More money to buy learning tools
Receiving the Nguyen Duc Canh scholarship recently awarded by the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation, Duy Ha (name changed, 12th grade student, Rach Dua Ward, Ho Chi Minh City) was very happy to have more money to buy learning materials to prepare for the new school year. Ha said that her family is renting a room in Rach Dua Ward, her mother has a cervical spore, her father died early, and her mother stays there to raise 2 children to study with the salary of a worker, so the family life is quite difficult.
I have graduated from high school and are preparing to go to university, so there are many things to buy such as books and school supplies while the new school year is approaching. The scholarship will help me have more money to buy more pages and better learning equipment in the future" - Ha shared.
As for Le Tien (a 5th grade student, name has been changed) who is preparing for grade 6, having a very difficult family situation while renting, his father has lost the ability to work, his mother is the main breadwinner for the whole family and 2 children to study. "The scholarship helps the family somewhat reduce the difficulties when preparing for the new school year for the children" - Ms. Nguyet - Tien's mother said.
Present at the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation program, the city has awarded 300 Nguyen Duc Canh scholarships (each worth 1 million VND, 1 health check-up voucher, 1 gift, total value of more than 2.1 million VND/scholarship) in 2025 to students who are children of workers in Ho Chi Minh City, many parents are very moved to see their children receive the scholarships.
Ms. Thanh Duyen, a worker in Tan Uyen Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, shared: "The new school year is approaching, my family is also worried about money to buy school supplies and clothes for our children. With this scholarship, I am very happy, I will have more money to buy new clothes and a bicycle for my daughter. The scholarship is a great source of encouragement for our children and helps workers overcome some of the difficulties as the new school year is approaching.
Humanitarian program for a brighter future
Fortunately, there are enterprises that have actively supported the Nguyen Duc Canh scholarship award program of the Trade Union organization.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Khoat - General Director of Southern Rubber Industrial Joint Stock Company (Casumina) - the unit that donated 350 million VND - to contribute to the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation awarding the Nguyen Duc Canh scholarship at the city level in 2025, considering the Nguyen Duc Canh scholarship program as a humane program, aiming to help students who are children of workers directly involved in production and union members in difficult circumstances, strive to overcome difficulties and excelled in their studies.
"Accompanying the Ho Chi Minh City Trade Union to take care of the children of union members and workers will give workers and their children more confidence and motivation to overcome difficulties, strive to study, and move forward for a brighter future" - Mr. Khoat said.
Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor Thai Thu Xuong highly appreciated the activities of the Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor and its accompanying units in the Vietnam Trade Union to practically care for the children of workers.
The Nguyen Duc Canh scholarship program of the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation is a typical activity in caring for the children of workers. The program contributes to conveying the message to students and workers in Ho Chi Minh City to continue competing, achieving high academic achievements, daring to dream, striving to realize dreams, contributing talent, contributing to the country entering an era of strong and prosperous development - Ms. Thai Thu Xuong emphasized.
* From the beginning of July 2025, the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation has issued a plan to award city-level scholarships in 2025. According to the plan, 900 Nguyen Duc Canh scholarships will be awarded to students, with a total cost of 900 million VND from mobilization sources. Through the scholarship awarding activity, it is aimed at strengthening the care of workers' children in difficult circumstances who overcome difficulties to study well; at the same time, encouraging workers to overcome their circumstances and become more attached to the Trade Union organization. * The Trade Union of Cua It A Chau Technology Co., Ltd. (Tan Hiep ward, Ho Chi Minh City) said that during the summer, the company gave gifts to 600 students who are children of workers in the company (each 150,000 VND). On the occasion of the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Trade Union (July 28, 1929 - July 28, 2025), the union will give each union member 150,000 VND. On the occasion of National Day on September 2, the Trade Union also recommended that the company reward each worker with 700,000 VND. Hopefully, these additional incomes will partly support workers to have more funds to cover their children in the new school year. Dinh Trong
