Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee: Implement policies based on 3 principles: 'right subjects - adequate policies - timely'

On the afternoon of June 23, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee had a working session with the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs to evaluate the results of the sector's tasks in the past time and the direction and tasks in the coming time.

Attending the meeting were comrades: Nguyen Thi Kim Chi - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies; Bui Dinh Long - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and leaders of departments, branches and sectors.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee worked with the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs. Photo: Pham Bang

KEY CONSULTATION, ACHIEVEMENT AND EXCESS OF PLAN

In 2021 and the first 6 months of 2022, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has been proactive, focused on providing focused and key advice, flexibly adapting to the Covid-19 epidemic situation; many targets and tasks in 2021 achieved and exceeded the set plan, the tasks in the first 6 months of the year achieved many important results; including many unexpected, new, unprecedented tasks that were promptly and effectively implemented, contributing to the stability and socio-economic development of the province.

Labor, employment, and occupational safety continue to receive attention and are being done well. Labor supply and demand connection activities have been strengthened, especially for workers returning home due to the impact of Covid-19... In 2021, jobs were created for 40,294 people (104.66% of the plan). It is estimated that in the first 6 months of 2022, jobs were created for 29,885 people (69.66% of the plan).

Comrade Doan Hong Vu - Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs reported on the results of the sector's tasks in recent times. Photo: Pham Bang

Vocational education continues to be strengthened; the graduation rate of students reached 89.5%; employment and stable income after graduation reached 80.5%; the rate of trained workers was 66.4%. In the first 6 months of 2022, 22,425 people were enrolled and trained, reaching 33.8% of the plan.

The Department has also focused on directing the implementation of policies for people with revolutionary contributions. A number of cases and matters that have been pending for many years have been promptly resolved. Gratitude and repayment activities have always received attention, creating a spread among all classes of people and political organizations from the province to the grassroots. In 2021, the provincial Gratitude Fund mobilized 18.66 billion VND; in the first 6 months of 2022, 7.6 billion VND was mobilized.

Social protection and poverty reduction work received attention; social assistance policies were directed; timely support payments were made to more than 151,000 beneficiaries in the community and 859 beneficiaries at social protection facilities.

Leaders of departments, branches and sectors attended the working session. Photo: Pham Bang

Advise the Provincial People's Committee to issue a decision to support people with revolutionary contributions and relatives of people with revolutionary contributions from poor households in the province in 2022, with an amount of more than 18.2 billion VND. In 2021, the poverty rate according to the old standard is 2.74%; according to the multidimensional poverty standard 2021-2025 is 7.8%.

Social evil prevention and control work has been carried out; prostitution prevention and control work has been directed effectively. Child protection, care and gender equality work has been strengthened with 100% of cases of children suffering from violence, abuse and drowning deaths being supported, intervened and assisted. The rate of children in special circumstances being protected and cared for in 2021 reached 95%; in the first 6 months of 2022, 12,078 cases were assisted.

In addition, the Department has coordinated with other sectors to proactively and promptly grasp the situation of people and workers returning from localities to their hometowns to advise on plans to support job creation and implement support policies to ensure social security in the province.

Leaders of departments, branches and sectors attended the working session. Photo: Pham Bang

The Department has focused on administrative reform. Of which, 172,750 files and documents of people with revolutionary contributions have been digitized; a list of 56 newly issued, revised, supplemented, and abolished administrative procedures has been announced; 19/89 procedures have been simplified and processing time has been reduced, accounting for 21.3%; the level of administrative procedure processing services at level 3 and level 4 has been raised to 76.4%, and level 4 alone has reached 31.5%.

The Department also regularly builds and consolidates the organizational structure, improves the effectiveness and efficiency of operations in the management sectors. Focuses on directing the implementation of inspection, examination and citizen reception. 100% of the petitions received by the Department have been processed and resolved promptly, in accordance with authority and regulations; many difficult cases that have been pending for many years have been focused on and promptly resolved.

At the meeting, leaders of departments and branches assessed the coordination with the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs in performing related tasks; at the same time, requested the Department to do better in solving labor supply and demand; improve the quality and effectiveness of vocational training; manage drug addicts; vocational training; resolve regimes and policies for people with revolutionary contributions...

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long spoke at the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long expressed his concerns about the data and results in some areas of the industry; the system and quality of operations of the Department's affiliated facilities still have many limitations; the backlog of policy beneficiaries' files; and some issues that have not been resolved. On that basis, he suggested that the Department should choose key issues to strive for, creating breakthroughs and changes.

Secretary of the Provincial Agencies Party Committee Nguyen Thi Kim Chi said that at this point, the term is almost half over, so the Department needs to review the tasks and targets in the Resolution of the Department's Party Congress, and at the same time propose specific implementation solutions that are close to the practical situation.

