Housing gap for workers
For many years, investment in developing industrial parks in Quang Nam province has not taken into account the housing needs of workers, while the majority of workers are not local people. This is the content of Ms. Nguyen Thi Tra My - President of the Grassroots Trade Union of Celebrity Fashion Vina Company (Tam Thang Industrial Park, Tam Ky City, Quang Nam) raising the issue at a meeting with National Assembly delegates of Quang Nam province in May 2024.
According to Ms. Tra My, Tam Thang Industrial Park currently has nearly 10,000 workers, but currently only about 30% of workers have stable housing, the rest have to arrange and rent outside accommodation with temporary living conditions, which is extremely difficult. difficult and unsafe. “It is recommended that authorities at all levels consider that when planning industrial parks, it must be linked to planning for housing areas for workers. Have separate mechanisms and policies to encourage investment in housing construction for industrial park workers; Have mechanisms and policies to support workers to buy housing" - Ms. Tra My proposed.
Regarding this content, Ms. Huynh Phu Dung - Head of Human Resources Department of Panko Tam Thang Company - said that the State's policy of giving employees loans at preferential interest rates to buy social housing (social housing) (through through a credit package of VND 120,000 billion) is very humane, but in reality it is difficult for workers to access it because of many cumbersome procedures and conditions.
“When borrowing capital, the purpose of the loan is to buy social housing, but in Tam Thang Industrial Park there is currently no social housing so that cannot be met. The next condition is to use it to build houses or repair houses, but most workers are staying in rented accommodation, so how can they have land to build houses or repair them..." - Ms. Dung cited. Therefore, the wish of workers is that the Trade Union and the authorities will soon remove problems and urge the social housing program to help workers have less difficulty in their lives.
In addition, the situation of employees rushing to withdraw social insurance at one time to solve immediate difficulties, due to not clearly understanding the social insurance policy and fear of having their contract terminated early by the company and not being able to wait until retirement... is leaving behind. worries about long-term social security - Mr. Nguyen Ky Vinh - Chairman of the Trade Union of Economic Zones and Industrial Parks in Quang Nam province - said.
Enhance dialogue and remove obstacles
According to Mr. Phan Xuan Quang - Chairman of Quang Nam Provincial Trade Union, in recent times, the Trade Union has organized many dialogue conferences between party committees, authorities, departments, branches and unions with workers and labor. In general, the need for housing, working environment, compensation and social insurance are the three issues that Quang Nam workers are most interested in and recommended at present, in addition to cultural institutions and kindergartens for children. industrial park workers...
Responding to the Labor reporter, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee Le Van Dung highly appreciated the contributions of workers to the province's development in recent times. At the same time, he believes that the employees' recommendations are completely legitimate.
According to Quang Nam leaders, in recent years, the province has had a remarkable economic development rate, especially in the fields of industry, trade and services, leading to a force of trade union members and workers participating in various activities. Companies, factories, and enterprises have increased many times compared to previous years.
Most businesses implement legal policies well and take good care of their employees. However, there are still some employers who have the idea of avoiding paying social insurance and health insurance for employees, not fully complying with labor laws, affecting the legitimate rights of employees.
This is a reality that has been happening in the province recently.
