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Tet bonuses for Binh Duong workers increase

Despite economic hardship, businesses in the southern province of Binh Duong plan to raise the bonuses for their employees in the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, the longest and most important festival in the year.
Despite economic hardship,businesses in the southern province of Binh Duong plan to raisethe bonuses for their employees in the coming Lunar New Year (Tet)holiday, the longest and most important festival in the year.

According to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Labour,War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Phung Trung, a survey of 300businesses shows that private enterprises take the lead, with thebiggest bonus standing at 199 million VND (9,476 USD), and the averagelevel at 3.5 million VND (167 USD) per person. 

State-ownedcompanies will give bonuses from 7.5 million VND (357 USD) to 87.5million VND (4,167 USD) while those in joint stock firms will range from9.5 million VND (452 USD) to 40 million VND (1,904 USD). 

Employees at foreign invested enterprises will receive Tet bonusesbetween 4 million VND (190 USD) and 89.7 million VND (4,271 USD), Trungsaid. 

Added to the increased bonuses, around 29,000 workers inBinh Duong will also benefit from free bus and train tickets offered bybusinesses and trade unions to return home. 

The provincialFederation of Labour will offer 1,000 free tickets, worth 1 billion VND(47,600 USD), to disadvantaged workers. Meanwhile, trade unions atbusinesses will give some 300 tickets worth 300 million VND (14,300 USD)to its members.

The province is home to 28industrial zones with hundreds of thousands of workers coming fromvarious localities from the north to the south.-VNA

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