Dien Chau: Focus on attracting investment, creating strong breakthroughs

Many outstanding achievements

On January 2, 2020, the export garment factory of Nam Thuan Joint Stock Company officially came into operation in the great joy of the Party Committee, government and people of Dien Chau district. The factory is located in Dien My commune, with a total investment of 178.4 billion VND. When put into operation, operating at full conveyor capacity, the factory will produce about 20 million products/year and the corresponding number of workers required is 3,000 workers. The factory coming into operation will contribute to solving the problem of employment, "leaving agriculture but not leaving home" and increasing the budget for the people of the district.

The export garment factory of Nam Thuan Joint Stock Company officially came into operation with a total investment of 178.4 billion VND. Photo: Thanh Cuong

As a worker who was hired to work at the factory in the first batch, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa (23 years old, in Dien My commune) shared her joy: “Workers working at the garment factory have labor contracts and full insurance; enjoy maternity, child, sickness, and work accident benefits; and get days off on holidays. Currently, the company pays me 7 million VND/month. This is a good income in the countryside... Hopefully, the district will have more factories so that people don't have to go far to work.”

Mr. Pham Van Luong - General Director of Nam Thuan Joint Stock Company shared: "After the opening, the factory's operations were greatly affected by the Covid-19 epidemic. However, we have tried to create stable jobs for 1,000 workers. In the coming time, when the epidemic situation in the world calms down, the factory's production and business activities will certainly gradually improve."

In Dien Chau, the Nam Thuan Joint Stock Company Export Garment Factory is just one of many "achievements" of the district's investment attraction work. Besides this garment factory, there are also projects that have, are and will contribute to changing the face of the locality in the coming time, such as: Footwear manufacturing and processing factory in Dien Truong commune (area of ​​9.9 hectares, total investment of 506 billion VND, capacity of 25,000,000 pairs of shoes/year, when operating, it will create jobs for 6,000 local workers, expected to come into operation in the second quarter of 2020); Phu Linh Export Garment Factory in Dien Lam commune (area of ​​3.29 hectares, total investment of 60 billion VND, expected to attract 1,500 workers, currently attracting over 1,000 workers); ECO International Packaging Factory in Dien Loc Commune (area 4.21 hectares, total investment 100 billion VND, capacity 1,850,000 packaging bags/year, put into production and business since December 2018, creating jobs for 150 workers with an average income of 5 - 7 million VND/person/month)... It is estimated that these factories have created jobs for more than 10,000 local workers.

The factories have created jobs for more than 10,000 local workers. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The "sweet fruit season" from investment attraction that Dien Chau is having is thanks to the determination and proactive implementation of the Resolution of the District Party Congress, term XXX, 2015 - 2020. To concretize the Resolution, on June 22, 2016, Dien Chau District Party Committee issued Project No. 15-DA/HU on "Attracting investment, developing industry, small-scale industry and craft villages in the period 2016-2020"; Dien Chau District People's Committee issued a Plan to implement Resolution No. 35/NQ-CP dated May 16, 2016 of the Government on supporting and developing enterprises until 2020. Dien Chau has joined hands and constantly strived to bring the Resolution, project and plan into life.

Accordingly, with the motto of not waiting for investors to come but proactively seeking investors, Dien Chau district has strengthened the leadership role of the Party and state management in attracting investment; focused on propaganda for cadres, party members and people to understand the position and importance of attracting investment; strongly improved the investment environment of the district in an open and favorable direction for investors; did a good job of planning and planning to attract investment; stepped up the introduction, search, promotion and investment promotion to attract projects; well implemented the central and provincial policies and mechanisms in attracting investment; directed well the vocational guidance and training work in the area...

Dien Chau district has attracted 31 approved investment projects with a total registered capital of VND 4,334 billion and a land use area of ​​536.3 hectares. Photo: Document

With many synchronous solutions to effectively implement Project 15-DA/HU, up to now, Dien Chau district has attracted 31 approved investment projects with a total registered capital of 4,334 billion VND, of which foreign direct investment capital is 500 billion VND, land use area is 536.3 hectares, realized capital is estimated at over 40%... It can be affirmed that: The results of attracting investment projects in the past years of the district have been relatively high, contributing significantly to the growth and economic development of the district, creating jobs for tens of thousands of direct and indirect workers in the locality.

Create powerful transformation

Vice Chairman of Dien Chau District People's Committee Le Manh Hien said: Continuing the momentum of success, in the coming time, Dien Chau will proactively call for and improve the quality of investment promotion, build friendly and consistent relationships with investors and businesses for the purpose of development; research, promulgate and implement mechanisms and policies to support investment attraction of the district in accordance with legal regulations; focus on promoting and introducing to domestic and foreign enterprises the potential, strengths and open mechanisms and policies of the locality to boost investment attraction.

In addition, the district will also promote information and propaganda on the investment environment; mobilize people to support the implementation of projects in the area; do a good job of supporting, compensating, clearing land, creating clean land funds to attract investment projects; organize investment promotion activities, provide information, and transparently publicize relevant information to attract investment from economic sectors... In particular, Dien Chau will build, complete, and improve the quality of planning as a basis for attracting investment projects, especially land use planning for the period 2021 - 2030, planning of localities, industry planning and key products; strengthen coordination with the Management Board of Southeast Nghe An Economic Zone to promote investment attraction in Tho Loc Industrial Park.

In recent years, thanks to the good work of improving the investment environment by making all types of planning transparent... attracting investors. Many large projects have come into operation, contributing significantly to the growth and economic development of the district. Photo: Document

In attracting investment, Dien Chau district will also focus on improving the investment environment by making all types of planning transparent, especially land use planning and district planning; simplifying investment procedures, minimizing cumbersome procedures that cause difficulties for businesses in all fields; strictly handling acts of harassment and causing trouble when handling work related to people and businesses; creating favorable conditions and an open investment environment to attract businesses and investors to improve investment efficiency and expand production and business.

In the coming time, Dien Chau will prioritize attracting investment in projects with advanced technology, new technology, high technology, modern management, innovation capacity, creativity, and connection to global supply chains; attracting investment in areas where the district has advantages, dynamic projects, key products in the fields of agriculture, services, tourism, industry, and handicrafts to create a breakthrough for development.

Mr. Le Manh Hien - PVice Chairman of Dien Chau District People's Committee