Ms. Dinh Thi Trinh Kieu - a worker at Jiazhi Co., Ltd. - Soc Trang Branch - said that her family's circumstances are still difficult. Currently, she lives with elderly parents, her husband has unstable income, and her children are still young, so all expenses mainly depend on a salary of more than 5 million VND per month, and there is almost no surplus. This Tet holiday, Ms. Kieu received a 13-month salary bonus from the company, and was also one of the union members who received a gift worth 500,000 VND from the City Labor Federation along with necessities and gifts from the grassroots trade union (CĐCS). "Being rewarded like this, I am very happy, I have the conditions to take care of Tet for my family, and I feel recognized by the business, so I want to stick with it and try harder to work," Ms. Kieu shared.
Sharing the same joy, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Tien, a worker at Jiazhi Co., Ltd., Soc Trang Branch, confided that after a long year of working, being cared for and receiving Tet bonuses from businesses made workers very happy. Because with a monthly salary just enough to cover living expenses, workers hardly save much, so Tet bonuses are a great source of encouragement for their families to have a more complete and fulfilling Tet. "Thanks to that care, even when I encounter difficulties, I can't bear to quit my job at the company," Ms. Tien expressed.
Similarly, worker Tran Khanh Ly, a union member of HS Vietnam Chemical Co., Ltd. - Soc Trang Branch, informed that this Tet she received a shopping voucher worth 500,000 VND at the online Trade Union Tet Market and used it to buy essential household items. Khanh Ly currently works at the Planning department, earning about 5 million VND/month. 2025 is the first year she works at the company, while her family's circumstances are still difficult, her parents are freelancers, and her income is unstable. "This is the first time she has received Tet gifts, the program is very meaningful, helping her reduce expenses and share some of the difficulties for her family," Ly shared.
According to Mr. Huynh Thanh Hoai, Chairman of the Grassroots Trade Union of HS Vietnam Chemical Co., Ltd., Soc Trang Branch, on the occasion of the 2026 Lunar New Year, each union member at the unit was given a gift worth about 450,000 VND, of which 41 union members were supported to buy goods at the Online Trade Union Tet Market. The enterprise also agreed to reward the 13th month salary, pay unpaid annual leave, increase the regional minimum wage from January 1, 2026 (an increase of 320,000 VND) and reward 100,000 VND for employees going to work on the first day of the year.
Ms. Nguyen Thu Trang, Chairwoman of the Grassroots Trade Union of Soc Trang Urban Works Joint Stock Company, informed that this Lunar New Year, the company will reward all employees with a 13-month salary and an additional bonus of 4 million VND/person. In addition, the Grassroots Trade Union also organized gifts for typical employees and workers in difficult circumstances, each worth 1 million VND.
According to the Can Tho City Labor Federation, during the Binh Ngo Lunar New Year 2026, delegations will be organized to visit, give gifts, and wish Tet to union members and workers in difficult circumstances. At the same time, implement programs such as Tet Sum vay, Trade Union Year-end Meal, Trade Union Tet Market directly and online at industrial parks; support bus tickets, train tickets, and air tickets to take workers home for Tet.
