Waiting for the car to roll home for Tet
On the morning of February 7, the Da Nang City Labor Federation organized the program "Union Tet Journey", with 85 free passenger buses transporting more than 1,300 workers and laborers back to their hometowns to celebrate the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin.
From early morning on December 28, thousands of workers, teachers and laborers from other provinces were present at the Exhibition Center (Cam Le District, Da Nang City) preparing to board the "Union Bus" to return home for Tet.
According to Thanh Nien reporters, at 6:30 a.m. on February 7, near departure time, the number of people flocking to the gathering area became more and more crowded, everyone was carrying a lot of belongings and Tet gifts to bring back to their hometowns in the provinces of Quang Binh, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Dak Lak...
Da Nang City Labor Federation organized the program "Union Tet Journey" to bring 1,300 people back to their hometown to celebrate Tet.
After receiving the union bus ticket, workers are instructed to arrange and store their luggage, assigned seats and given gifts. The list of passengers boarding the bus is continuously checked by the officers in charge of each bus.
Carrying Tet gifts and taking his two children with him from Da Nang City to his hometown in Quang Binh Province, teacher Nguyen Van Tuan, Vice Principal of Hoa Tien Secondary School No. 2 (Hoa Vang District, Da Nang City), said that this was the fourth time he and his family were able to return to their hometown to celebrate Tet on the free "Union Bus".
From early morning, many workers in Da Nang City loaded their belongings onto the "Union Bus" to return home to celebrate the Year of the Dragon.
According to Mr. Tuan, every year when returning to his hometown to celebrate Tet, the bus fare is more than 1 million VND/way. "Due to the nature of my work, every year my family returns to our hometown later than everyone else. The time is close to Tet so the bus fare is quite high, not to mention there are no seats on the bus... The Da Nang City Labor Federation arranges a bus to return to our hometown for Tet, so the trip back home helps my family save a lot of money. Hopefully the union bus will be maintained every year so that people far from home like us can return home to celebrate Tet warmly after a long time of working," Mr. Tuan confided.
Teacher Nguyen Van Tuan excitedly took his children from Da Nang City to his hometown in Quang Binh province to celebrate Lunar New Year.
Having just boarded the bus to Quang Binh, and arranged seats for his children, teacher Le Xuan Tien, Vice Principal of Trung Vuong Secondary School (Hai Chau District, Da Nang City), said that this was the 7th time his family had been able to go home to celebrate Tet on the "Union Bus".
"After registering for the free bus ride back to my hometown, my family prepared our belongings and were excited to arrive at the meeting point on time. Now... we just have to wait for the bus to leave. For those who work far from home like my family, receiving help from the Labor Federation to save on travel expenses during Tet is a very warm thing," said teacher Le Xuan Tien.
Go to the place of residence to wish a happy new year to people who celebrate the new year far from home
The 2024 Trade Union Tet Journey was organized by the Da Nang City Labor Federation from February 3 to 8 (December 24 to 29, Quy Mao). A total of 85 "Trade Union Buses" were organized, bringing nearly 3,400 union members, workers and relatives back to their hometowns to celebrate Tet. Each 45-seat bus has union officials serving the trips, supporting the union members' meal expenses. With the southern route from Da Nang City to Phu Yen Province and the Central Highlands to Dak Lak Province; the northern route from Da Nang City to Thanh Hoa Province
Each union member and employee participating in the trip will be supported with a meal worth 100,000 VND/person. The union at the direct superior level will also arrange a shuttle bus to pick up and drop off union members and employees who are far from the departure location to the designated departure location, ensuring the most convenience for union members and employees participating in the trip.
Representatives of Da Nang City Labor Federation give Tet gifts to union members' families
The bus started rolling, workers started their journey from Da Nang City to their hometown to celebrate Tet reunion.
Excited before the bus leaves for Krong Nang district (Dak Lak), Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh (worker at 29/3 Textile Joint Stock Company) said that thanks to the union bus, she has a considerable amount of extra money to buy Tet gifts. "Just counting the ticket price for 3 of us, it costs nearly 2 million VND/trip. With the money saved, I will buy more gifts for my parents in the countryside," Ms. Thanh said.
Speaking to Thanh Nien reporter, Mr. Le Van Dai, Vice President of Da Nang City Labor Federation, said that the new point in this year's activities is the "upgrade" from "Union Bus" to "Union Tet Journey". Accordingly, the care will be more practical with free buses and trains taking workers home for Tet.
"We hope that workers can return to their hometowns to celebrate Tet in the safest way possible, and then return to the city on time to continue working and producing. In addition, according to the plan, tomorrow, the Da Nang City Labor Federation will coordinate with the Da Nang City Party Committee to visit and give Tet gifts to workers and laborers in difficult circumstances who cannot return to their hometowns to celebrate Tet in Lien Chieu District," Mr. Le Van Dai informed.
Ms. Phan Thi Thuy Linh (right), President of the Da Nang Labor Federation, gives gifts to union members' children before boarding a free bus to return home for Tet.
On the same morning (February 7), the Trade Union of the High-Tech Park and Industrial Parks also organized the "Trade Union Train" program, bringing nearly 120 union members and workers' families back to their hometowns to celebrate Tet. Workers were supported with train tickets from Da Nang City to Nghe An, Thanh Hoa provinces... The priority beneficiaries of the program are disadvantaged worker couples working in industrial parks. The total cost of the program is 100 million VND.
Not only are they supported with train tickets, each worker is also given gifts by the High-Tech Park and Industrial Park Union, including green Chung cakes and lucky money envelopes for the workers' children.
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