Although tuition fees have been waived, the money for books, uniforms, school supplies and many expenses to prepare at the beginning of the year combined has become a fairly large amount compared to the modest income of both husband and wife who are workers like us" - Ms. Lan worried. Of course, that worry is not only Ms. Lan's, but a common matter for tens of millions of workers across the country at this time.
Therefore, the fact that Trade Union levels organize activities to care for children of union members and workers before the new school year is a very meaningful activity, because support appears at the right time when workers need it.
This is one of the new points in the care activities of the Trade Union today: Resources, whether many or few, need to be brought to the right people, at the right time, in the right needs and promote greater efficiency.
Caring for the children of workers is actually caring for the workers themselves.
A worker going to work will find it difficult to be completely assured if behind them there is still the worry of expenses at the beginning of the year that they do not know where to get. Conversely, when part of those worries is shared by businesses and Trade Unions, workers have more peace of mind to work.
From that peace of mind, it creates a sustainable bond between workers and businesses. A welfare policy that cares about elderly parents, health, housing and especially the education of children will help workers feel more clearly that the place they work is not only concerned about productivity and work efficiency but also concerned about their lives and their families.
Therefore, models to support workers' children before the new school year need to be expanded in an increasingly practical direction. Such care activities not only take place on every opening day, but gradually become a stable part of welfare policies for workers.
Businesses and Trade Unions accompany each other, creating conditions for workers' children to study better, if maintained sustainably, it will create a cultural feature in labor relations, so that workers have more motivation to stick with their workplace for a long time.