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of Agencies Nguyen Thi Kim Chi speaks at the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies also requested the Department to mobilize resources well to effectively implement the national target program on sustainable poverty reduction; strictly implement the Party's guidelines and the State's policies with 3 criteria: correct - sufficient - timely. In particular, raise the sense of responsibility, courage, and public ethics of cadres, party members, civil servants, and public employees in the whole sector.

CONSIDER PEOPLE AS THE SUBJECT, THE CENTER OF SERVICE

Concluding the working session, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assessed that despite the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has made efforts, united and unified in performing assigned tasks; closely following the directions of the Central and the province, implementing tasks synchronously, drastically and effectively, contributing to the socio-economic development results of the province in the past time.

Notably, the Department has advised the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and Provincial People's Committee in directing, operating, and directly organizing implementation, achieving positive results in all areas. The Department has worked with other sectors to organize and effectively implement the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic, especially in supporting workers and employers affected by the epidemic, and welcoming workers back to their hometowns to avoid the epidemic.

In the coordination with the sectors, there has been close coordination, effectively solving tasks. The settlement of petitions and administrative procedures for the people has had positive changes. On behalf of the Provincial People's Committee, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged, commended and highly appreciated the results achieved by the sector in the past time.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee concluded the working session. Photo: Pham Bang

Agreeing with the shortcomings and limitations pointed out by the industry, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested the Department to pay more attention to advising the province in solving the problem of improving productivity and quality of labor resources, especially skilled labor and professionalism. On the other hand, the rate of poor and near-poor households in the province is still high, so there needs to be solutions to help people escape poverty sustainably.

The key task in the coming time, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs to closely follow the contents of the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress and the Resolution of the Department Party Congress to focus on directing and completing well the tasks, targets and plans in all areas of 2022 and the period of 2020-2025 with the goal of achieving and exceeding the set targets. In particular, the organization must review and see if any targets need to be adjusted because the important thing is that "the achieved targets must be substantial and of high quality".

Assessing the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs as a multi-sectoral management agency with sensitive fields, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department to ensure 3 factors in the process of implementing policies for people: Right subjects, adequate policies and timeliness.

The head of the provincial People's Committee said that Nghe An is considered a locality with a large population and abundant labor force, but in reality, many businesses are "looking for workers with red eyes". Therefore, the Department is required to coordinate with other sectors to create opportunities for activities connecting labor supply and demand, organizing fairs, and job transactions for workers, "because this is an important step in attracting investment, contributing to the development of the province"; harmoniously resolving the relationship between workers and employers, avoiding conflicts.

Leaders of departments, branches and sectors attended the working session. Photo: Pham Bang

In the past time, vocational training and vocational education have made efforts but have not met the requirements, the quality of the labor force is not high. On that basis, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department to focus on this work, effectively implement Project No. 14 of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee on training and developing skilled human resources for the period 2021-2025, with a vision to 2030; evaluate and organize the implementation of the arrangement and assignment of workers to work abroad.

The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs also needs to fully implement the regime for people with revolutionary contributions, handle the backlog of cases on policy settlement for people with revolutionary contributions; actively advise on poverty reduction policies to achieve the set goals, in which attention is paid to the quality of poverty reduction, effectively implement the national target program on sustainable poverty reduction, integrate and coordinate with the two national target programs on new rural construction and socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, to effectively use resources according to the principle of right purpose and right target.

Regarding the work of preventing and combating social evils, protecting and caring for children, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department to strive to reduce the rate of drug addicts; pay attention to caring for and protecting children so that they can have a safe and healthy life, avoiding risks of accidents, injuries and drowning.

On the other hand, the Department also needs to do a good job of disseminating policies in the fields of labor, war invalids and social affairs to raise people's awareness, thereby creating consensus and facilitating policy implementation in practice.

Leaders of departments and offices of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs attended the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs to continue to pay attention to administrative reform, reorganize the apparatus in the industry; focus on raising awareness, responsibility, and public ethics of the staff, civil servants, and public employees, especially those who directly implement policies for the people, with the spirit of service, considering people and businesses as the center to implement policies. First of all, the Department's leaders must be exemplary in performing their duties and tasks, thereby spreading to the staff, civil servants, public employees, and workers in the industry.

On the other hand, promote digital transformation and apply information technology to solve the industry's work. In particular, it is necessary to pay attention to building a database system to handle the industry's tasks better, more effectively, faster and more accurately.

At the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung answered and responded to the recommendations and proposals of the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs in the spirit of creating favorable conditions for the Department to develop and successfully complete assigned tasks.