The fact that the Ho Chi Minh City Election Commission has just issued an official dispatch to relevant agencies and units, requesting businesses not to organize overtime and overtime on March 15 to create conditions for workers and laborers to participate in the election of National Assembly deputies of the 16th term and People's Council deputies for the 2026 - 2031 term is of great significance in ensuring the citizens' rights of workers.
The characteristic of many manufacturing industries is working in shifts, even overtime on weekends or peak times of orders. Therefore, if there is no reasonable arrangement from businesses and authorities, many workers may encounter difficulties, even unable to participate in voting.
Ho Chi Minh City's proposal is also a reminder that workers are a large part of the electorate of society. The right of workers to vote is not a private story of Ho Chi Minh City.
On March 5, when actually inspecting the polling area No. 17, Tan Trieu ward, Dong Nai province, Politburo Member, National Assembly Chairman, Chairman of the National Election Council Tran Thanh Man made an important note when recognizing that Dong Nai is a locality with a large number of temporary workers. Therefore, the responsibility of the Industrial Park Management Board, businesses and landlords is to create favorable conditions for workers to participate in the election fully.
Many other localities across the country also have a large number of workers working in industrial parks such as Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh or Da Nang... In these places, the pace of industrial production is always very high, overtime and overtime work are common. If there is no proactive early arrangement, it is possible that a part of workers will have difficulty participating in the election because it coincides with working hours.
Local election committees, together with trade union organizations and industrial park management agencies, need to proactively work with businesses to arrange reasonable production time, creating favorable conditions for workers to participate in the election.
A successful election, in addition to the high voter turnout, is also reflected in the fact that all social components have the conditions to fully participate. In which, workers - the country's large labor force - are even more indispensable in the day of democracy.
Election organization needs the coordination of the entire political system, businesses and social organizations to ensure that all citizens have the opportunity to cast their ballots.
Businesses proactively arrange and create conditions for workers and laborers to exercise their right to vote, and the election day is even more meaningful for workers participating in the festival of the whole people.
