On the morning of May 5, the National Assembly listened to a report summarizing the opinions and recommendations of voters and people sent to the 9th Session.
In the report, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien said: Some cadres, civil servants, and public employees are worried about difficulties when they have to move to work in new administrative units; there are also some concerns that if there are no specific solutions, some capable cadres will resign because they have to move away from their families.
This concern is legitimate and should not be taken lightly, because for many people, moving to work in a new administrative unit can be hundreds of kilometers away, which means having to change their place of residence, cutting family activities, affecting personal life and children.
Without a suitable support mechanism, it is easy to lead to a situation where cadres, especially good cadres, choose to quit their jobs or move to the private sector because they do not want to trade their private lives.
This is an issue that those responsible for the process of restructuring the apparatus need to look at directly: We want to streamline to select talented people, but if there is no accompanying humanitarian policy, we will accidentally lose those who deserve to be kept.
No matter how streamlined the apparatus is, it will not be able to operate smoothly without people who are knowledgeable, dedicated and committed for a long time.
In addition, the merger is often accompanied by disruption of work positions, changes in workplaces, and even "pushing" people from the center to remote areas or vice versa.
Without publicity, transparency and a clear capacity assessment mechanism, it is easy to cause insecurity, lose motivation and disrupt internal solidarity.
A good cadre can endure difficulties, but it will be difficult to stick with if he feels mechanicalally motivated, not listened to or accompanied by superiors.
Therefore, in addition to organizing the apparatus, there needs to be specific, flexible and timely policies to support cadres after the merger. It can be home allowances, accommodation support, travel support, or flexible on-site work arrangements at the beginning of the season... to ensure stable income and spirit.
It is also necessary to review special cases such as female cadres with young children, people with difficult family circumstances to have a more suitable personnel arrangement plan, instead of "leveling".
We talk a lot about "the will of the Party to be in harmony with the people", but for cadres and civil servants, "the will of the people" here is not only a consensus with the policy, but also a desire to be accompanied in a fair way, to maintain the minimum stability in life when affected by change.
A merger will only be truly successful and fulfilling if it does not lose the trust and attachment of those who are operating the apparatus.
