Proposal for workers to enjoy cultural facilities at temporary residence

(Baonghean.vn) - Lack of cultural and sports facilities for workers; low quality and efficiency of cultural residential area construction; signs of deterioration of traditional moral values... are the issues discussed at the conference to review the first 6 months of the year and deploy tasks for the last 6 months of the year on the movement of All people unite to build a cultural life (TDĐKXDĐSVH) and family work, organized on the afternoon of July 18.

Comrade Ho Mau Thanh - Director of the Department of Culture and Sports chaired the conference.

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In the first 6 months of the year, the movements of physical training and sports to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas; solidarity in building new rural areas and civilized urban areas; physical training following the example of great Uncle Ho; civilized lifestyle in weddings and funerals... continued to be maintained and well implemented at the grassroots level. Some districts paid attention to directing the movements well at the grassroots level such as Do Luong, Quynh Luu, Nghi Loc, Yen Thanh, Quy Chau, Nghia Dan...

Overview of the conference. Photo: Phuoc Anh

However, propaganda and mobilization work is still not good at times and in some places; the quality and effectiveness of building cultural residential areas are still low; drug abuse, prostitution and gambling are still complicated; funding for the movement to build cultural residential areas at the commune level is still difficult...

Notably, the issue of grassroots cultural institutions was discussed by delegates. Mr. Nguyen Tu Phuong - Chairman of the Provincial Labor Federation said that in recent times, the province has paid attention to directing and creating conditions to improve the quality of material and spiritual life for workers. However, in reality, there are still many difficulties.

"The number of workers in the boarding houses is quite large. The question is whether this group will participate in cultural activities and enjoy cultural institutions in the locality where they are temporarily residing or somewhere else?" - Mr. Nguyen Tu Phuong raised the question.

On the other hand, Mr. Vuong Quang Minh - Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province frankly commented: "We have issued many directive documents, but in reality there are many issues that are very difficult to implement. For example, smoking in public places; setting up wedding tents; burning votive paper, fortune telling... still happen every day, difficult to manage".

Volleyball exchange in Nghi Lam commune (Nghi Loc). Photo archive

At the conference, family work in the first 6 months of the year was also discussed enthusiastically. The report at the conference showed that in the first 6 months of the year, there were 560 cases of domestic violence in the province, of which physical violence accounted for 50.8%, mental violence accounted for 38.7%, and economic violence accounted for 10.3%.

According to the assessment, the community's awareness of the goal of building a prosperous, equal, progressive and happy family is not yet complete; traditional moral values ​​are showing signs of degradation; the detection and statistical reporting of domestic violence cases is still difficult, incomplete and inaccurate.

Concluding the conference, comrade Ho Mau Thanh - Director of the Department of Culture and Sports received and acknowledged the opinions of the delegates; at the same time, concluded some contents within his authority. The head of the Department of Culture and Sports said that he would propose to allow workers to participate in and enjoy cultural and sports facilities at the local level where they temporarily reside. At the same time, he would step up propaganda and raise awareness among cadres, party members and people about the importance of the movement to build a prosperous, equal and happy family.

At the conference, delegates discussed and agreed on the direction of activities and targets for the end of 2017. Accordingly, with the movement of physical training and sports to build a cultural lifestyle, the goal is to reach 83.5% of cultural families; 59% of cultural villages, hamlets, and blocks; 32.7% of people regularly practicing physical exercise and sports...

Phuoc Anh