Enterprises in Nghe An proactively produce '3 on-site' to prevent epidemics

Urgently and strictly implement epidemic prevention work

After translationCovid-19The second outbreak in Vinh City, especially at a time when the whole city strictly implemented Directive 16, with the spirit of "wherever you are, stay there", following the direction of the People's Committee of Nghe An province, solutions to control, prevent and fight the epidemic were immediately deployed.

Southeast Economic Zone Management Boardalso guided enterprises that are producing and doing business in the Southeast Economic Zone and industrial parks in the province to implement urgent measures to prevent and control the epidemic; maintain reasonable production activities during the complicated epidemic period.

Some businesses have conducted rapid Covid-19 tests for workers after the outbreak. Photo: T.D

Mr. Le Tien Tri - Head of the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone said: On August 23, the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone issued Document 1162 on supplementing a number of urgent measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic in the economic zone and industrial parks, and at the same time required businesses and industrial parks to strictly implement them to avoid the spread of the epidemic in the factory and enterprise environment.

Accordingly, for businesses inBac Vinh Industrial Park, located in Vinh City, will have to strictly comply with the provisions of Plan No. 189/KH-UBND dated August 22, 2021 of Vinh City People's Committee and Official Dispatch No. 5569/UBND-KT dated August 23, 2021 amending some contents of Plan 189.

Enterprises must arrange for workers to eat, rest, and work centrally at the factory (3 on-site). If the "3 on-site" plan cannot be implemented, enterprises must rent hotels or accommodation facilities in the inner city to arrange for workers to eat and stay centrally at the factory and arrange cars to pick up and drop off workers from the gathering place to the production facility. It is strictly forbidden to use personal vehicles to go to the workplace.

Spraying disinfectant around the business area at VSIP Industrial Park. Photo: T.D

For enterprises in VSIP Industrial Park (in Hung Nguyen district), they are required to strictly implement the instructions of the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district on epidemic prevention and control.

In addition, workers residing outside of Hung Nguyen district working at enterprises in VSIP Industrial Park must arrange vehicles to pick up and drop off workers and must have all required documents as workers residing in the district.

The Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone also requested businesses in this industrial park to urgently adjust production scale and arrange "3 on-site" workers. Temporarily stop arranging vehicles to pick up and drop off workers (to and from work every day) before 0:00 on August 25, 2021 to minimize the risk of Covid-19 infection in the industrial park.

Directive document of the Management Board of Southeast Economic Zone. Photo: T.D

Particularly for enterprises in Nam Cam Industrial Park, WHA and enterprises located in Nghi Loc district, they are required to strictly implement local regulations on disease prevention and control. At the same time, urgently adjust the production scale, arrange "3 on-site" workers at the factory; temporarily stop arranging vehicles to pick up and drop off workers (to and from work every day) before 0:00 on August 25, 2021 to minimize the risk of Covid-19 infection in the Industrial Park area.

In addition, enterprises in the Southeast Economic Zone and the industrial parks: Hoang Mai, Dong Hoi, Nghia Dan, must also strictly implement measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic in accordance with the regulations of the Covid-19 Prevention and Control Steering Committee at the district level and the regulations of relevant agencies. In case of self-assessment of the epidemic risk and finding the situation urgent, enterprises need to proactively consider and immediately apply plans and measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic like enterprises in the Nam Cam and WHA industrial parks.

Proactively respond to epidemics

At VSIP Industrial Park, up to now, 13/20 enterprises have arranged on-site accommodation for workers according to the "3 on-site" plan with a total of 3,598 workers.

VSIP Industrial Park Management Board has regularly carried out disinfection spraying on main roads in the industrial park. Photo: T.D

Mr. Le Duc Giap - Head of Safety, Security and Environment Department, concurrently Head of the Covid-19 Prevention and Control Steering Committee of VSIP Nghe An Co., Ltd. said that the company has also propagated for businesses to strictly implement the direction of the province and the Management Board of Dong Nam Economic Zone. However, in the face of the complicated epidemic situation, implementing solutions to strengthen disease prevention and control while still having to meet production plans and orders is still facing many difficulties. Many units have arranged the "3 on-site" plan, subsidizing 3 meals/day for workers when staying and some businesses also support from 1 to 1.5 million VND/month during their stay at the enterprise, but some workers are still afraid and do not want to stay. This inadvertently puts workers at risk of being infected with the disease outside the community if they do not implement "3 on-site" at the enterprise.

Currently, in VSIP Industrial Park, 13/20 enterprises have arranged "3 on-site" for about 3,598 workers. Photo: T.D

Mr. Giap also said that currently, out of nearly 12,000 workers in VSIP Industrial Park, only a few hundred workers have received the first round of vaccinations, so what businesses want most now is to be given priority for workers to be vaccinated soon.

Currently, VSIP Industrial Park is also planning to find a location to build an F1 quarantine area, in case F1 cases appear in the Industrial Park, they will be quarantined, contributing to reducing pressure on the community outside the Industrial Park.

At Bac Vinh Industrial Park, Ms. Le Thi Ngoc Cam - Director of Bac Vinh Industrial Park Development Investment Company said that, implementing the directives of the local government and the Management Board of Dong Nam Economic Zone, the company has now informed all businesses operating in the industrial park, some businesses with a small number of workers have arranged the "3 on-site" plan, while some businesses with a large number of workers have had to accept to temporarily suspend operations. Although it is very difficult, businesses have had to accept to join the locality in fighting the epidemic.

Currently, to prevent and fight the epidemic, Minh Anh Kim Lien Garment Joint Stock Company has decided to temporarily stop all production activities and lay off more than 3,000 workers. Photo: Thu Huyen

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Vinh - Deputy General Director of Minh Anh Kim Lien Garment Joint Stock Company said that before Vinh City implemented the spirit of "wherever you are, stay there", the company had arranged for more than 200 workers from other provinces to eat, rest and work at the company, the rest from the districts still organized buses to pick up and drop off workers. However, due to the current difficulty in arranging centralized accommodation for workers in the city, the company's Board of Directors has decided to temporarily suspend all production activities and let more than 3,000 workers take time off during the period of strict social distancing according to Directive 16.