Building a Trade Union Bookcase at enterprises
The Trade Union Bookcase at Maxcore Company Limited was established by the Ung Hoa District Labor Federation to inspire and spread the reading culture among union members and workers.
Before establishing the Trade Union Bookcase at this enterprise, the District Labor Federation organized a survey of enterprises and cultural activity points of workers in the district with a large number of workers with the content of grasping the situation of cultural and spiritual life, the need to read books and newspapers of workers. As a result, the Labor Federation chose Maxcore Company Limited - where there are nearly 500 employees, hoping to have a Bookshelf and equip them with legal books, literature, life skills, to learn, improve understanding, learn and entertain...
Of the 16 million VND invested in purchasing Bookshelves and books, the Hanoi City Labor Federation supported 10 million VND, and the Ung Hoa District Labor Federation supported 6 million VND.
In addition, there are also sources of books and newspapers from sponsoring units. The bookcase is diverse with over 200 books on propaganda and dissemination of laws such as the Labor Code, Trade Union Law, Social Insurance Law, documents on propaganda of related policies and regimes...; newspapers and magazines of the Trade Union system, grassroots Trade Union Newsletter; groups of books on culture, history, literature; books on life skills, entertainment...
The richness of these books and newspapers has created excitement for workers like Ms. Le Thi Tuat, thereby spreading a reading culture, not only reading to equip them with legal knowledge but also equipping them with life skills, how to educate children...
At the end of December 2024, the Long Bien District Labor Federation also handed over the books to the Trade Union Bookcase at the Cultural Activity Point for Workers of Long Bien Investment Joint Stock Company and Nicotex Joint Stock Company. The District Labor Federation has equipped nearly 50 books in many different fields of law, life, family care, work skills... with a total cost of 5,954,000 for 2 workers' cultural activity points in the district.
The equipping of books in many fields for the Trade Union Bookcases at Workers' Cultural Activity Points aims to raise awareness of union members and workers about the great significance and importance of reading books. In particular, it helps union members and employees have the skills to receive and use information and knowledge through reading to serve their study, work, research and entertainment. Thereby demonstrating the concern and responsibility of the Trade Union organization and competent authorities in building and developing a reading culture for union members and employees, contributing to building a learning society...
The model needs to be replicated to promote the spirit of learning
According to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, the Trade Union Bookcase is a good model for some places, including the Hanoi City Labor Federation. The construction of a Trade Union Bookcase in enterprises or in boarding houses with a large number of employees is an activity to concretize the Program "Promoting lifelong learning activities among employees in enterprises by 2030. It is worth mentioning that the books and newspapers of the Trade Union Bookcase are equipped according to the wishes of union members and employees. The location of the Trade Union Bookcase is flexibly organized by the Trade Union, in accordance with the needs of workers in the locality and unit.
According to Mr. Vuong Anh Quang - Head of the self-management team of the Mai Chau workers' boarding house (Dong Anh), the Trade Union Bookcase equipped by the Dong Anh District Labor Federation here has a reasonable location, workers in the rental area can read on the spot or borrow books to the rented room to read. Therefore, it helps employees improve their cultural and spiritual life, while promoting the spirit of reading to learn more from each person.
The model of "Workers' Cultural Activity Point" with the Trade Union Bookcase in Enterprises was developed by a number of provincial and municipal Labor Federations in coordination with employers by supporting the Trade Union with computers, supporting many newspapers (paper printing); employers set up a room with internet connection in the enterprise for employees to study, learn about documents, improve knowledge...
