As of February 15, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, about 92% of businesses and labourers had resumed operations and returned to work after the Tet holiday, heard a press conference held by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) on February 26.
About 92% of labourers return to work after Tet. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – As of February 15, thesixth day of the Lunar New Year, about 92% of businesses and labourers hadresumed operations and returned to work after the Tet holiday, heard a pressconference held by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) onFebruary 26.
The VGCL informed the press about activities insupport of trade union members and labourers during the Tet festival, the biggestin a year, with priorities given to those in difficult circumstances, socialpolicy beneficiaries and ethnic minorities, among others.
Localities and agencies reported that more than 10.5million individuals benefited from such activities with total funding of over7.02 trillion VND (284.55 million USD), up 15% year-on-year.
According to Vu Thi Giang Huong, head of the VGCL'sCommunications and Education Department, a number of provincial and municipaltrade unions received financial support from local authorities with the amountexceeding 100 billion VND.
More than 18,000 Tet programmes were held on thisoccasion, attracting the participation of nearly 4 million trade union membersand labourers, of them over 2.1 million presented with gifts worth nearly 1.3trillion VND.
Notably, over 106 billion VND was earmarked to help243,735 trade union members and labourers get train, coach and flight ticketsto return home for Tet reunions.
All-level trade unions, agencies and enterprisesjointly launched up to 5,049 free buses taking more than 170,150 labourers backto their homes, with funding of nearly 49 billion VND.
Some 1,300 needy labourers who are working insouthern localities received free two-way train and air tickets valued at over7 billion VND to return to their hometowns in the northern region./.
The Hanoi Federation of Labour plans to provide support for over 115,000 trade unionists and labourers living in difficult circumstances in the city on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, with a total amount of 65 billion VND (2.65 million USD), according to the federation’s Chairman Pham Quang Thanh.
Businesses in the northern province of Bac Giang need to recruit about 100,000 employees in 2024, mostly unskilled workers, thanks largely to a recovery in their production.
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The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
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Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
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About 92% of labourers return to work after Tet. (Photo: VNA) 
