On this occasion, the Binh Duong Provincial Federation of Labor also mobilized social resources, businesses, and local authorities to support workers in difficulty to stabilize their lives.
Many workers choose to stay in Binh Duong for Tet
This year, many workers chose to stay in Binh Duong to reduce transportation costs. In Thu Dau Mot City, it is expected that tens of thousands of workers will not return home for Tet this year.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong (49 years old, from Nam Dinh, living in Thu Dau Mot City) said: “Traveling during Tet is very expensive, double or triple the usual price. If we go back to our hometown, we have to spend 3-5 million VND on travel expenses. Staying in Binh Duong, we save a small amount of money, and after Tet it will be less difficult. Therefore, this year, my children and I will celebrate Tet in Binh Duong. Next year, we will arrange to take leave on April 30 or in the summer and then return to our hometown later.”
Ben Cat City is a locality with 8 industrial parks and hundreds of factories located in residential areas. The Ben Cat Industrial Parks Trade Union said that every year, in Ben Cat Industrial Parks, there are over 40,000 poor workers, those far from home, and those in difficult circumstances who celebrate Lunar New Year in boarding houses and dormitories in the city.
Through information from the grassroots trade union, over 60,000 workers (about 50% of workers) celebrate Tet 2025 in Ben Cat city.
Ms. Nguyen Kim Loan - President of Binh Duong Provincial Federation of Labor - said that according to preliminary statistics of the Provincial Federation of Labor, the number of workers far from home staying in Binh Duong during the Lunar New Year 2025 is about 500,000 people, expected to increase compared to Tet 2024, because this group of workers working in enterprises still face difficulties with orders and reduced working hours. Workers have arranged to visit home during the year. Therefore, during Tet 2025, the majority choose to stay in Binh Duong to reduce costs.
Expected to spend more than 272 billion VND to take care of Tet
Recently, the Provincial Federation of Labor has requested all levels of unions, especially the grassroots level, to proactively negotiate and propose employers to fully implement the salary regime according to the contract for employees; organize activities to show gratitude and thank employees for their efforts in the year to overcome difficulties and stabilize production with the enterprise; give Tet bonuses, give gifts, support travel expenses, organize year-end parties, lucky draws, and give year-end lucky money to employees...
“On the part of the trade union organization, according to the plan, the total estimated budget to take care of union members and workers during Tet this year is about 272.4 billion VND...” - Ms. Nguyen Kim Loan said.
The Standing Committee of the Binh Duong Provincial Federation of Labor will focus on organizing Tet Sum Vay activities, Trade Union Tet Market. Organize a loving Tet program for children orphaned by COVID-19, and children of workers in difficult circumstances.
The units will also organize cultural and artistic activities to serve workers; Coordinate with the Department of Culture and Sports to organize artistic programs to celebrate Spring 2025. Binh Duong Trade Union also advised on organizing delegations of Central and Provincial leaders to visit, wish Tet, and give gifts to union members and workers in difficult circumstances.
Giving away 1,500 train and bus tickets to take workers home for Tet
The Binh Duong Provincial Federation of Labor has issued a plan to support train and bus tickets for union members and workers to return home to celebrate the Lunar New Year 2025. The implementation cost is taken from the provincial union's budget to support 1,000 train tickets for workers to return home to celebrate Tet in the Central and Northern provinces.
The train departure time is from January 23 to 25, 2025. In order to facilitate workers to return home for Tet, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor supports workers in Binh Duong province with 450 train tickets and 80 plane tickets to 2 airports Vinh (Nghe An) and Noi Bai (Hanoi).
Proposal for Binh Duong province to spend 50 billion VND to support workers
Ms. Nguyen Kim Loan - President of Binh Duong Provincial Federation of Labor - said that based on the survey data, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Federation of Labor has submitted to the leaders of Binh Duong province to continue to pay attention to arranging local budget sources to support disadvantaged workers staying in Binh Duong during Tet this year. The support amount is about 50 billion VND, equivalent to each cash gift of 1 million VND.
