Trade Union of North Central provinces: More than 325 billion VND to take care of workers
In the first months of the year, the Trade Unions of 6 North Central provinces have made efforts to take care of union members and workers, while streamlining the organization.
On the morning of June 17, in Vinh City, the emulation cluster of the Labor Federation of the North Central provinces and cities held a conference to review the first 6 months of the year and deploy tasks for the last 6 months of 2025.
Attending the conference, on behalf of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, there were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Hung - Vice President; Nguyen Duc Thinh - Member of the Presidium, Chief of Office; Le Quang Tuan - Head of the Emulation and Reward Department. Together with representatives of trade union leaders of 6 provinces in the North Central region.
Comrades: Le Minh Nhan - Chairman of Hue City Labor Federation, Head of Emulation Cluster; Kha Van Tam - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Chairman of Provincial Labor Federation, Deputy Head of Emulation Cluster chaired the conference.
In the first 6 months of 2025, the total number of union members in the 6 provinces and cities of the North Central region was 843,246, an increase of 33,858 compared to the end of 2024; the total number of grassroots unions was 11,627. The average income of employees in enterprises reached about 6.5 million VND/person/month. However, some enterprises still faced difficulties, forced to reduce production and cut labor. The labor relations situation was basically stable, with 17 collective work stoppages and 29 work accidents killing 9 people. Trade unions at all levels in the cluster supported 841,771 union members and employees in difficult circumstances, with a total budget of more than 325 billion VND.
In particular, this year's "Tet Sum Vay - Spring Gratitude to the Party" program was organized by units from the provincial to grassroots levels with many practical activities, with the motto "All union members and workers have Tet".
With the theme "Vietnamese workers are pioneers in entering a new era", Workers' Month associated with the Month of Action on Occupational Safety and Health in 2025 has been actively implemented by trade unions at all levels in 6 provinces and cities in the North Central region, with many exciting and meaningful activities such as giving gifts to union members in difficult circumstances, presenting "Union shelters", visiting and giving gifts to workers and laborers who have had work-related accidents...
Regarding the work of developing union members, the whole cluster has established 90 grassroots unions and developed 26,573 union members. The whole cluster has introduced 4,751 outstanding union members to the Party, of which 1,871 union members have been admitted; organized 43 training courses, fostering and coaching on union affairs for 6,657 union officials at all levels; provided legal advice on regimes and policies to over 20,000 female workers... Propaganda work, activities of the Inspection Committee, financial and asset management, and foreign affairs have all been given attention and implemented effectively.
In addition to the achieved results, the conference also frankly acknowledged some shortcomings and limitations such as: Grasping the ideological developments and aspirations of union members and workers is sometimes and in some places not good; propaganda work to develop union members and establish grassroots unions still faces many difficulties, the number of newly developed union members is not high. In addition, the arrangementorganizational structureThe dissolution of the industry and district trade unions has affected the psychology of the team of full-time trade union officials.
To complete the 2025 theme "Focusing on developing union members, participating in building a clean and strong Party", in the last 6 months of 2025, the Labor Federations of the North Central provinces and cities will focus on key tasks: Continuing to reorganize and streamline the union apparatus at all levels; promoting propaganda and mobilization work to develop union members, introduce and train outstanding union members for the Party; focusing on caring for and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of union members and workers and effectively organizing the "Happy Tet 2026" program.
At the conference, delegates discussed, made recommendations, and clarified a number of issues related to the work of arrangement, organization, and layout after the merger, streamlining, and the goals and tasks for the coming time.
Concluding the conference, comrade Le Minh Nhan assessed that this was an important and historic review when the trade union organization was implementing the lean revolution. At the same time, he acknowledged the contributions and efforts of the cluster's trade union cadres in the past time. He believed that in the coming time, the trade union cadres would promote the good tradition, fulfill their tasks and roles, continue to innovate their activities, and maintain their position.trade union organizationin the new situation./.
