Originating from the desire to form an award specifically for female workers. One of the requirements of the award is to be inspired and continued from the predecessors who have contributed to the creation and development of the industry. This must be the red thread connecting generations of female textile workers on the path of development. Based on those foundations and requirements, in 2019, the Vietnam Textile and Garment Trade Union built a set of criteria and organized the selection and honoring of the award named after the founder of the sewing profession, Nguyen Thi Sen, to female workers who have made many contributions to the development of the industry.
Up to now, the Vietnam Textile and Garment Trade Union is the first and only unit in the national trade union system to have a separate award for female workers, the "Nguyen Thi Sen Award".
The subjects eligible for the award are managers, professional staff, union staff and direct employees with 10 years of working experience in the industry and 5 years or more at the unit. The award criteria are based on the movement "Good at public work, good at home work", along with criteria related to the industry such as having many initiatives and technical improvements spread throughout the system; participating in supporting and mentoring colleagues to progress together...
What is special is that because of its practicality and effectiveness, the Award has created a positive effect, bringing a vibrant competitive atmosphere associated with cultural identity and professional pride among female workers. Up to now, through 6 awards, 60 outstanding female workers have been honored. It is worth mentioning that the process of striving for the Award is also an opportunity for women to achieve many other achievements.
Over the past 5 years, over 51,400 female workers in the industry have been awarded the theme "Good at public work, good at home". Of these, 17 female workers were awarded the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, 350 were awarded the industry union level and more than 51,000 were awarded the Trade Union level. Two were honored to receive the Third Class Labor Medal, two received the Nguyen Van Linh Award, and one received the Vietnamese Women's Award. Nearly 1,500 female workers were promoted and advanced in their work, contributing to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions.
