The event took place on theoccasion of the 86th founding anniversary of the Vietnam GeneralConfederation of Labour (July 28).
PresidentSang spoke highly of the roles of trade unions at all levels inpatriotic emulation campaigns and the initiative to study and follow themoral example of President Ho Chi Minh in practical activities.
He called for more publicity campaigns to introduce the models to alllevels and sectors, adding that their efforts have contributed tosector achievements in building and protecting the nation.
Over the past five years, the Ministry of National Defence’s tradeunion has implemented 16,850 innovation projects, contributing nearlythree trillion VND (nearly 140.2 million USD) to the state budget.
The Ministry of Public Security’s trade union has also developed morethan 360 initiatives in production, generating dozens of billions ofVND.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour currently has more than 8 million members.-VNA