Talking to Lao Dong, Mr. Doan Van Long - a motorbike taxi driver predicted that more workers would return home on January 25 and 26 (ie 26 and 27 of Lunar New Year). But today, according to his observations, not many workers have returned home for Tet.
Mr. Nguyen Van Tam - a worker at Thang Long Industrial Park (Dong Anh district, Hanoi) said that the company where he and his wife work has been closed since January 24.
However, due to business, he stayed for 2 more days and did not return until January 26. “I will rent a private car to drive myself back home. The total amount I have to spend to rent a car during Tet is 3.5 million VND,” said Mr. Tam.
Meanwhile, Mr. Ha Doan Du - a worker at Thang Long Industrial Park (Dong Anh district, Hanoi) said that the company's working day is January 24 (25th of Tet), but because the working day ends late, he and his family will rest for a night and return home the next morning.
"I will rent a private car to go back to my hometown so that my family is safe, even though it is much more expensive than taking a bus," said Mr. Du.
Ms. Doan Thi Thao (29 years old) - a worker in Thang Long Industrial Park said that her boarding house has more than 10 workers, most of whom are waiting until tomorrow (26th of Tet) to return home.
Because today, workers still have to go to work, some work the 2nd shift (2pm - 8pm) and the 3rd shift (8pm - 6am the next morning).
For Ms. Thao, on the 25th of Tet, she worked the second shift so she had to spend the evening packing her things, and the next morning she took the bus back to her hometown in Tuyen Quang.
