Comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association spoke at the program. (Photo: THANH DAT)

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2024, Nhan Dan Newspaper cooperated with Coteccons Group to organize the program "Building Tet 2024" to spread the beauty of labor and practical care to bring a warm and happy spring to workers.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association chaired the program. Also attending were Deputy Editors-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper: Dinh Nhu Hoan, Que Dinh Nguyen, Phan Van Hung; and representatives of leaders of units in Nhan Dan Newspaper.

Also attending were comrades: Phan Van Anh, Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor; Dao Hong Van, Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Propaganda Department of Hung Yen province; Le Quang Toan, Chairman of the Hung Yen Provincial Labor Federation...; representatives of departments, offices, and bureaus of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, and the Ministry of Construction. On the Coteccons side, there was Mr. Bolat Duisenov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coteccons and representatives of departments, offices...

Scene of the launching ceremony of the program "Build Tet 2024". (Photo: THANH DAT)

Presenting nearly 17 thousand Tet gifts to workers far from home

Building Tet 2024 is a meaningful activity to implement Directive No. 26-CT/TW dated November 23, 2023 of the Secretariat on organizing Tet Giap Thin 2024, actively implementing social security policies, taking good care of the material and spiritual life of the people, including workers, laborers... ensuring that every household and every person has the conditions to enjoy spring and celebrate Tet.

Speaking at the event, comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, said that as a major media agency, over the past time, Nhan Dan Newspaper has organized many social and charity activities, contributing to spreading meaningful stories and attracting more organizations, businesses and individuals to participate in common activities for the community, such as the Human Act Prize, giving charity houses to victims of Agent Orange; giving savings books to the poor and policy families; giving money to support victims of the mini apartment fire in Hanoi; giving scholarships and computers to schools in the highlands, etc.

The program "Build Tet 2024" aims to bring a warm and joyful Tet to workers, demonstrate the humane and sharing culture of Vietnamese people, and spread the message of gratitude to workers who have contributed to building iconic projects.

The program "Build Tet 2024" will start from December 23, 2023 to January 2024 at construction sites in 3 regions of the country such as Hanoi, Hung Yen, Quang Ninh, Quang Ngai, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong..., in which the key activity will take place in Van Giang, Hung Yen on January 9, 2024.

The organizers will give away nearly 17,000 Tet gifts to encourage and motivate workers who work far from home and do silent work.

The Organizing Committee of the "Build Tet 2024" Program will present nearly 17,000 Tet gifts to encourage and motivate workers who work far from home and do silent work.

In addition to gift-giving activities, Nhan Dan Newspaper and Coteccons will also organize Tet events with many activities such as organizing haircuts at the construction site for workers; taking and printing Tet photos; giving away free tickets or trips back to their hometowns; screening, medical examination and health consultation at the construction site...

All these activities aim to bring rare moments of relaxation and care to workers during the busy days of progress at the construction site as the Tet holiday is approaching.

“We hope to receive the cooperation of businesses and media agencies so that the good values ​​of the program 'Building Tet 2024' will spread more strongly and widely in society, contributing to improving the quality of life and happiness index of Vietnamese people, towards a joyful and happy Tet Giap Thin 2024 for every family; creating a new atmosphere and new motivation to continue to successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress", said comrade Le Quoc Minh.

Mr. Bolat Duisenov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coteccons, speaking. (Photo: THANH DAT)

According to Mr. Bolat Duisenov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coteccons, workers are an important workforce in ensuring the implementation and progress of construction projects.

"As a leading construction company, we are in contact with 15,000-20,000 workers working in this field. Coteccons understands the difficulties that workers are facing. Every day, we witness the danger and hardship in harsh weather conditions of the frontline workforce working on construction projects.

As Tet is approaching, every worker bears heavy economic responsibilities for their families, they deserve to receive gratitude and appreciation from society," Mr. Bolat Duisenov emphasized.

Coordinate to take care of Tet for disadvantaged workers

According to the General Statistics Office, the number of people working in the industrial and construction sector is 17.2 million. The average income of workers in the industrial and construction sector nationwide is about 7.9 million VND/month in the third quarter of 2023.

At Coteccons & Unicons alone, the average income of a worker is at least 12 million VND/month. However, this income is still not commensurate with the effort that construction workers put in. On average, each worker works 8-12 hours/day and 6-7 days/week. Construction workers and sanitation workers are also the groups that receive the least attention in society.

Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor Phan Van Anh speaks. (Photo: THANH DAT)

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Phan Van Anh, Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, highly appreciated the significance of the program, emphasizing that "Building Tet 2024" is a meaningful, humane, practical and specific activity, through which nearly 17,000 workers were visited, enjoyed and participated in sideline activities.

Comrade Phan Van Anh sincerely thanked the units for their initiative in organizing the program to take care of union members and workers nationwide, especially workers in the construction industry with the characteristic of "despite many glory but full of difficulties".

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor will have instructions for the construction industry trade unions, labor federations of provinces and cities to have effective coordination and propaganda, in order to propagate and choose to visit the right subjects. In particular, pay attention to workers in difficult circumstances such as those working far from home, who have not been able to return home for Tet for many years.

Comrade Le Quang Toan, Chairman of the Hung Yen Provincial Labor Federation, spoke at the program. (Photo: THANH DAT)

On the local side, comrade Le Quang Toan, Chairman of the Hung Yen Provincial Labor Federation shared his excitement, impression and joy with the launch of the program, especially the name "Building Tet" associated with workers, especially workers in the construction industry, and from there building a meaningful Tet.

He informed that Hung Yen province has about 2,000-2,500 workers in the construction industry. This is an important force for the province's labor union. Hung Yen province will coordinate with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor to develop specific plans to fully care for workers.

Nhan Dan Newspaper maintains tradition of community orientation

At the ceremony, answering reporters' questions about the special features of "Build Tet 2024", comrade Le Quoc Minh said: Every year, businesses and corporations have quite effective internal gratitude programs according to the ecosystem, but this time a corporation cooperated with the press agency to implement gratitude to workers. Through that, it is hoped to create a spread and inspire many businesses to participate in the program.

Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper Le Quoc Minh answers questions from the press at the ceremony. (Photo: THANH DAT)

This year, the number of workers receiving gifts increased from 12,000 in 2023 to more than 17,000 workers. Comrade Le Quoc Minh expressed his hope that the program will continue to receive contributions from many units on a large scale across the country.

In addition, Editor-in-Chief Le Quoc Minh also informed that in recent times, Nhan Dan Newspaper has carried out many charity programs, including donating more than 100 houses of gratitude to many localities at a considerable cost. Through many activities such as art events, Nhan Dan Newspaper also combined donating houses and savings books to disadvantaged people.

He said that many community-oriented programs, from music to meaningful scholarships, have attracted units willing to participate. For example, the recent Human Act Prize program, organized for the first time by Nhan Dan Newspaper, has great significance, contributing to honoring organizations, individuals and businesses that have been making efforts to create great values ​​for the community.

According to nhandan.vn