The HCMC People’s Committee, the Municipal Labor Union, and the Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper co-held a ceremony to grant the 23rd Ton Duc Thang Awards to 11 outstanding engineers and workers of the city on August 19.
Vice Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor Phan Van Anh yesterday proposed to maintain help for labor union members and laborers facing working time reduction or layoff by businesses due to a lack of orders.
According to the Central Steering Committee for Action Month on Occupational Safety and Health, currently working conditions and workers' health continue to improve.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor yesterday informed that out of the estimated 3.4 million eligible laborers to receive rent support from the Government according to Decision No.08 by the Prime Minister, only 1.2 million received this aid until August 15, with a total disbursed amount of VND876 billion (US$37.4 million).
The Ministry of Health and Vietnam General Confederation of Labor held a launching ceremony of Covid-19 booster vaccination campaign in Hanoi on July 5.
Ho Chi Minh City recorded nearly 12,230 laborers infected with Covid-19 by August 30. The difficulties that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused for laborers are not only job loss, loss of income, but also a threat to the lives of themselves and their families. The timely sharing of trade unions and businesses has warmed the hearts and empowered laborers to overcome difficulties.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor encouraged businesses to buy vaccines for workers. Most businesses indeed are willing to pay for Covid-19 vaccination for their employees to minimize the spread of Covid-19 in their companies.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor on May 26 sent an official dispatch to the Prime Minister asking for factory workers to be vaccinated early to maintain production in various sectors.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) this Lunar New Year sets a goal to financially aid homesick workers who volunteered to work through Tet holiday, said VGCL President Nguyen Dinh Khang.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor in coordination with the low-cost airline, Bamboo Airways plans to present 500 free air tickets to disadvantaged workers to help them come back home celebrating the Tet holiday with their families.
A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Deputy Chairwoman of the Municipal People’s Council Phan Thi Thang yesterday visited and handed over more than VND5.7 billion (US$ 245,643) to people affected by recent floods and storms in Thua Thien- Hue Province.
Social insurance debts topped VND14 trillion (US$616.08 million) at the end of March and it is likely to increase now but the VGCL has been unable to sue any business.
