Activities to support Tet warm the hearts of workers

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Workers return home for Tet. Photo: Vu Diep

The Hanoi City Labor Federation (HLF) has just issued a Plan to implement activities to better care for the material and spiritual lives of union members and workers on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025.

Specifically, during Tet, the City Trade Union will use the financial resources of the Hanoi City Labor Federation to support bus tickets in cash for 5,000 workers to return to their hometowns. Of which, 2,000 workers will be supported to return to Nghe An and Ha Tinh with an amount of 500,000 VND/person; 2,000 workers will be supported to return to Thanh Hoa with an amount of 300,000 VND/person.

Support 1,000 workers to go to some northern provinces (Ha Giang, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son La, Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Yen Bai, Lang Son) with the amount of 300,000 VND/person.

Along with vehicle support, the Hanoi City Labor Federation will organize the Tet Sum Vay - Xuan An Party Program during the Lunar New Year 2025 at the grassroots and upper-grassroots levels, in accordance with the actual situation, ensuring safety, savings, efficiency, and attracting many union members and workers to participate.

For grassroots trade unions, focus on organizing the program "Tet Sum Vay - Spring Thanks to the Party" in enterprises with many union members and employees, enterprises that can arrange resources, and enterprises facing difficulties in production and business.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year of At Ty, there will also be activities to visit, give gifts, and wish a happy new year to union members and workers, especially union members and workers who are still in difficulty, have low income, have serious illnesses, occupational diseases, have work accidents, are underemployed, have lost their jobs, have unpaid wages and bonuses, etc.

Another “highlight” activity of the Hanoi City Labor Federation is to organize the 2025 Trade Union Tet Market Program, in both direct and online forms. The expected duration is 2 days, from January 11-12, 2025, with a scale of about 100 booths, including products and essential goods for Tet. It is expected that 5,800 workers in difficult circumstances will be given shopping vouchers worth 500,000 VND, and 5,000 gifts worth 0 VND (worth 300,000 VND).

According to the plan, the total number of union members and employees that the Hanoi City Labor Confederation plans to support to visit and give gifts on the occasion of Lunar New Year 2025 is about 30,000 people; the support level is 1 million VND/person and 1 gift bag worth 300,000 VND...

In 2025, the Hanoi Labor Federation also plans to support 35 Union Shelters for union members' and workers' families with difficult housing circumstances.

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Union officials see off workers' families returning home for Tet. Photo: Vu Diep

Timely grasp the thoughts and wishes of workers during Tet

Determining that salary and bonus are the leading factors bringing a stable life to workers, especially during Tet, the Hanoi Labor Federation recommends that trade unions at all levels actively step up supervision of the implementation of Decree No. 74/2024/ND-CP dated June 30, 2024 of the Government stipulating the minimum wage for employees working under labor contracts and the law on wages at enterprises; coordinate inspection and examination of compliance with labor laws, trade unions, social insurance, etc.

In particular, the Hanoi Labor Federation recommends that employers provide early and complete information so that employees know clearly about the plan, time of salary payment, salary increase, bonus payment, allowances and support during the New Year and Lunar New Year; ensure that units and enterprises pay in full and on time according to the plan; and do not let employees owe salaries and bonuses.

The Hanoi City Labor Federation also requested that all levels of the Union regularly learn and promptly grasp the thoughts and aspirations of union members and employees. At the same time, it is necessary to propagate and mobilize union members and employees to celebrate Tet and Spring economically, safely, comply with legal regulations and return to work on time; continue to accompany enterprises to improve labor productivity, production and business efficiency at enterprises.

Cong Duy