly, compassionate, and civilized worker cultural space, contributing to building a successful business, happy workers, strong trade unions and Thanh Hoa's development". Therefore, the implementation must fully meet criteria such as: Building facilities, having stages, bookshelves, ao dai cabinets, common living areas, sports living areas, outdoor activity points, property protection cameras, wifi, laptops, projectors, organizing events, cultural, artistic, sports activities, and other collective activities, with the participation of a large number of workers.
To make the model implemented conveniently, effectively, and quickly, initially the Provincial Labor Federation has provided construction funding support to dozens of grassroots trade unions, with hundreds of millions of VND" - said a representative of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Labor Federation leadership.
It is a useful playground for union members
As one of the 3 grassroots trade unions selected by the Thanh Hoa Provincial Labor Federation as a pilot in building the "Workers' Cultural Space", the Trade Union of Alena Vietnam Footwear Co., Ltd. has completed many items, serving well for the activities and entertainment of workers.
Ms. Trinh Thi Nguyet - Chairwoman of the Trade Union of Alena Vietnam Footwear Co., Ltd. - said that initially when starting to build the model, the company's trade union planned and determined that the model construction must be practical, effective, suitable to the needs of employees and have the consensus of the enterprise.
According to Ms. Nguyet, the "Workers' Cultural Space" at the company includes key corners such as: Book reading corner (where equipped with legal bookshelves, newspapers, life skills); traditional corner (where displaying, preserving, introducing the company's traditions, company trade unions, displaying traditional ao dai costumes of the nation); sports corner (where equipped with common sports equipment: weights, jump ropes, chess, Chinese chess, table tennis).
The worker cultural space is implemented in stages, periodically every 1 year, the company's trade union will evaluate based on criteria to adjust and supplement appropriate activities, remove ineffective content, in order to meet sufficient criteria and standards to propose to the Provincial Labor Federation to recognize it as a standard worker cultural space" - Ms. Nguyet said.
Mr. Le Van Dat (worker at Alena Vietnam Footwear Co., Ltd.) said that since the company's trade union launched the "Workers' Cultural Space", not only him but many other workers have chosen this as a destination every time they finish work. Here, workers are immersed in a fresh space, relaxing after stressful working hours.
“We are very happy. Because after taking time off work and having lunch, union members come to cultural spaces to relax, sit and read books, read newspapers, play Chinese chess, chess... even many women also come here, choose a small corner to sit and confide, share about life, family and work. Everyone who comes here feels more comfortable, united and shares more. Hopefully in the coming time, the company's trade union will continue to build and add more games and entertainment equipment so that employees can experience, play, and connect more” - Mr. Dat shared.
