Nghe An elderly people actively participate in labor and production, contributing to hunger eradication and poverty reduction.

Attending the conference were the Standing Committee of the Provincial Association of the Elderly; representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors; Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the Association of the Elderly of districts, cities and towns.

The Nghe An Provincial Association of the Elderly has 21 district-level associations; 460 commune-level associations; 3,801 branches, with a total of 428,508 members. Since the beginning of the term, the Provincial Association of the Elderly has focused on directing the building of a strong association in all three aspects: politics, ideology and organization. The Association of the Elderly at all levels regularly pays attention to the work of developing members. Over the past three years, the province has recruited 58,268 new members.

In the first 3 years of the term, the whole province had 157,471 elderly people being congratulated and celebrated their longevity on the occasion of Lunar New Year, of which, 4,075 elderly people lived to be 100 years old or older. Currently, the whole province has more than 83,000 elderly people receiving social benefits according to the State's regulations; there are 249,559 elderly people with health records.

Pay attention to directing the care of the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, especially the development of various types of clubs to attract and create useful playgrounds. Currently, the whole province has 9,413 cultural, artistic, physical education and sports clubs; successfully organized the "Singing Festival for the Elderly" at the district and provincial levels...

The elderly have actively participated in labor and production, contributing to hunger eradication, poverty reduction, and creating jobs for tens of thousands of workers. The province currently has over 1,807 models of good economic performance at the commune level, 326 models at the district level, 56 models at the provincial level, and 18 models at the central level; there are 16,532 elderly people who are good at economic performance.

In particular, currently, the whole province has more than 25,011 elderly people directly participating in building the political system from group leader and above, this is a favorable condition for grasping, implementing propaganda, mobilizing elderly members to implement the Party's policies and resolutions, the State's policies and laws and effectively implementing movements and activities of the elderly association...

Regarding the key tasks and solutions from now until the end of the term, the conference determined: Continue to enhance the position and role of the elderly in social life; strongly direct the activities of the association to the grassroots level; take the branches and groups as the center; attract a large number of elderly people to participate in the organization of the association. Propose specific solutions, strive to exceed the targets set by the Congress by the end of the term.

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Cao Dang Vinh - Chairman of the Provincial Association of the Elderly requested all levels of the association to promote propaganda, dissemination and timely dissemination of the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, the Central Vietnam Association of the Elderly; the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Council... to a large number of cadres and elderly members in the province.

Continue to consolidate and improve the staff of the association at all levels; promote training in professional expertise, skills and techniques to carry out association work. Thereby, improve the quality of the staff of the association at all levels, meeting the requirements of association work from now until the end of the term...