Warm under the roof of the union organization

Mr. Ho Phuc Long - worker of Khe Bo Coal Joint Stock Company:

“My family is from the lowlands, and I have been working as a worker at Khe Bo Coal Joint Stock Company (Tuong Duong) for nearly 13 years. My colleagues and I work daily in the mines to mine coal. This is the most difficult, tiring and dangerous stage in the coal mining process to serve the needs of socio-economic development. Understanding this, the company's Union has proposed to the Board of Directors to prioritize improving the quality of meals for those who work directly in the mines, and the income is also higher than that of other departments.

Handover ceremony of the "Union Shelter" house to union member Pham Ngoc Uy, Quang Tien Ward People's Committee Union. His wife passed away due to a serious illness, leaving Mr. Uy to raise 3 school-age children alone. Photo courtesy

Besides,UnionThe company also organizes sports activities to relax the spirit, maintain health and strengthen solidarity between members and teams. Anyone who is sick or has a family or relative in trouble is visited, encouraged and shared promptly. On holidays and Tet, our workers are cared for and receive gifts of encouragement and motivation, those in difficult circumstances are given priority with gifts of great value.

I am in the most difficult situation in the company because my house is far away and my wife has been seriously ill for 10 years. My children do not have a job and a stable income, my salary is all used to treat my wife's illness and cover the daily needs of the whole family. Therefore, the house is seriously degraded but there are no conditions to rebuild it, so I have to wait until my children have a stable income to gradually accumulate.

Recently, the company's Union has reviewed its own situation and proposed that the Labor Federation at all levels support 40 million VND to build a new house under the program.“Union shelter”. At the same time, the company also lent 20 million VND, then borrowed more from relatives, my family completed the new house with a total value of about 120 million VND.

I am truly grateful for the attention and support of the Company’s Trade Union and the Labor Federation at all levels. Without the support from the “Trade Union Shelter” Fund, it would have taken a long time for our family to have a new, solid and sturdy house. This has given me the confidence and motivation to overcome difficulties and feel secure in my work.”

Mr. Bui Cong Manh - librarian, Cam Son Secondary School (Mr. Son):

“At the unit I am working at, the trade union always cares about the material and spiritual life of cadres, teachers and employees. When union members are sick, the Union Executive Committee and the Board of Directors promptly visit, encourage and assign help in their work. Regularly organize cultural - artistic and physical education - sports exchanges to create a joyful and exciting atmosphere, contributing to improving the material and spiritual life,improve efficiencyteach.

I am a librarian, my salary is low compared to other staff and teachers in the school, so life is more or less difficult. Understanding my difficulties, the school's Union Executive Committee has mobilized union members to reduce a part of their monthly expenses to support me with an amount of 380 thousand VND/month.

This money has helped me cover my work and family needs, reducing the financial burden. During Tet, I am often given priority to receive support gifts from the Labor Federation at all levels, which is a source of spiritual encouragement and motivation to improve in life.

In particular, a few years ago, I had to be hospitalized for a long time, the treatment lasted for months and years, so I encountered many difficulties. The Board of Directors and the grassroots union regularly visited and encouraged me both materially and spiritually. They assigned and arranged for a replacement during the time I was away for treatment. The treatment had good results, I returned to my job and was always cared for and facilitated in all aspects by the Board of Directors.

Thanks to the help and sharing of staff, teachers and employees, I always feel warm and more confident in my work. I feel like my brothers and sisters in the school are like relatives, blood relatives in the family, always present and ready.sharejoy and sadness in work and life".

Ms. Mai Quynh Trang - Secretary of the Hong Son Ward Youth Union (Vinh City):

“Through my time working and participating in union activities, I have seen that the agency's union organization regularly cares about, helps and protects the rights of workers.civil servantand workers. In addition to organizing visits and encouragement when sick or in trouble, organizing cultural and artistic exchange activities also seeks to share difficulties and resolve problems for union members.

Specifically, the Union Executive Committee recommended that the Party Committee and the Ward People's Committee create conditions for low-wage contract employees to take on additional jobs to increase their income and improve their lives. Those raising young children are given flexible working hours to both complete their tasks and take care of their children's health.

I am currently the Secretary of the Ward Youth Union, a woman, young, and my job is busy and quite stressful. The members of the grassroots Union Executive Committee have always cared for, encouraged, and motivated me to overcome difficulties and obstacles in the process of working and complete my work well.missionassigned. Thanks to that, myself and my comrades in the Standing Committee, the Ward Youth Union Executive Committee are always confident in the process of operation, because there is a solid support behind.

Especially during the Covid-19 outbreak in the city, we established the "Green Shirt Shipper Team" to support and supply food to people in the locked-down areas. Then, we coordinated with the Red Cross to cook porridge and distribute it to people traveling by motorbike from the southern provinces to their hometowns to avoid the epidemic and pass through Ben Thuy Bridge.

Thereby, expressing traditionmutual lovei, the Vietnamese people's "helping hand in hand" movement, contributing to the fight against the epidemic. These actions are all encouraged, supported and encouraged by the agency's leaders and the Trade Union Executive Committee. I personally feel that the office is my second home."