Reporter (PV): Dear comrade, over the past 5 years, what results have the workers' movement and trade union activities at the General Department of Defense Industry achieved?

Major General Nguyen Viet Hung: First of all, it must be affirmed that the workers' movement and trade union activities in the General Department of Defense Industry have many innovations, creativity, comprehensive development and achieved many important results, directly contributing to the completion of the political tasks of each agency, unit and the General Department; especially in the research and manufacture of new and modern weapons and equipment. Along with that, the production capacity of factories and enterprises is constantly improving, production and business targets are increasing, the average income of union members (TUM) and workers (NLĐ) in 2022 increased by 41% compared to the first year of the term; infrastructure, factories, and production lines are newly invested, synchronous, and modern.

Activities to care for union members and workers in difficult circumstances are regularly organized. From 2018 to now, in many different forms, units in the General Department of Defense Industry have supported the construction and repair of 400 houses for union members and workers with a total value of nearly 28 billion VND. Through the workers' movement and union activities, the team of union members and workers has continuously grown and strengthened, increasingly affirming the position and role of the union organization.

Major General Nguyen Viet Hung.

Over the past 5 years, many emulation movements of trade union organizations have been widely deployed with models and tasks bearing the unique mark of the General Department's trade union organization. From the emulation movements, there have been 14,018 topics, initiatives, and solutions led by trade union members and employees, contributing to improving labor productivity, bringing more than 200 billion VND in benefits to agencies, units, and enterprises of the General Department of Defense Industry. Through the emulation movements, many trade union organizations have been commended by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, the head of the Ministry of National Defense, and the head of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; many cadres, trade union members, and employees have been awarded the Nguyen Duc Canh Award, the Nguyen Van Linh Award; hundreds of individuals have been awarded the Creative Labor Certificate...

Along with performing well the political tasks, the grassroots trade unions of the units have actively and proactively participated in building and implementing the democratic regulations at the grassroots level. Every year, 100% of the grassroots trade unions coordinate well in organizing the workers' conferences and democratic dialogues. Thereby, the thoughts, aspirations, legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members and employees are resolved satisfactorily, promptly ensured, creating trust and attachment of union members and employees to the union organization and the unit's leaders and commanders.

PV: What are the reasons for achieving those results, sir?

Major General Nguyen Viet Hung: To achieve such results, first of all, it comes from the correct awareness of Party committees and commanders at all levels about the workers' movement and trade union activities. On the basis of thoroughly grasping the Party's viewpoints and resolutions, strictly implementing the directives and instructions from above, Party committees and commanders at all levels have many policies and measures to lead the workers' movement and trade union activities in accordance with their functions, tasks and practical situations. The work of caring for and building a team of trade union cadres is given importance. There are many mechanisms and policies to create conditions, motivate and encourage union members and workers to strive to study and work...

The union staff has done a good job of advising leaders and commanders at all levels to synchronously deploy policies and measures to lead the workers' movement and union activities correctly, accurately, and closely following the political tasks of the unit and the General Department. Along with that is the effort of each union member and employee in performing their tasks and actively responding to emulation movements launched by the union organization.

PV: In the period of 2023-2028, what breakthrough contents has the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the General Department of Defense Industry identified to improve the effectiveness of the workers' movement and trade union activities?

Major General Nguyen Viet Hung: Strictly implementing the Party's directives and resolutions on building the Vietnamese working class in the period of accelerating industrialization and modernization of the country and the leadership and direction documents of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army on the workers' movement and trade union activities, the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the General Department of Defense Industry directed: In the coming time, Party committees, commanders and political agencies at all levels need to strengthen leadership and direction over the workers' movement and trade union activities. Pay attention to educating, training and fostering cadres, union members and workers to develop comprehensively; innovate the organization, content and methods of operation in the direction of taking union members and workers as the center to determine the tasks of the trade union organization.

A modern production line of Factory Z111. Photo: TRAN VAN BIEN

Continue to promote emulation movements, focusing on the "Good workers, creative workers" Movement, associated with the "Determined to Win" Emulation Movement and campaigns; focus on breakthroughs in key tasks, weak links, and difficult tasks; create motivation for union members and employees to promote the spirit of innovation and creativity to the highest level, constantly improve their qualifications in all aspects to participate in research, design, and manufacture of many new and modern weapons and equipment; actively participate in digital transformation and corporate governance, build corporate culture, corporate brands, and meet the requirements of tasks in the new situation. Promote solutions to effectively perform the function of representing and protecting the legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members and employees, focusing on dialogue, negotiation, and signing of collective labor agreements, ensuring jobs, wages, and improving the working environment.

Party committees, commanders, and political agencies at all levels need to pay attention to and do a good job of planning, training, fostering, and building a team of trade union cadres with qualifications, capacity, political courage, enthusiasm, and the ability to advise and propose to Party committees, commanders, and political agencies in directing, guiding, and effectively organizing the workers' movement and trade union activities in agencies, units, and enterprises.

For trade unions, it is necessary to regularly do a good job of caring for and protecting the legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members and workers, considering this the key point for workers to voluntarily join trade unions, trust and devote themselves to trade unions and the political tasks of each agency and unit.

PV: Thank you very much, comrade!

KIM ANH (performed)