Nghe An Business Bloc Union: 25 years of building, striving and growing

In response to the need to strengthen the Party's leadership over enterprises, on October 3, 1996, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee issued a Decision to establish the Nghe An State-owned Enterprises Party Committee (now the Nghe An Provincial Enterprise Bloc Party Committee). Along with the establishment of the Enterprise Bloc Party Committee, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Nghe An State-owned Enterprises (nowBusiness GroupNghe An Province) was established on December 1, 1996 according to Decision No. 307 QD/TD of the Nghe An Provincial Youth Union.

Nghe An Business Bloc Delegation launched emulation to welcome the National Party Congress. Photo: Thu Giang

In the initial stage of establishing the Business Union, there were 70 affiliated Union bases, mainly transferred from Nghe An Provincial Union, Vinh City Union and Unions of provincial agencies. The total number of Union members was over 4,000 people. At this time, the Union's activities focused mainly on consolidating and building the organization, preparing conditions for the Union Congresses at all levels, towards the 1st Congress of Delegates of the Union of State-owned Enterprises of Nghe An province. At the same time, the Union implemented 2 major movements of the Union: "Youth starting a business and Youth protecting the country", recognized the twinning relationship with Border Guard Station 523 - Tuong Duong, organized a conference to commend advanced models in 1997 - 1998.

In the 1998-2002 term, the Youth Union had 4,085 cadres and youth union members from enterprises. During the term, the Youth Union focused on mobilizing youth union members to adopt a new lifestyle, responding to the movement "Youth starting a business and youth defending the country"; many youth groups and teams were established, youth union members became the core force undertaking projects in difficult areas, the volunteer movement to help policy families, Border Guard Stations and border communes and villages was effectively implemented by the Union...

2021 Youth Union Professional Training Conference for outstanding Youth Union officials and members of Youth Union bases in enterprises across the province. Photo: Thanh Quynh

In the 2002-2007 term, the Youth Union of the Bloc had 5,084 youth union members from Enterprises. During the term, 70% of the establishments had youth projects, 180 topics and initiatives. The volunteer movement was raised to a new level, with the acceptance of twinning to help newly established Border Guard Stations with many difficulties, support for localities affected by natural disasters, construction of 19 gratitude houses, giving gifts to poor students, families with preferential policies, honoring 270 students with excellent achievements who are children of officials, employees and workers in enterprises...

In the 2007-2012 term, the Youth Union had 4,881 youth union members in enterprises. This was the period when enterprises officially entered the integration period, the process of enterprise equitization took place strongly. The Youth Union focused on education to enhance political capacity and revolutionary vigilance. The "Young Creativity" movement was widely launched with 367 innovative topics and volunteer movements. The entire Union supported the construction of 25 gratitude houses, presented thousands of volunteer gifts; introduced 1,250 outstanding union members to the Party, and admitted 813 comrades (an increase of 196 comrades compared to the previous term).

Officials of the Provincial Business Union donate to build a youth project. Photo: Le Thanh

In the 2012-2017 term, the Youth Union had 4,680 youth union members. This was the period when the process of equitization and restructuring of enterprises took place strongly, the impacts of the economic recession have had and are having a significant impact on the ideology, employment, and income of the youth union members. In this situation, the Youth Union continued to promote the implementation of the movement to study and follow theHo Chi Minh's moral exampleThe movement of 5 shockwaves for socio-economic development and national defense, and 4 accompanying youth in establishing a career continued to be effectively implemented. From 2012 to 2016, there were 776 youth projects and 397 innovative topics applied, bringing high economic efficiency. The work of introducing outstanding members to the Party continued to be developed. As of June 2016, 742 outstanding members had been admitted to the Party.

