Workers' lunch is only equal to kindergarten students' lunch.

(Baonghean.vn) - This is a summary of the Nghe An Labor Federation on the lunch prices of some enterprises located in Nghe An province. In which, the average price is 15,000 VND/meal. This price is only equal to the lunch price of public kindergartens and primary schools in Vinh City and lower than that of some non-public schools.

Specifically, there are currently many companies applying a meal allowance of 15,000 VND/meal such as Matrix Co., Ltd., Yabashi Vietnam Limestone Mining Company, MLB Tenergy Co., Ltd.

In October 2016, more than 3,000 workers at Matrix Vinh Co., Ltd. went on strike. One of the reasons was the low lunch price of only 12,000 VND/meal.

Companies such as EB Vinh Co., Ltd., With Vina Co., Ltd., Prex Vinh Co., Ltd., Dae Hyun Vina Co., Ltd. Branch in Nghe An, Trung Lai Gas Lighter Co., Ltd. do not organize lunch but support lunch money transferred into salary at 15,000 VND/meal.

In addition, some other companies have lunch prices ranging from 18,000 VND - 21,000 VND/meal such as BSE Electronics Company Limited, Royal Foods Company Limited and Fresh Food and Cold Storage Company Limited, Nghe An Paper Raw Material Planting and Processing Company.

In terms of form, most companies cook for their workers themselves. Some companies hire contractors, but the implementation process reveals many shortcomings. Many contractors do not meet food hygiene and safety standards, making the provision of food for workers in industrial canteens ineffective.

Previously, at Namsung Vina Company Limited, there was a case where workers reported that there were strange objects in their meals, causing confusion. Therefore, the company terminated the contract with the contractor providing meals at the company.

However, this is only a summary of foreign-invested companies. In many other companies, the meal price can be lower, from 10,000 VND - 12,000 VND/meal.

Song Hoang