HBA, E-wallet SmartPay, Era Group offer new 'welfare supermarkets' for workers
The Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing Zone and Industrial Park Authority Business Association (HBA) on January 22 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with E-wallet SmartPay and Era Group to develop welfare supermarkets for workers at the city export processing zones and industrial parks.
At the opening ceremony of EraMart Welfare Supermarket (Photo: SmartPay)
HCMCity (VNS/VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing Zone andIndustrial Park Authority Business Association (HBA) on January 22 signed aMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) with E-wallet SmartPay and Era Group todevelop welfare supermarkets for workers at the city export processing zonesand industrial parks.
Thecooperation will offer welfare services for 1,600 enterprises withnearly 400,000 workers.
Underthe MoU, the Era Group on January 22 opened the first EraMart WelfareSupermarket at Linh Trung 1 Export Processing Zone in the city’s Thu Duc city.All goods at the supermarket are sold at affordable prices, and with manypromotions for workers.
Itexpects to open 18 similar supermarkets at 18 export processing zonesand industrial parks in the city.
SmartPayprovides preferential offers and promotions to members of HBA, the first ofwhich will be in the Linh Trung 1 Export Processing Zone.It will promote a digital experience when buying goods at theERA Mart welfare supermarket.
“Wewill provide a better money value through our incentives and promotions,which will make SmartPay the most convenient, safe and affordable way topay,” Marek E. Forysiak, chairman of SmartPay, said.
Thisactivity aims to improve the livelihood of the workers andemployees at export processing zones and industrial parks in the city andnationwide. It uses technology that will administer socialprograms in partnership with private industry for the benefit of workers, hesaid.
TranThien Long, vice chairman and general secretary of HBA, said that openingwelfare supermarkets to sell goods at affordable prices willhelp workers facing difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic./.
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At the opening ceremony of EraMart Welfare Supermarket (Photo: SmartPay) 