In the 2017-2021 term, the Youth Union has 6,000 youth union members. During this period, the Youth Union has focused on effectively implementing the direction of studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style, and successfully implementing two strong movements: "Each youth has a creative idea" and "Volunteer movement for community life". Notable activities include supporting young workers in difficult circumstances, affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Delegates pressed the button to launch the campaign "One young person, one creative idea" in 2021. Photo: Thu Giang

Through many historical milestones, to be suitable and meet the requirements of revolutionary tasks, generations of cadres and youth union members of the Enterprise sector have constantly strived for the goals and ideals of the Party. Through its revolutionary action movements, over the past 25 years, the Nghe An Enterprise Bloc Youth Union has had many activities to continuously expand the solidarity front, gather youth, educate the younger generation, and build an increasingly strong Youth Union organization such as: implementing the "Campaign to study and follow Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and style", organizing the movement "Youth lives beautifully, lives usefully", "Meeting and dialogue between leaders and youth"...

All have contributed to raising awareness, building a strong political stance, and good ideals and ambitions in the youth. The movements "Youth starting a business, youth protecting the country"; Emulation, volunteering, building and protecting the Fatherland; "Pioneering socio-economic development and protecting the Fatherland, accompanying young people in starting a business", "Young creativity"... have been concretized by the Business Union with specific, practical and business-appropriate contents.

Youth Union members of the Provincial Business Bloc Union responded to the movement "Exchange trash for trees - exchange paper for rice". Photo: Thanh Le

In 25 years, the youth of the Business sector has proactively carried out more than 3,700 projects.topic, initiativerationalization in production and business; undertaking more than 2,500 youth projects and tasks; mobilizing tens of thousands of youth union members to contribute their youth in various fields to improve efficiency and progress in labor production, benefiting the State and enterprises with tens of billions of dong.

At the same time, the Youth Union mobilized volunteers to donate more than 5,500 units of blood, supporting the construction of 67 gratitude houses with a total value of 1.5 billion VND. Thousands of gifts were sent to families with preferential policies, families with revolutionary contributions, officers and soldiers in border and island areas, young workers and students in difficult circumstances.

The work of building the Youth Union organization and the Youth Union participating in Party building has developed significantly, from the initial number of 70 bases, to date the Youth Union of the business sector has 87 affiliated bases, with a total of nearly 6,000 members. The Youth Union chapters in the business sector always actively propagate and take the lead in implementing the Party's policies and resolutions, the State's laws and policies, the regulations and rules of agencies and businesses, regularly launching emulation movements to raise awareness of training, cultivating moral qualities, improving professional skills, and building the right motivation for youth union members.

In recent times, the Business Bloc Youth Union has had many meaningful volunteer activities for the community such as: Warm Winter Program; Eye examination, free glasses for children in mountainous areas; Giving computers to children of workers' families in difficult circumstances, implementing youth projects; Donating blood... Photo: Thanh Quynh

These efforts have been recognized by the Central Youth Union, the Provincial People's Committee, the Business Bloc Party Committee, Nghe An Provincial Youth Union, and departments and branches through many certificates of merit. More importantly, the Youth Union has been trusted, loved, supported, and accompanied by a large number of young union members.

Officials of Nghe An Business Union through the years. Photo: Business Union

Looking back over the 25-year journey, the Youth Union of the Enterprise Bloc is proud that generations of cadres and youth union members in the Bloc have gradually matured and developed, and are currently working in many different fields. Many comrades have been assigned to important positions in agencies, departments, branches, and unions at the provincial and district levels, becoming leaders of enterprises in and outside the province.

Awarding Emulation Flags and Certificates of Merit to organizations with outstanding achievements in 2020. Photo: Thanh Le

Entering the period of industrialization and modernization of the country, in the trend of proactive international economic integration, the youth of the Enterprise Sector always aim for the goal of solidarity, striving to build and strengthen the Youth Union organization more and more strongly. More importantly, it is necessary to constantly strive to master scientific and technological advances, keep pace and adapt to the requirements of development and global integration; continue to promote the tradition of solidarity - initiative - creativity to build the Youth Union organization of the Enterprise Sector increasingly stronger. Contribute to building the Youth movement of the province increasingly stronger, building the Party Committee of the Enterprise Sector increasingly developed, building Nghe An province increasingly rich, civilized and modern, as Uncle Ho always wished.