Decoding the reason why people blocked vehicles at Nam Cam Industrial Park

(Baonghean.vn) – On the morning of June 23, 2016, Nghi Xa commune (Nghi Loc) in the Nam Cam Industrial Park has returned to stability. However, to clarify the cause and propose necessary solutions, the Nghi Loc District Party Committee and People's Committee held a meeting with relevant parties.

Regarding the cause of the incident, it was determined that it was mainly related to the lives of the people, who were households that built boarding houses to run business services and had borrowed money from banks. Up to now, in Nghi Xa commune, there are about 140 households doing business on 1045 boarding rooms. At the peak, there were about 1457 workers staying in boarding rooms, but now only about 1/3 of the boarding rooms have workers staying in boarding rooms because the owners of vehicles use cars to pick up and drop off workers.

The cause of the incident was the massive investment of people in building boarding houses, while the demand for workers' accommodation was not high. In the photo: The boarding houses up to 4 floors high in Hamlet 11 Nghi Xa are currently empty.

In addition, 100% of the land of the people in hamlets 8, 9, and 11 has been recovered, and vocational training and job creation have not been given adequate attention; compensation for site clearance was carried out before 2005 at low compensation prices; environmental pollution in industrial zones often occurs; and transporting workers causes traffic congestion and unsafe traffic.

These reasons led to the incident on June 21-22. More than 100 people from 3 hamlets: 8, 9, 11 came out to stop the vehicle owners, not allowing them to transport workers; among them, some extremists threatened and cursed the vehicle owners and workers, opposed law enforcement officers, caused insecurity and disorder, and halted production in the industrial park.

Acting Chairman of Nghi Xa Commune People's Committee, Mr. Phung Manh Hong agreed with the strict handling of law violations and proposed to resolve people's livelihood issues in Nghi Xa Commune.

From the incident, Nghi Xa commune authorities recommended that it is necessary to inspect and establish order in the transportation of workers by vehicle owners to avoid affecting and causing traffic congestion and unsafety inside and outside the industrial park; requesting to clarify public opinion about vehicle owners paying money to transport workers; requesting the District People's Committee to organize relevant agencies to hold dialogues with the people of 3 hamlets to clarify the cause of the incident and take measures to handle it; police and military agencies to coordinate with the commune forces to prevent and promptly handle extremists; competent authorities to research and propose policies to solve employment for workers for households whose land has been recovered; businesses building boarding houses...; enhance the responsibility of the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board so that enterprises can enter production and business to attract local workers.

Faced with complicated developments, clashes between residents and workers and vehicle users, Nghi Loc District Police arrested 5 subjects with extremist behavior; currently 3 subjects are being detained for further investigation. At the same time, coordinating with relevant parties to clarify that the owners of vehicles transporting workers were contracted by the workers themselves.

A representative of Nghi Loc District Police reported on the investigation, affirming that the violations on June 21-22 and the vehicles that did not comply with regulations in transporting passengers had been clarified.

Of the 14 vehicles transporting workers, Nghi Loc District Police inspected and determined that 8 vehicles did not meet passenger transport regulations; even 1 vehicle was past its expiry date and had to be destroyed and fined 50 million VND.

According to the representative of the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board, the total number of workers who need to use means of transport is currently about 800 people; of these, only a small part need to stay. The reason for the decrease in the number of workers staying at the accommodation is analyzed as the total number of workers was previously about 6,000 people, now it has decreased to only over 4,300 people. Meanwhile, the number of boarding houses and rooms has increased higher than before. This is an issue that authorities at all levels need to pay attention to, and there is a warning for people when investing in this type of business.

Regarding information from related parties, according to Nghi Loc District Party Secretary Phan Sy Duong, leading to the incident on June 21-22, in addition to people not complying with the law, there is also the responsibility of the commune, the district, the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone and the companies in the area.

The incident has left a bad image on the province's investment attraction environment and the attraction of businesses to industrial parks. Therefore, the authorities of Nghi Loc district and Nghi Xa commune, in coordination with relevant agencies, continue to do the necessary work to ensure a stable situation; at the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to solutions to share with the people about their livelihoods; in addition, the movement of workers.

Chairman of Nghi Loc District People's Committee, Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung, concluded 5 contents that need to be implemented to ensure the root cause of problems arising after the incident on June 21-22.

The 5 contents proposed by Nghi Loc district for implementation are: The Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone needs to work with companies to review the actual needs of workers in traveling and using vehicles. Trade union organizations of companies need to sign contracts with bus companies and vehicle owners who have enough conditions to transport passengers to ensure the travel of workers; it is necessary to arrange parking lots to pick up and drop off workers to avoid traffic jams, disorder, and environmental impacts.

The Southeast Economic Zone Management Board considers recommending the Provincial People's Committee to arrange and plan service areas in industrial parks to create conditions for local people to do business and earn additional income.

BSE Electronics Company Limited (Nam Cam Industrial Park).

The district police continue to investigate and if any violators of the law are found, they must be strictly punished, including the owners of passenger transport vehicles.

Create conditions for people to organize jobs to earn a living but strengthen propaganda and education work so that people fully grasp the provisions of the law, especially the law related to the business of boarding houses, to prevent social evils from occurring, causing insecurity and disorder in the area.

Security and order in hamlet 11, Nghi Xa commune has been stabilized again (photo taken on June 23, 2016).

Organize a meeting between stakeholders and households running boarding houses, especially those running boarding houses but not having a registered residence in Nghi Xa commune (about 10 households).

At the same time, Nghi Xa commune authorities urgently issued documents on people's petitions related to the Industrial Park, proposing solutions to send to the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board for consideration, resolution or submission to competent authorities for resolution...

Nhat Lan