Close-up of the workers' dormitory
(Baonghean.vn) - Amidst the hardships and deprivation, the joy of workers in the worker's boarding houses is extremely simple and rustic.
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| Of all the boarding houses for workers in Vinh City, the ones in Bac Vinh Industrial Park have the longest history. Before the Bac Vinh Industrial Park developed, the boarding house owners along Dang Thai Mai Street were vegetable farmers. Due to difficulties in crop production and the high demand for workers' accommodation, they used vegetable growing land to build houses for rent. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| Each boarding house is usually built with a length of 50-80m with a path in the middle for parking and drying clothes, on both sides are two rows of houses with rough wooden doors... This similarity makes it easy for many newcomers to confuse the rows of houses or rooms with each other. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| After work, the sound of motorbikes, laughter, running water, cooking, and clinking dishes... make the boarding house extremely lively. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| A man helps his wife prepare food for dinner. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| Occasionally, members of the boarding house get together to eat “shared meals”, each room “directs” a dish, contributing to a common meal. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| With an average area of 10-15m2, including the kitchen and outbuildings, many rented rooms only have a bed and a table. Whenever gathering to eat, the furniture in the room must be stacked on top of each other or moved to make room. And because the rooms are narrow and do not have space for a wardrobe, the hanging clotheslines are also a characteristic of the workers' dormitory. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| Although having to work 8 to 12 hours a day and the salary is not high, life in the workers' boarding house is not lacking in simple, honest joys. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| The greatest joy and expectation in boarding houses is probably placed on the children. Whether living with their parents in boarding houses or with relatives in the countryside, they are the motivation for fathers and mothers to try hard every day, hoping for a bright future for their children. Photo: Diep Thanh |
