Hanoi (VNA) –Nearly 7.5 million trade union members and workers across Vietnam have received support to have a better Lunar NewYear (Tet) holiday, according to reports by 74 out of 82 localities andunits nationwide.
The support was worth over 4.24trillion VND (173.7 million USD) in total, including nearly 1.8 trillion VNDfrom non-State sources.
According to the VGCL, onthe occasion of Tet 2024, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and trade unions at all levels coordinated with the VietnamFatherland Front Central Committee and agencies to assist 248 delegations from the Party, theState, the National Assembly, and the Government to deliver Tet gifts to 32,200workers.
Trade unions at all levelshave organised 14,664 Tet programmes,attracting over 3 million members and workers. More than 1.8 million trade union members and workers received gifts worth over 1 trillion VND at the programmes.
According to VGCL ViceChairman Phan Van Anh, diverse activities were organised for workers includingfive-fruit tray displays, chung cake-making competitions, lucky draws, folkgames, legal advice, zero-dong booths, and cultural and art activities.
In addition, localities,units and organisations offered scholarships to workers’ children, anddisadvantaged children.
Workers who work far fromhome were given free travel tickets to return home for the Tet celebration.
More than 162,800 trade union membersand workers were given train/bus/plane ticket support worth nearly 76 billion VND.Trade unions at all levels organised and coordinated with agencies, units andemployers to provide 3,382 free bus trips to bring over 112,000 workers totheir hometowns./.