75th Anniversary of Nghe An Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs

Attending the discussion were comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee;Provincial Party Committee members: Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee.

Join ushave comradeBui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of departments, branches, localities and retired officials of different periods.

Overview of the discussion. Photo: Duc Anh

Proud of the journey of building and developing

In his opening speech at the seminar, comrade Doan Hong Vu - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs emphasized: 75 years ago, in the proclamation of the establishment of the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, President Ho Chi Minh signed a decree to establish the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Social Relief, the predecessor of today's Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, to carry out the social work tasks of the early revolution.

Delegates attending the seminar. Photo: Duc Anh

Right from the early days of the resistance war against French colonialism, the Nghe An Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs launched a movement to increase production to eradicate hunger, mobilizing tens of thousands of young people to join the National Guard, join the Southern army, join the youth volunteer force, join the frontline labor force, work as porters, transport by river and sea.

Female Youth Volunteers of Company 317 filled bomb craters to clear the road in Truong Bon during the war years. Photo: Archive

At the end of the war, nearly 1.5 million people in Nghe Tinh province who had participated in the army, youth volunteers, frontline laborers, participated in the militia and guerrillas and fought in their homeland were considered and awarded medals. Thousands of mothers were awarded and posthumously awarded the title of Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, many localities were awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces. Most localities in the province have built Martyrs' Cemeteries or Memorials. The seriously wounded and sick soldiers, the elderly and lonely relatives of martyrs were all cared for in a centralized manner; the gratitude activities for those who had made contributions all had the participation and great contributions of cadres and workers of the Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs sector.

During the renovation period, the Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs sector has gradually joined hands with departments, branches, sectors and localities to implement new goals and tasks, while implementing well the policies for people with meritorious services and social work. Along with that is the policy of vocational training and job creation. The system of vocational training facilities for workers has developed in both scale and quality, with an average of 70,000 people trained annually, raising the rate of trained workers in 2019 to 63%.

Vocational training associated with job creation and labor export has always been focused on in recent years. In the photo: Nghe An workers participate in foreign language interviews to work in Japan. Photo: Thanh Nga

Annually creating jobs for over 35,000 workers, of which 13,000 are exported. The poverty rate decreased from 12.1% in 2015 to 4.11% in 2019.Currently, the sector is managing and implementing the regime for nearly 71 thousand wounded soldiers, sick soldiers and people with revolutionary contributions, paying an average of 120 billion VND per month. Since 1992, it has built more than 8,488 new gratitude houses, repaired and upgraded 14,399 houses, and donated 64,419 savings books with a total amount of more than 195 billion VND.

Determined to complete assigned tasks excellently

Comrade Bui Dinh Long speaks at the seminar. Photo: Duc Anh

Speaking at the seminar, comrade Bui Dinh Long affirmed: "Over 75 years of construction and growth, the staff of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs have made many creative efforts to join the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Committee to complete many important goals in socio-economic development, maintain national defense and security, and contribute to the cause of national construction and protection."

To successfully implement Resolution 26-NQ/TW dated July 30, 2013 of the Politburo set for the province in the coming time, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee suggested that the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs should focus on a number of key tasks:

The sector needs to strengthen propaganda work and raise awareness among all levels, sectors, cadres, party members and people about the strategic social security goals of our Party and State in the current period.

At the seminar, the Provincial People's Committee awarded the title of Provincial Emulation Fighter to two comrades with outstanding achievements in performing assigned tasks. Photo: Duc Anh

On this occasion, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs awarded the Medal for the Cause of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to 28 individuals. Photo: Duc Anh

Industry officials need to improve the quality of consulting on the development of mechanisms, policies, programs, and measures for implementing the fields of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs; Improve the quality of consulting, innovate effective working methods and styles; Develop training, fostering, and guidance plans to improve professional qualifications, public ethics, and communication skills to meet the requirements of completing assigned tasks well.