For the Lunar New Year 2025, teacher Ha Thi Hien - a teacher at Hong Thu Ethnic Minority Boarding Primary School (Hong Thu commune, Lai Chau province) was the only teacher of the School to receive a special gift from the Vietnam Education Union: a piece of fabric to sew an ao dai and 1 million VND.
Ms. Hien was born in 1990, from Son La province, and has been stationed in the villages for 14 years at the schools of Hong Thu Ethnic Minority Boarding Primary School.
Loving the profession and attached to the school, Ms. Hien also always feels the warmth from the trade union. She said that every Tet and spring, teachers in the school often receive gifts from the district trade union; some teachers in difficult circumstances will receive "larger" gifts from the industry trade union or the provincial Labor Federation.
Ms. Hien said that she used to participate in the Trade Union Tet Market online and was very impressed with the richness of goods and competitive prices at the market.
For the 2024 Lunar New Year, Ms. Hien was given a voucher to buy goods worth 300,000 VND. Participating in the Tet market, she bought her family a non-stick pan for 300,000 VND. After that, Ms. Hien bought another heater for just over 100,000 VND.
I didn't expect the pan to be used well by my family until now, especially the heating fan priced at over 100,000 VND is too durable. I used it at home and then brought it to school for students to use. This winter, the fan is still attached, working effectively to help teachers and students reduce the cold in the cold winter," Ms. Hien said.
Ms. Hien said that items at the Trade Union Tet market are usually deeply discounted, with some items discounted up to 70%. In particular, after ordering, union members only wait a few days, and the goods will be delivered to their homes at the registered address. "The teachers of my school also really like to buy household appliances at the Trade Union Tet market, cheap, beautiful designs, and famous domestic brands, so everyone is assured," Ms. Hien said.
For the 2026 Lunar New Year, Ms. Hien said that she and her colleagues will still participate in the Trade Union Tet Market and are particularly interested in household goods and kitchen utensils.
Mr. Dang Ngoc Son is currently an employee of the information technology system, IT Operations Center (VNPT Information Technology Company).
Mr. and Mrs. Son have a son born in 2023, who is suffering from delayed psychomotor development/chromosome abnormality and congenital deafness and deafness and is being treated for hearing aids. Since giving birth, Mr. and Mrs. Son have not gone to work, staying at home to take care of the child. Mr. and Mrs. Son currently rent a house in Ha Dong ward (Hanoi).
My salary is about 10 million VND/month, in conditions where my wife does not work, my child is sick, renting a house in the city... so life is very difficult," Mr. Son said.
Life is hard, but Mr. Son is not discouraged because in addition to the companionship of family and friends, he also receives the sharing of the company's trade union and the Vietnam Science and Technology Union.
I am always concerned by the industry union on the occasions of Workers' Month and Tet holidays. In addition to spiritual support, I also receive material support, not much but very meaningful for my family," Mr. Son said emotionally.
For the Lunar New Year 2025, Mr. Son participated in the Online Trade Union Tet Market for the first time thanks to being given shopping vouchers. He bought his wife a single-piece stove for 300,000 VND. "Up to now, the stove is still in good use, helping my wife conveniently and safely both cook and take care of sick children," Mr. Son shared.
Coming to the Trade Union Tet Market in 2026, Mr. Son is very interested in household goods. "Specialties, food, drinks and confectionery are also sold a lot during Tet, but my family often returns to my hometown to celebrate Tet with my parents, so we don't buy food back. This year, I hope the market will continue to have more household appliances, with deep discounts. I will buy my mother a hotpot as a gift so that the whole family can gather to eat hotpot during Tet," Mr. Son said.
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