Two important suggestions of Labor Hero Thai Huong to the Prime Minister

In the comments and discussions at the conference, TH Group attracted attention with its proposal to build a School Nutrition Law and advice on developing the forest economy.

On the morning of September 21, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference of the Government Standing Committee working with businesses on solutions to contribute to the country's socio-economic development. Also attending were Deputy Prime Ministers: Tran Hong Ha, Le Thanh Long, Ho Duc Phoc; leaders of ministries, branches, central agencies; leaders of enterprises: Vingroup, Hoa Phat, Thaco, KN Holdings, Sun Group, T&T, Geleximco, Minh Phu, Masan, Sovico, TH Group , Refrigeration Electrical Engineering (REE). The Prime Minister emphasized that the conference demonstrated the attention of Party and State leaders to private enterprises - a sector that contributes up to 45% of GDP, 40% of total social investment capital, creates 85% of jobs for the total workforce, accounts for 35% of import turnover and 25% of export turnover.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh works with businesses on solutions to contribute to the country's socio-economic development on the morning of September 21. Photo above: Prime Minister and businesswoman Thai Huong - Chairwoman of TH Group's Strategy Council.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung assessed that a number of large private enterprises have become important driving forces of the economy. The total assets of large enterprises participating in today's conference are estimated at 70 billion USD, by the end of 2023. 2024 is the year of acceleration and breakthrough, Minister Nguyen Chi Dung suggested that the large business community "proactively take the lead, pioneer in big, difficult, new tasks", "create development space for small and medium enterprises in other fields". Sharing with Minister Nguyen Chi Dung about the desire to pioneer in big, difficult tasks, enterprises proposed many solutions for development and macroeconomic stability. In the comments and discussions at the conference, representatives of TH Group attracted attention with the proposal to build a School Nutrition Law and advice on developing the forest economy. Proposal to develop School Nutrition Law "From the desire to contribute to improving the health and stature of Vietnamese people and its extensive experience in improving the health and stature of Vietnamese people, TH Group proposes to develop a separate law, called: School Nutrition Law" - TH Group founder spoke at the Conference. Labor Hero Thai Huong analyzed that in recent years, Vietnam has achieved many achievements in improving the nutritional status of its people, but there are still many nutritional problems, especially in preschool and school age. Currently, Vietnam is among the group of countries and territories with low average height, ranking 15th from the bottom among countries and territories in the world. Fresh milk is a source of adequate nutrients for the body. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 86% of a person's height and physical development occurs by the age of 12. Thus, investing in physical and mental strength for this golden age is extremely important so as not to miss out on valuable development opportunities in life. In many countries around the world, such as Japan, since 1954, there has been a School Nutrition Law, regulating nutritional standards and food safety management for school meals. In Thailand, the Government has issued a set of standards for school lunches. And in Indonesia, the newly elected President has pledged to implement a Free Lunch program for students from 2025,...

Labor Hero Thai Huong speaks at the Conference

Faced with the current situation of school nutrition and school meals with many shortcomings, the proposal of Labor Hero Thai Huong and TH Group on building a Law on School Nutrition is considered necessary, especially in the context that there is also a scientific and practical basis from methodical experimental studies of agencies such as the National Institute of Nutrition, Ministry of Education & Training, etc. Notably, it is possible to mention the "Model of school meals ensuring proper nutrition combined with increasing physical activities for children, pupils and students" implemented by the Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Health and independent experts, referring to the practical experience of developed countries in the world (Japan) in 2020-2021.

School Meal pilot model implemented at a kindergarten.

Based on research and models that have had scientific experimental results, Ms. Thai Huong believes that the School Nutrition Law needs to be developed in a methodical, careful, and meticulous manner, covering many contents on health care for children, pupils, and students. Comprehensive solutions for forest economic development According to Labor Hero Thai Huong, we have a large area of ​​land but in reality, it is not being used effectively. In particular, with the area of ​​production forests, some forest areas managed by State forestry companies (or equitized) are being planted but ineffectively, mainly planting acacia trees, with an annual harvest of only about 7-8 million VND/ha in a 5-7 year cycle. According to her, the general situation shows that Vietnam's forests have been greatly depleted, the risk of deforestation is very high, so the urgent task now is to quickly plant forests - this also contributes to the goal of Net Zero by 2050 that we have committed to internationally. Ms. Thai Huong proposed to the Government two solutions to address the current situation of forests and forest economy. First, the State needs to provide sufficient funding to reassess the current situation of forests, the activities of forestry companies, and plans to allocate forest land to people.

Second, there must be entrepreneurs and businesses with enough heart, mind and strength to invest, develop, create an environment and motivation to attract farmers to move forward in modern production. To attract these businesses, the Government needs to have policies suitable for each project and each period, helping the forest economy develop sustainably.

TH Group grows herbs under the forest canopy in Muong Long - Nghe An

TH Group said it has implemented many forest economic development projects in localities and has enough experience to implement pilot projects. For example, in Tuan Giao - Dien Bien, TH has developed macadamia forests, moving towards deep processing and finding markets for products. In the Central Highlands, TH is also building a pilot forest economic project, including planting multi-storey trees, deep processing, developing regional product brands. And moving to the next step is to develop resorts, nursing homes, eco-tourism, regional tourism in these forests... Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/hai-hien-ke-quan-trong-cua-anh-hung-lao-dong-thai-huong-truoc-thu-tuong-chinh-phu-102240922174341927.htm