Understanding the challenges that laborers are facing, the local authorities at many provinces are working with labor unions and enterprises to launch various programs to aid workers during the year end and upcoming Tet holiday.
The tense global situation as well as rather gloomy national economic health at the end of 2022 has had adverse impacts on the life of a large quantity of citizens and operation of businesses. Both the municipal authorities and the community in Ho Chi Minh City are closely cooperating with one another to overcome such severe challenges, which is forecast to last for a long time.
The highest bonus for the New Year in HCMC is VND990 million (US$41,250) and the figure for the lunar New Year or Tet holiday is expected to be more than VND1 billion (US$41,666).
The highest bonus in Ho Chi Minh City for the solar New Year has been so far reported to be US$150,504, said Director of the municipal Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Le Minh Tan yesterday released information on bonus payment.
The highest Tet bonus in HCMC is VND1.17 billion (US$50,373) a person at a company in field finance-banking-insurance and average bonus is VND10.3 million a person, announced director of HCMC Labor, Invalid and Social Affairs Le Minh Tan yesterday afternoon.
Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has signed a directive requiring agencies, districts and state - owned businesses under the city management to build a plan to take care of spiritual and material life for workers and soon pay salary and bonus for them to do shopping for Tet holiday.