The Department of Population and Family Planning successfully organized the Trade Union Congress.

The Congress approved the summary report of Trade Union activities for the 2018-2023 term and the key directions and tasks for the 2023-2028 term.

Delegates attending the congress. Attending and directing the congress was comrade Pham Quoc Duong - Chairman of the Health Sector Trade Union. Photo: Ngoc Ha

During the past term, under the direction of the Health Sector Trade Union, the leadership and direction of the Party Committee, the solidarity and close coordination with the agency's leaders, the Trade Union has carried out many practical activities, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of workers, and the lives and jobs of cadres and union members have been constantly improved.

In addition, although the grassroots trade union is small, with less than 20 members, the Executive Committee of the Trade Union coordinates well with the government to mobilize union members to respond to and participate in emulation movements and activities launched by the Health Sector Trade Union. Organize and implement well emulation movements such as: Emulation movement, studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style; movement to build a "Green - Clean - Beautiful" agency; respond to "Ao Dai Week"; movement "Women actively study, work creatively, build happy families", "Raise healthy children, teach good children"...

Chairman of the Health Sector Trade Union Pham Quoc Duong gave a speech directing the congress. Photo: Ngoc Ha

At the same time, organize for female cadres to participate in studying, grasping and implementing the policies of the Party and State, learning about the traditions of Vietnamese women, studying topics on gender and gender equality, and taking competitions to learn about the Law on Marriage and Family. Organize practical activities for female cadres to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8 and the Vietnam Women's Union Day on October 20 every year, such as: Organizing seminars on "Gender, gender equality"; topics on "Life skills", "Marriage, family and prevention of domestic violence...

The agency's trade union has also regularly monitored, grasped and promptly resolved employees' questions, participated in inspecting and supervising the implementation of policies and regimes for employees.

At the congress, comrade Pham Quoc Duong - Chairman of the Health Sector Trade Union highly appreciated and commended the efforts of the agency's Trade Union.Department of Population and Family Planningachieved in the last term. Under the leadership and direction of the Party Committee and the agency's leaders, the Executive Committee of the grassroots Trade Union of the Population and Family Planning Department, despite many personnel changes and holding many different jobs, has operated relatively stably. The Executive Committee of the Trade Union has shown solidarity in overcoming difficulties and challenges in work, striving to complete assigned tasks well.

In the coming time, the Standing Committee of the Health Sector Trade Union requests that the grassroots Trade Union of the Population and Family Planning Department further promote its democratic rights and sense of responsibility, participate in discussions and give opinions, actively launch movements of the sector and achieve higher efficiency.

The Congress also elected the Executive Committee of the Trade Union for the 2023 - 2028 term, consisting of 03 comrades, elected 01 official delegate and 01 alternate delegate to attend the Health Sector Trade Union Congress.