Nghe An focuses on removing difficulties for businesses

On the morning of April 26, the Provincial People's Committee delegation inspected businesses in the province to grasp and remove difficulties for businesses. The delegation was led by Mr. Pham Van Hoa - Director of the Department of Industry and Trade. Attending were leaders of relevant departments and branches. Photo: Quang An

Businesses have difficulty finding workers and lack raw materials.

At the Factorytuna processingFescol Tuna (Nam Cam Industrial Park), the leader of this enterprise said that in 5 years of operation, the enterprise has received attention from the province, departments and branches. The factory alone has a capacity of 300 tons/day, employing 500 workers.

With the goal of becoming the largest tuna producer in Vietnam, the company is planning to upgrade its production line, expand production, and create jobs for 2,000 workers. However, the company is currently facing some difficulties:Cua Lo portLarge fishing vessels of 2,000 - 4,000 tons have not yet been exploited, so there are many shortcomings such as facilities, loading and unloading workers... and we hope that procedures will be resolved quickly to reduce production costs and product prices.

To expand the scale, the factory needs 2,000 workers but currently it is not enough to meet the demand. We hope to have a job support center to act as a bridge between businesses and workers to access more easily. In addition, research is being done to support preferential quotas, tax exemption for imported fish as raw materials for production...

Tuna processing line at Fescol Tuna Processing Factory. Photo: Quang An

At the meeting, comrade Pham Van Hoa -Director of Department of Industry and Tradeacknowledging the efforts of the enterprise in production and business, this is a pioneer enterprise investing in the economic zone, operating effectively. Regarding the recommendations and proposals, the delegation accepted all the recommendations of the enterprise to synthesize and report to the Provincial People's Committee, the contents under the authority of the province will be handled thoroughly; recommendations beyond the authority of the delegation will be reported to the superiors to resolve to remove difficulties for the enterprise.

Regarding labor recruitment, the working group said that the labor market is increasingly competitive, so businesses need to innovate their approach, proactively connect with local authorities, and organize. Recruitment needs to have clear information, adequate salary and bonus regime; labor training methods also need to change accordingly.

Regarding port-related procedures, the working group will have a meeting with the province on this issue, soon removing difficulties for businesses.

Removing obstacles in construction of transportation roads and raw material mines

Director of the Department of Industry and Trade Pham Van Hoa - head of the working delegation spoke at the meeting with Tan Thang Cement Company. Photo: Quang An

Next, the delegation had a working session withTan Thang Cement Company(Quynh Luu district). Overcoming difficulties, including the Covid-19 pandemic, the entire production line of the factory has now been operating stably. Since the beginning of the year, the enterprise has produced nearly 500,000 tons of clinker, 261,000 tons of cement; the consumption output is more than 212,000 tons of clinker, nearly 257,000 tons of cement.

Sharing at the meeting, General Director of the Company Hoang Anh Tuan said: After 1 year of participating in the market, Tan Thang cement products have received positive feedback from customers, but because they have just entered the market, they are facing competition and consumption output is still slow.

Currently, the enterprise is facing difficulties with the following routes: the route for transporting limestone materials from the mine to the limestone crushing station in Quynh Vinh commune, Hoang Mai town; the route for transporting clay materials from the clay mine to the factory in Tan Thang commune; the route from Hoang Mai II Industrial Park to Tan Thang Cement Factory.

General Director of Hoang Anh Tuan Company speaks. Photo: Thu Huyen

In addition, the enterprise is facing difficulties in site clearance for clay mines, limestone mines, and land arrangement to build housing areas for officers and employees of Tan Thang Cement Factory...

After listening to the opinions exchanged from departments, branches, and local authorities, concluding the meeting, Director of the Department of Industry and Trade Pham Van Hoa said that since the beginning of the year, the province's industrial production has had positive changes, high growth, in which the contribution of Tan Thang Cement Company is very large. Regarding the recommendations and proposals of enterprises, the delegation will synthesize and report to the Provincial People's Committee.

The road from Hoang Mai II Industrial Park to Tan Thang Cement Factory has not been constructed yet, greatly affecting the construction process and production activities of the Factory. Photo: Thu Huyen

Regarding some specific difficulties related to site clearance for construction of roads, limestone mines, and clay mines, the delegation requested the local authorities of Hoang Mai and Quynh Luu towns to continue to propagate and resolutely handle the compensation and payment work, etc. to be completed in June 2021.

Relevant departments and branches are requested to grasp and guide local authorities and enterprises in handling difficulties. Enterprises need to ensure safety in production, exploitation of raw materials, etc.