Thanh Chuong District Trade Union - many creative activities during the epidemic season

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT

Small businesses with a small number of workers are one of the limitations of the Thanh Chuong District Labor Federation in union activities. To overcome this, the District Labor Federation has sought support and cooperation from the government, professionals, units and individuals, thereby creating attractive and widespread programs to care for the interests of union members and workers.Workers' MonthThe recent one is a typical example of this creative approach.

Leaders of Thanh Chuong District Labor Federation speak at a health care program for union members and workers. Photo: Contributor

From its 5 union officials, the Thanh Chuong District Labor Federation has expanded its relationships, calling for the participation of members from other agencies and units in the area. These include 20 medical staff from Tan Thanh General Clinic in the free health examination and consultation program for union members and employees of Thanh Ngoc Construction Materials and Trading Company; 11 medical staff from the District Medical Center in the "Your Health" program at ABC International Joint Stock Company, Nghe An Branch; 14 officials and civil servants of Thanh Tien Commune People's Committee and 23 employees of Honda Phu Loc Company in the free oil change program at Thanh Tien Commune Stadium.

Regarding operating expenses, the District Labor Federation has mobilized 40 million VND from the support of Thanh Chuong District People's Committee; 80 million VND from enterprises. It is worth noting that the support of local agencies and units for the activities of the trade union organization in Thanh Chuong District has been regular and continuous for many years and is increasingly large-scale.

Sharing about this, Chairman of the Thanh Chuong District Labor Union Le Dinh Tho said: “The decisive factor in calling for support is to demonstrate the capacity of the staff, the effectiveness of the activities, and the prestige of the organization. No one wants to spend their time and money on useless and superficial programs. When we demonstrate the above factors well, calling for support is not difficult. In addition, union officials also need to pay attention to the attitude of respect and honor for the organizations and individuals who support them, strengthen and expand relationships and be enthusiastic and responsible in other union activities.”

Thanh Chuong District Labor Federation presented money to support Covid-19 prevention and control to the District Medical Center. Photo: Contributor

In addition to agreeing on policies and coordinating the implementation of a number of activities, Thanh Chuong district authorities are also willing to support and share funding to help the union organize Workers' Month. In 2020, they supported 35 million VND, in 2021 they supported 40 million VND. Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the Thanh Chuong District People's Committee Trinh Van Nha affirmed: The district is ready to support and accompany the union organization in all activities such as mobilizing funds, dialogue, answering recommendations and proposals of workers, visiting and meeting directly with workers, directing units to participate in union activities...

With the consensus and support of the government, political and social organizations in the area, the activities of the trade union in Thanh Chuong district have gone into depth, substance and effectiveness, bringing many practical benefits to workers.

Thanh Chuong District Labor Union members receive a general health check-up in the program "Your Health". Photo: Contributor

As one of the union members who received free health check-ups during the last Workers' Month, Mr. Nguyen Danh Tuan - a worker at Thanh Ngoc Construction Materials Joint Stock Company excitedly shared: "This is the first time I have had a free health check-up with so many services like this. I had my teeth - jaw - face checked, thyroid ultrasound, heart and lung X-ray, ear, nose and throat endoscopy, cancer screening test, liver enzyme test, gout, diabetes, blood test, etc. For a long time, I was subjective because I thought I was young, but when I had tests and ultrasounds, I found out that my health had problems. The doctors gave me very detailed advice and scheduled a follow-up appointment for prevention and treatment. Thank you very much to the union organization." In this program, nearly 100 workers will receive free health check-ups with each package worth 900,000 VND/person.

From the effectiveness and substance in the activities ofLabor FederationIn Thanh Chuong district, many workers have proactively applied to join the trade union. Last Workers' Month, 137 workers at Nghe An Agricultural and Aquatic Products Joint Stock Company and 9 workers at Duc Nga Company Ltd. voluntarily applied to join the trade union. This was a highlight of this year's Workers' Month in Thanh Chuong.

FLEXIBLE AND CREATIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC

Before the developmentcomplexity of the epidemic, many union activities cannot be carried out, Thanh Chuong District Labor Federation has quickly come up with creative ways to ensure safety against the epidemic while spreading good values. "Most of the union officials at Thanh Chuong District Labor Federation are very young, quick with technology, creative in work and ready to commit and contribute. I hope that difficulties and epidemics are the time for us to promote our advantages, create programs that bear the unique mark of young people", Mr. Le Dinh Tho pondered.

During this year's Workers' Month, Thanh Chuong District Labor Federation established two new grassroots unions. Photo: Contributor

Based on this concern, the photo contest "Moments of Love" organized by the Thanh Chuong District Labor Federation was born. The program aims to promote communication on Vietnamese Family Day (June 28), National Action Month on Prevention and Control of Domestic Violence and celebrate the founding day of the Vietnam Trade Union (July 28). Accordingly, the entries are photos capturing beautiful and meaningful moments of union members' families, spreading the message of preserving and promoting family cultural values. Immediately after launching, the contest received enthusiastic response from union members and enthusiastic participation from grassroots unions. The 160 best photos selected from thousands of union members' families were sent to the account of the district Labor Federation. Each like button and each share of the photos not only contain people's feelings for the families, but also contain the trust of workers for the trade union organization.

From the spread of the program "Moments of Love", the number of shares and interactions on the fanpage "Thanh Chuong Trade Union" increased significantly. Screenshot.

The online form is also the method that Thanh Chuong District Labor Federation has fully promoted during the epidemic period. To prepare for the direct dialogue with workers, the District Labor Federation has organized a survey of recommendations from union members and workers through other channels such as Zalo, Facebook, email... 22 groups of opinions and recommendations from workers on the field of Social Insurance were collected by Thanh Chuong District Labor Federation, requesting the District Social Insurance to consider responding in writing.

Not only that, all documents and work implementation are also done by the District Labor Federation.done online, the main form of propaganda is through social networks. The account "Thanh Chuong Trade Union" on the Facebook platform is where the District Labor Federation continuously updates activity programs, directive documents, union and local news...