Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents gift packages to workers in Hai Phong port city (Photo: VNA)Hai Phong (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited workersin the northern port city of Hai Phong on January 30 ahead the traditionalLunar New Year (Tet), the biggest and most important annual holiday inVietnam.
The PM said the Party and State always pay attention to the implementation ofpolicies to take better care of workers, both materially and spiritually.
He hailed the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour for organising activitiesto care for trade unionists and employees, especially those from disadvantagedbackgrounds and social welfare families.
Its spring programme has helped workers in industrial and processing parksnationwide enjoy a warm Tet holiday over the past years, he noted.
Earlier the same day, PM Phuc had a working session with municipal authorities,during which he extolled the city for fulfilling their socio-economicdevelopment plans for 2018.
Specifically, Hai Phong led the country in the gross regional domestic product(GRDP) growth, at 16.27 percent, the highest level so far and 2.3 times thenation’s average level (7.08 percent).
The local economic structure was much better with the establishment of somehigh-tech agricultural parks, while all communes in Hai Phong were recognisedas new rural areas.
The city also took the lead in industrial production, especially in automobile manufacturing.
These outcomes have laid an important foundation for Hai Phong to set highertargets and make stronger strides in the coming time, PM Phuc said, suggestingthe city promote social investment for further development.-VNA
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