Binh Son forestry cooperative in Thanh Hoa province (Photo: VNA)
Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Measures to improve skills of workers atcooperatives were discussed at a recent forum held in the central province of ThanhHoa.
The event, held by the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) in collaboration withthe Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs and the InternationalLabour Organisation, drew the participation of representatives from cooperativealliances from 31 cities and provinces nationwide.
Experts said the cooperative alliances at all levels need to organiseshort-term training courses for members of the governing board, helping themgain better management skills, build rational business and productionstrategies, and acquire IT application.
Besides, policies and mechanisms should be completed to optimise capacity andstrengths of the labourers, while development of cooperative models for womenmust gain special attention.
According to International Labour Organisation Vietnam Director Lee Chang-hee,cooperatives play an important role and serve as a link to promotesocio-economic development.
Cooperatives are a bridge to connect farmers, enterprises and managers, hesaid, adding they have created jobs for millions of Vietnamese workers.
They need to channel focus on improving workers’ skills through vocationaltraining so as to better product quality, thus helping Vietnamese goods gaincompetitive edge in both domestic and foreign playgrounds, he stressed.
VCA Vice President Nguyen Van Thinh said the alliance aims to attract at least65 percent of farming households to engage in cooperative models, and 70percent of cooperatives nationwide joining agricultural value chain.
Currently, the country is home to 26,400 cooperatives with more than 8.1million members, who have great impact on livelihoods, income and powerpurchase of nearly 30 million people./.
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Binh Son forestry cooperative in Thanh Hoa province (Photo: VNA) 
