Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits workers at a sound device factory in Bac Ninh's Tu Son town. (Photo: VNA)
Bac Ninh (VNA) – Authorities in thenorthern province of Bac Ninh held a dialogue with workers on June 4 to listento their inquiries and aspirations.
The participants represent over 300,000employees who are working at businesses across the locality.
They touched upon difficulties caused by COVID-19and issues relating to the implementation of social insurance; traffic safety,security and order at industrial parks; and environmental pollution.
Addressing the workers’ concerns, Director ofthe provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dinh Van Duansaid the province is assisting social welfare families, national revolutionarycontributors, and needy people under the Government’s aid package worth 62trillion VND (2.7 billion USD).
Earlier, at a dialogue with Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc on the occasion of his visit to a sound device factory in theprovince’s Tu Son town, workers appreciated the Party and State’s effortsagainst COVID-19, as well as the Government’s aid package for people affectedby the pandemic, including labourers.
They expressed their hope that the Governmentwill keep a good control of the disease, support businesses and exportactivities, and facilitate the building of housing, day-care centres andsupermarkets to meet their daily needs.
In response, PM Phuc said housing for workers isan issue that needs more attention. He asked the Vietnam General Confederationof Labour and Bac Ninh authorities to reserve more resources and provide morefavourable mechanisms for the housing construction.
♈ He affirmed the Party and State always createthe best possible environment for all domestic and foreign investors to operatesuccessfully in Vietnam. Therefore, both enterprises and state agencies areresponsible for developing a healthy business climate.
Bac Ninh is a major industrial hub in the north of Vietnam, attracting large firms from Japan and the Republic of Korea./.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits workers at a sound device factory in Bac Ninh's Tu Son town. (Photo: VNA) 
