Access and develop union members in small and medium-sized enterprises

Approach and develop trade union members

Mr. Truong Thanh Hoa - Chairman of the Confederation of Labor of Chau Thanh district ( Tien Giang province ) - said that in the first 6 months of 2024, the Confederation of Labor of Chau Thanh district has established 4 new grassroots trade unions, with a total of 551 trade union members.

“Currently, there are only small and micro enterprises left in the area, so in the coming time, we will continue to proactively contact the above businesses to develop new union members and establish grassroots trade unions. ” - Mr. Hoa said.

Mr. Le Van Ro - Chairman of the Confederation of Labor of Cho Gao district - said that in order to develop union members and establish grassroots unions at businesses, recently, the leaders of the Confederation of Labor of Cho Gao district have coordinated with local authorities. and relevant units proactively propagate to employers and employees to clearly understand the activities of trade unions and the rights and responsibilities when becoming trade union members. Thereby, it has attracted workers to join the trade union.

According to Mr. Ro, in the first 6 months of the year, trade unions at all levels in Cho Gao district have admitted 615 members, establishing 4 new grassroots unions.

Ms. Pham Thi Thu Ha - Chairwoman of the Confederation of Labor of My Tho City (Tien Giang province) - said that recently, the Confederation of Labor of My Tho City has established a new grassroots union, Du Phong Shoe Mold Co., Ltd., with a total of 70 unions. union member. In addition, up to now, the City Confederation of Labor has established 4 new grassroots unions and 2 trade unions, with a total of 313 union members.

“To develop union membership and establish a grassroots Trade Union, I will proactively coordinate with units including: Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Commune People's Committee... to approach and propagate workers so that they Understand clearly the activities of the Trade Union organization and the rights and responsibilities when becoming a Trade Union member. At the same time, the work of caring for, representing and protecting the rights of trade union members and workers. Thereby, attracting the above subjects to apply to join the Trade Union organization" - Ms. Ha said.

Concentrate resources to develop union members

Chairman of the Confederation of Labor of Tien Giang province Le Minh Hung said that in the first 7 months of 2024, trade unions at all levels in Tien Giang province have developed 6,316 union members and established 6 grassroots unions and trade unions. In addition, the Labor Confederation of Tien Giang province has established a Steering Committee for union member development and established a grassroots trade union.

Accordingly, the Steering Committee will help the Standing Committee of the Confederation of Labor of Tien Giang province develop an implementation plan for both the term and annually; Urge and support trade unions at all levels in the area in carrying out the above tasks. At the same time, the Labor Confederation of Tien Giang province will advise the Tien Giang Provincial Party Committee to direct Party committees at all levels to strengthen leadership in developing union members, establishing grassroots trade unions, and building strong trade union organizations; Training and fostering trade union officials at all levels.

According to Mr. Hung, the specific solution for Tien Giang to achieve the above goal is that for units and businesses that have not yet established a trade union, the direct superior union at the grassroots level will coordinate with functional branches, local... approach employers to create conditions for trade unions to meet with workers to propagate and advocate for joining trade unions and establishing grassroots trade unions at enterprises.