Businesses do not work overtime to ensure the voting rights of workers
In order to create conditions for workers to participate in voting for the election of National Assembly deputies of the 16th term and People's Council deputies at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Ut has just issued a document requesting businesses and socio-economic organizations to proactively develop production and business plans; arrange reasonable working shifts on election days so that workers can participate in voting fully and on time as prescribed by law.
The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested businesses and socio-economic organizations not to arrange overtime and overtime that coincide with the voting time, except in special cases, but must ensure the voting rights of employees. Coordinate propaganda on the meaning and importance of the election; and at the same time, fully implement the salary regime and legitimate rights of employees during voting according to regulations.
The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested the Management Board of Industrial Parks and Economic Zones of the province to direct and guide businesses to strictly implement the above contents; at the same time, coordinate with the People's Committees of communes and wards where industrial parks are located in reviewing and updating the list of voters who are workers and temporary residents...
Mr. Dinh Sy Phuc, Chairman of the grassroots Trade Union of TKG Taekwang Vina Joint Stock Company (Bien Hoa 2 Industrial Park, Tran Bien Ward, Dong Nai Province) - where there are more than 34,000 workers - said: In addition to promoting propaganda to union members and workers to participate in the election of National Assembly deputies of the 16th term and People's Council deputies at all levels for the 2026-2031 term (March 15), the Executive Committee of the grassroots Trade Union also agreed with the Board of Directors of the Company to stop overtime production activities so that union members and workers can vote fully.
Similarly, Mr. Le Van Binh - Chairman of the grassroots trade union of Saitex International Dong Nai Co., Ltd. (Amata Industrial Park, Long Binh Ward, Dong Nai Province, with more than 3,000 workers) also said that on March 15, the company's Board of Directors and the Trade Union Executive Committee also agreed not to work overtime so that workers can feel secure to vote.
Ensuring full salary regime for employees when participating in elections
Mr. Nguyen Quoc An - Deputy Head of the Management Board of Industrial Parks and Economic Zones of the province said that the unit has requested businesses and investment projects operating in industrial parks, economic zones, and high-tech zones to coordinate with commune-level People's Committees in updating labor information, ensuring "correct, sufficient, clean, living" population data; and mobilizing laborers to participate in elections in accordance with regulations.
At the same time, review and work with safety departments at factories, contractors under construction, contractors providing industrial meals, and contractors providing services to absolutely ensure labor safety, occupational hygiene, and food safety at units before, during and after elections. Ensure full salary regimes and legitimate rights for employees when participating in elections.
The Dong Nai Provincial Labor Federation also proposed that trade unions of communes, wards, trade unions of general corporations, and grassroots trade unions directly under it promote propaganda and introduction among officials, union members, and workers and employees about the biography, working process and action program of candidates of trade union officials participating in the election of National Assembly deputies of the 16th term and People's Council deputies at all levels on the Facebook page of the Provincial Labor Federation, social networking sites of trade union levels in the province (The Provincial Trade Union has 3 people introduced to run for National Assembly deputies of the 16th term and 2 people introduced to run for People's Council deputies of the province)...
Dong Nai is a province with many operating industrial parks, along with a number of about 600,000 workers temporarily residing in the area.
