Spreading sportsmanship among union members and workers

The most valuable asset

In the system of trade unions in the province, the Labor Federation of Nghia Dan district is one of the strong units in the sports movement. And among the units under the District Labor Federation, the Trade Union of TH Milk Food Joint Stock Company is known as the most typical unit in this movement.

About a month ago, people in the Western Nghe An region were often surprised by the convoys of union members and workers of TH Group roaming all over the roads. Behind this bustling movement was a meaningful race launched by this unit. With an overwhelming number of up to 1,800 union members and workers, the Trade Union of TH Dairy Food Joint Stock Company is always the group's top unit in this movement. With the keyword "online cycling race", it is not difficult to find articles and emotional check-in photos of amateur athletes participating in the race.

Union members of TH Group in Nghia Dan enthusiastically responded to the sports movement in general and the Online Cycling Tournament in particular. Photo: CSCC

Athlete Tran Van confided: “After 1 month of racing, the album is full of photos and emotions. 1 month to capture moments that I have never had before, times of hunting clouds, hunting sunsets, hunting sunrises... 1 month together overcoming seemingly impossible roads to see the power of connection, of perseverance. There were times when I wanted to give up, but luckily there were brothers, sisters, and colleagues who inspired and brought positive energy to encourage me to overcome milestones that I had never reached before”. With the same thoughts, athlete Mac Hoa shared: “Although during the cycling race, the weather was not favorable, sometimes cold and rainy, sometimes stormy and flooded, many TH brothers and sisters defied the weather, overcoming themselves to complete the set goals!”…

Not only in this competition, but also in all previous competitions as well as sports and physical training movements that require collective mobilization, union members and workers of TH Milk Food Joint Stock Company are always highly appreciated in both quantity and quality.

Check-in at beautiful locations on the journey to conquer the Online Cycling Tournament. Photo: CSCC

Mr. Nguyen Canh Tu - Chairman of the Company's Trade Union said: "Not only is it a story of achievements, the most important value we aim for is the health of workers - it is the most valuable asset of the enterprise. Physical health is closely related to mental health, determines labor productivity and brings many other values. To comprehensively improve workers' health, we identify the root of the problem as the need to change workers' awareness, linked to activitiessportsas an essential part of working people's lives".

Indeed, physical education and sports at this unit are closely linked to the daily life of the workers. At 9:45 am, at the headquarters of TH Dairy Food Joint Stock Company, the sound of the song "Oh Vietnam" resounded loudly, erasing the previous quiet atmosphere. All employees in the company's premises, from leaders to workers, stood up to do some mid-break exercises together. Some stood in place, some moved to a more open space, everyone's face was happier after 15 minutes of light exercise. In the late afternoon, when the working time had not officially ended, many of the brothers and sisters in the sports team in the departments were already getting up early to practice.

A match of the Women's Football tournament organized by the Trade Union of TH Milk Food Joint Stock Company. Photo: CSCC

Sharing about the specific priorities of the enterprise in the physical education and sports movement, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc - Vice President of the Trade Union of TH Dairy Food Joint Stock Company said: "The mid-break exercise activity has been implemented since the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, when people were forced to work on-site and has been maintained until now, becoming an indispensable habit for many people. In addition, every year the company will regularly organize internal sports tournaments such as men's football, women's volleyball, women's football... and participate in all sports tournaments launched by the group and the District Labor Federation. To encourage employees to participate, the company will arrange time and place for practice and still record that time. It is healthy, fun, still ensures income and can receive bonuses, so union members and employees respond very enthusiastically. Gradually, physical education and sports have become a cultural feature, a strength of the company".

Greater values

One of the "springboards" forfitness movementSports activities of union members and workers in Nghia Dan district come from the attention, care and promotion of the district Labor Federation. Sharing his views on this issue, Mr. Tran Van Duong - Chairman of the Nghia Dan District Labor Federation said: “Caring for union members and workers must start from the most practical and closest values, and health is such a value. Every year, on the occasion of May - Workers' Month, we organize sports competitions for grassroots unions in the enterprise sector. And in November, on the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers' Day, we organize sports competitions for grassroots unions in the education sector. Besides the health benefits, these sports competitions create an extremely exciting and enthusiastic atmosphere among union members and workers in the whole district. In addition, the competitions also increase the connection between professionals and trade union organizations, increase solidarity between units and units, between collectives and individuals”.

Mr. Tran Van Duong - Chairman of the Labor Federation of Nghia Dan district presented souvenir flags to the teams at the Volleyball Tournament to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Vietnamese Teachers' Day (November 20, 1982 - November 20, 2022) and towards the Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.Youth Union at all levels for the 2023-2028 term. Photo: CSCC

Accordingly, recently, the Nghia Dan District Labor Federation coordinated with the Department of Education and Training of Nghia Dan District to organize the final round of the volleyball tournament to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Vietnam Teachers' Day (November 20, 1982 - November 20, 2022) and towards the Trade Union Congress at all levels for the 2023-2028 term. With the scale and influence of the tournament, the opening and closing ceremonies were truly a great festival, not only with the participation of units but also leaders of the District People's Committee, many departments, branches, district-level unions and a large number of people, union members and workers in the area.

From the coordination between the Labor Federation and the District Education Department, the tournament was deployed to compete in the qualifying round at 4 school union clusters, in both the men's and women's volleyball categories. The 8 best men's volleyball teams and 8 best women's volleyball teams made it to the final round. Right from the qualifying round days, on social networks Facebook and Zalo, images of the teams with optimistic and positive messages such as "Winning or losing is not important, what is important is having fun", "Collective strength", "Beautiful memories"... were shared widely.

A match of the Volleyball Tournament organized by the Nghia Dan District Labor Federation. Photo: CSCC

Before the final match, teacher Tran Thi Thin - President of the Trade Union of Nghia Duc Kindergarten, excitedly said: "From the moment this sports tournament was launched, the sisters in my school were very excited. The tournament was deployed from the cluster level, with financial support from the District Labor Federation. For a long time, the district's sports movement has been strong, all schools have potential athletes, so right from the cluster competition, the competition atmosphere was very exciting and bustling, attracting the participation of all union members. We are truly grateful.Trade UnionNghia Dan and the district Department of Education and Training have created this useful playground. From this meaningful activity, teachers like us have the opportunity to relieve work pressure, demonstrate our abilities, exchange and connect. I hope that similar sports tournaments will continue to be promoted and will be held annually and more frequently"./.