The news is heart-wrenching. In this day and age, hired workers don't have enough money to travel, so they have to decide to walk back to their hometown, which is very far away.
Search (look) on Google, the distance from Binh Duong to Tuyen Quang is 1,732.3 km. Going by car, limousine, high quality sleeper, duration 36 hours, bus ticket price ranges from 720,000 - 1,100,000 VND/ticket.
It's too painful, because it's only 720,000 VND/ticket, and Mr. Do Ba Duy and his wife, Ms. Ban Mai Huong, don't have anything to buy.
It was too painful, 1,732.3 km, it took 36 hours by car, so I had to walk for several days to get home.
Departing from July 12, Mr. Duy and his wife were supported by people to catch a container truck for a ride. After 5 days and 4 hitchhiking trips, Duy and his wife finally reached Da Nang
Fortunately, on the afternoon of July 17, the officers of the Hoa Hiep Gate Traffic Police Station (Da Nang City Police Traffic Police Department) took care of food, bought milk for the baby, and donated money for Mr. Duy and his wife to pay the tolls and mobilize vehicles. Passengers traveling on the Northern route brought Mr. Duy's family home safely. Otherwise, Mr. Duy and his wife, and especially the baby, may encounter many risks and dangers on the road.
The contractor owner who hired Mr. Duy did the job so cruelly, withholding wages and not paying him, that the poor worker had to wipe away his tears.
Also, what right does the contractor have to keep Mr. Do Ba Duy's papers?
Ms. Ban Mai Huong said that she had received half her salary , but the contractor still owed 8 million VND and promised to pay it at the end of the month. Regarding personal documents, they also sent them out by post.
When the incident was reported by the press, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Binh Duong province said that the functional units were verifying and clarifying the employer company to have a solution .
The contractor wants Mr. Duy and his wife to ignore it and not pursue responsibility. But, holding responsible is not Mr. Duy's job, but that of the authorities.
Up to now, the employer has been verified, just waiting for the authorities of Binh Duong province to handle it. There is no such thing as apologizing.
