The process of developing a market economy, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and increasingly deep international integration... are the contexts that require the urgent need to strongly innovate the organization and operation of the Vietnam Trade Union. This is the reason why the Politburo issued Resolution No. 02-NQ/TW on "Innovation of organization and operation of the Vietnam Trade Union in the new situation" (Resolution 02). This not only affirms the Party's concern and consistency in caring for and building a modern, strong working class and a strong Vietnam Trade Union organization. In the face of the inevitable transformation of the Vietnam Trade Union organization, trade union officials, union members, workers, civil servants, and laborers in Nghe An have proactively received and absorbed it to achieve positive and breakthrough changes.
Immediately after Resolution No. 02-NQ/TW dated June 12, 2021 of the Politburo was issued, in July 2021, Nghe An Provincial Federation of Labor organized an online conference to disseminate the Resolution to all full-time officials, civil servants and 200 chairmen of grassroots trade unions in the enterprise sector. At the same time, it supported 10 district and industry trade union units to organize conferences to disseminate the Resolution to grassroots trade union officials. From August to September 2021, the Provincial Federation of Labor guided the Labor Federations of districts, cities, towns and industries to advise the Party Committees and directly organize conferences to disseminate the Resolution to comrades who are Party Committees, leaders of political and social organizations, party members and trade union officials. The total number of conferences to disseminate the Resolution at grassroots units was 39. Nghe An Provincial Party Committee and Nghe An Provincial Labor Federation have developed and implemented an action program suitable to the situation and conditions of civil servants, public employees, workers and Nghe An Labor Union.
To thoroughly grasp the content of Resolution 02, for the first time, the Provincial Federation of Labor organized an online quiz contest with the content "Nghe An Provincial Trade Union Officials learn about the Resolution on innovation of organization and operation of Vietnam Trade Union in the new situation". Taking place for 4 weeks (from October 11 to November 7, 2021), the contest attracted the participation of over 13,000 trade union officials from the provincial to grassroots levels, contributing to spreading the spirit and content of the Resolution in a flexible, creative and effective manner. This is also the first contest in the country on the content of Resolution 02. In the context of the epidemic, the Provincial Federation of Labor organized an online conference to disseminate the content of the Resolution with the participation of more than 600 union officials at 24 points across the province... It can be said that, immediately after its promulgation, Resolution 02 became a keyword present on all forums of Nghe An Trade Union, learning about the content of Resolution 02 has become a widespread movement.
Comrade Kha Van Tam - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Labor Federation acknowledged: "The team of union officials has truly united towards a common goal, Resolution 02, creating inspiration and enthusiasm for the organization, for each union member and worker. During the implementation process, the union levels have closely followed the targets, especially the 3 main groups of targets: Union member development, union member welfare and union finance".
Not stopping at the union levels, to put the Resolution into practice, the Provincial Federation of Labor has deployed and built a series of programs to coordinate activities with many agencies and units, in which the most prominent is the coordination program between the Provincial Federation of Labor Party Committee and the Standing Committee of the District, City, Town Party Committee and the Provincial Agencies Bloc Party Committee.
Acknowledging the positivity and determination in the innovation of the activities of the Nghe An Provincial Labor Federation, Comrade Ngoc Kim Nam - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission said: "Immediately after Resolution No. 02 of the Politburo was issued, the Provincial Labor Federation has been proactive, flexible and creative in propagating and disseminating the Resolution in many effective forms, suitable to the context of the epidemic. The proactive coordination of the Nghe An Labor Union will help the implementation of Resolution 02 more effectively and systematically".
Implementing Resolution 02 in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic seriously affecting all aspects of life, Nghe An Trade Union has turned difficulties and challenges into opportunities to affirm its role.
In early October 2021, when motorbike convoys of Nghe An workers from the southern provinces lined up to return home to avoid the epidemic, the trade union was one of the first organizations to be present at Ben Thuy bridge to support these workers. Before that, witnessing the hardships of overseas workers, on October 6, 2021, the leaders of the Nghe An Provincial Federation of Labor decided to urgently implement an unprecedented program: Support 500,000 VND/person for repatriated union members in difficult circumstances. This humane decision quickly spread in the community, was widely shared on social networks and received the attention of thousands of workers. Because this support took place at the right time and reached the right people in need.
Together with the political system, the Nghe An trade union cadres have stood side by side with union members, workers and businesses to overcome difficulties. These include close instructions in ensuring the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic, timely participation in providing priority vaccines for the production force, gifts to support the "3 on-site" task, emergency support programs, "Union kitchens" with free meals, "Shopping for others" models, "Charity buses" to each worker's dormitory...
Sharing about the support of the Trade Union during the unprecedented difficult period, Mr. Kim Hyung Joo - General Director of Havina Kim Lien Co., Ltd. (Nam Dan) was moved: “In the midst of countless difficulties, our company has received comprehensive support from all levels of trade unions in stabilizing production, preventing and fighting the epidemic as well as taking care of workers. This is our luck and I am truly grateful for this. It is the most valuable gift we have received from the trade union organization”. Mr. Kim Hyung Joo's sharing is also shared by many leaders of other businesses in the province.
Under the drastic direction of the Provincial Federation of Labor, 100% of district and sectoral trade unions have timely support activities for frontline units against the epidemic, workers whose jobs and incomes are affected by the Covid-19 epidemic; Each grassroots trade union participates in at least part of the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic such as supporting workers, civil servants, and laborers affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, supporting quarantine areas, and frontline units against the epidemic; Each union member has at least one practical job to participate in and support epidemic prevention and control; 100% of full-time trade union officials are closely following the grassroots, focusing on the grassroots, proposing timely solutions and recommendations to support units and businesses greatly affected by the impact of the epidemic...
Looking back at the achievements in 2021, Mr. Kha Van Tam - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Labor Federation shared: “Indeed, 2021 is an extremely volatile and special year. This is the first year of implementing Resolution 02, the year of election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term, in addition to the return of the 4th wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has severely affected all aspects of life, especially the lives and jobs of workers... The unprecedented difficulties above are both challenges and opportunities, requiring Nghe An Trade Union to be proactive, innovative, creative, and timely adapt to affirm its position and role and to complete its goals".
