Mobilizing union members to prioritize using Vietnamese goods

People shop for Vietnamese goods at Co.opmart Ca Mau Supermarket. Illustration photo: Kim Ha/VNA

Through the implementation of the Campaign "Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese goods" in the new situation, it contributes to arousing the patriotism and national pride of union members and workers in using Vietnamese goods; promoting production and business to ensure macroeconomic stability and social security; contributing to completing the economic growth rate according to Conclusion No. 123-KL/TW, dated January 24, 2025 and Resolution No. 25/NQ-CP, dated February 5, 2025 of the Government on growth targets for industries, fields and localities to ensure the national growth target in 2025 reaches 8% or more.

According to the plan, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor requires all levels of Trade Unions to further promote propaganda work in the direction of innovation and application of information technology; combine propaganda work on the Campaign with the promotion of Vietnamese products, goods, services and brands in diverse forms (on e-commerce platforms, direct sales channels, online, etc.), creating more favorable conditions for workers to access products, goods and services. Promote and introduce quality Vietnamese brand products and services, reputable business addresses so that workers have full information about Vietnamese brand products, goods and services on the market.

Encourage domestic enterprises and production establishments to prioritize the use of raw materials, fuels, materials and input factors that are domestic products, goods and services. Agencies and units using the state budget prioritize the use of domestic products, goods and services when purchasing public assets, especially for products and goods that are the results of scientific research created by domestic enterprises. Continue to innovate propaganda forms so that enterprises correctly understand and enhance their responsibility to implement regional and international trade agreements that Vietnam participates in, enhance the competitiveness of goods and products of Vietnamese enterprises with imported goods; promote propaganda about the responsibilities and rights of enterprises in building and registering copyrights and trademarks of goods.

Trade Unions at all levels link the implementation of the Campaign with programs, activities, and patriotic emulation movements to mobilize union members, workers, civil servants, and laborers to compete in creative labor, promote initiatives, improve techniques to create high-quality products and goods at reasonable prices, contributing to the socio-economic development of the industry, locality, and country.

Coordinate with authorities and enterprises to organize and implement the Campaign for workers in conjunction with activities in response to Workers' Month, the Program "Tet Sum Vay", "Welfare of union members and workers", the Program "Workers' market, charity market", "Discount booth", "Union supermarket"... Negotiate and reach agreements with partners and enterprises to create conditions for union members and workers to easily access Vietnamese branded goods at preferential prices, especially in industrial parks, export processing zones, and worker dormitories.

Union members, workers and agencies in the Trade Union system, enterprises when carrying out procurement and production continue to prioritize the use of machinery, equipment, raw materials, fuels, materials, input factors which are domestically produced products, goods and services and ensure quality. Synthesize and introduce good practices, typical examples in organizing and implementing the Campaign to honor, commend and reward in the trade union system. Commend typical collectives, individuals and enterprises that actively participate; honor and replicate effective models, typical advanced models in implementation.

At the same time, trade unions at all levels continue to coordinate with competent authorities to strengthen inspection, supervision, strict management, and strict handling of acts of production and trading of counterfeit goods, smuggled goods, goods violating intellectual property rights, poor quality goods, and violations of consumer rights. Strengthen coordination in inspection and supervision of the implementation of the Party's guidelines, policies, and laws of the State on supporting, developing enterprises, developing markets, building and protecting product brands, distributing and consuming Vietnamese goods; supervise the implementation of legal provisions on the procurement of assets and goods of agencies and units from the state budget to ensure that the goals and requirements of the Campaign are met. Encourage enterprises to apply technology in the production and distribution of products, combat counterfeit goods, poor quality goods, etc.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor requests the Labor Confederations of provinces and centrally-run cities, the Central Trade Unions and equivalent, and the Trade Unions of Corporations directly under the General Confederation, based on the actual situation in the locality and unit, to proactively develop guidelines and direct trade unions at all levels to effectively implement the Campaign in conjunction with the content and program of trade union activities. Trade union press agencies should strengthen the promotion of Vietnamese products and goods, propagate the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws and policies on the Campaign, the action programs and plans of the Government, of the Central Steering Committee of the Campaign, on the implementation results among workers, civil servants and employees; promptly highlight collectives and individuals with many achievements in implementing the Campaign.

According to baotintuc.vn

Source: https://baodanang.vn/xa-hoi/202503/van-dong-cong-doan-vien-uu-tien-dung-hang-viet-nam-4002721/