The delegation of the Hai Phong City Labor Federation led by Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan - Chairman of the City Labor Federation offered incense, expressing their respect and remembrance for the great contributions of comrade Nguyen Duc Canh.
Comrade Nguyen Duc Canh (1908 - 1932) was born into a poor poor poor poor family with a rich tradition of patriotism and studiousness in Diem Dien village, General Ho Doi, Thuy Anh district, Thai Binh province (old), now Thai Thuy commune, Hung Yen province.
Having been enlightened by the revolution very early, sympathizing with the suffering of the workers and realizing the strength of the working class if it were united, he directly participated, mobilized, and organized into a revolutionary struggle movement of the working class.
On July 28, 1929, comrade Nguyen Duc Canh founded the Bac Ky Red Trade Union (the predecessor of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor) today. The birth of the Red Trade Union is especially meaningful for the Vietnamese workers' movement and trade union activities.
In February 1930 he attended the Conference to establish the Communist Party of Vietnam and was assigned to hold the following responsibilities: Secretary of the Hai Phong Party Committee, Secretary of the Bac Ky Fourth Party Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Trung Ky Fourth Party Committee.
In charge of propaganda work at the Standing Committee of the Trung Ky Party Committee, Comrade Nguyen Duc Canh played an important role, together with the Trung Ky Party Committee, in building a system of Party newspapers from the country to the province and the grassroots.
In April 1931, he was arrested by the French colonialists in Vinh. Despite being tortured in many ways, the comrade refused to confess. On July 31, 1932, he was executed by the French colonialists at the Hai Phong mosque - which was later built into a commemorative house for him.
