Efforts to take care of Tet for non-public teachers

UNDERSTANDING AND SHARING

In the program"Happy Tet"At the event organized by the Nghe An Education Trade Union recently, the participants seemed to have completely forgotten the cold days before Tet as well as the hardships after more than two years of facing difficulties due to the pandemic. With 200 officials, teachers, and workers of the Education Trade Union present that day, the warmth of family love and sharing enveloped everything.

The warm and joyful Tet atmosphere of the program "Tet Sum Vay - Xuan Binh An" by the Nghe An Education Trade Union. Photo: PV

Mr. Dang Van Hai - Chairman of the Education Trade Union shared: "Over the past 2 years, due to the impact of the epidemic, the work and income of staff, teachers and workers in the education sector have been severely affected, especially in the non-public education sector. During the months when students are off school, enrollment work in private schools is very difficult, and in some schools, teachers do not have salaries or have very low salaries."

The units participating in this "Tet Sum vay" event include Nguyen Truong To High School, Nguyen Trai High School, Nguyen Hue High School, Phuong Hoang High Quality High School, Hermann Gmeiner High School, Hong Lam College of Economics and Technology, Viet Uc College and Nghe An Books and School Equipment Joint Stock Company. With rich content, vibrant performances, attractive competitions and enthusiastic cheers from the participating units, it created an extremely exciting atmosphere. Putting aside the difficulties of the old year, the cadres, teachers and staff of the units immersed themselves in the joyful atmosphere of the "Tet Sum vay" program. The campus of Nguyen Truong To High School (Vinh City) was filled with the brilliant colors of flowers, Ao Dai, cakes, gift packages... To add more meaning, all cakes and gifts at the event will be given to disadvantaged students of the schools.

Mr. Thai Van Thanh - Director of the Department of Education and Training gave gifts to workers at the program "Tet Sum Vay - Xuan Binh An" Nham Dan 2022. Photo: PV

Ms. Truong Ngoc Anh - Teacher of Nguyen Truong To High School shared: “During the past difficult time, the industry union has always encouraged, shared and called on colleagues in public schools to care for and support the non-public teaching staff. We are very touched by this concern. That sincere sentiment contributes to adding motivation for us to continue pursuing the career of educating people”.

Direct participation"Happy Tet", feeling the joyful and warm atmosphere of the event, Mr. Thai Van Thanh - Director of the Department of Education and Training shared: "Tet coming, Spring coming is a special occasion, when people's hearts calm down to think about what has passed and wish to be re-energized to strive more in the new year. Therefore, the program "Tet Sum Vay" really has a deep meaning, is sharing, is joy for cadres, teachers, workers, demonstrating the role and identity of the Trade Union organization. In the coming time, the Department of Education and Training will spend more money to join the Trade Union to take care of cadres, teachers, workers of schools that are still facing many difficulties".

"LITTLE CAKES"

That is how the Chairman of the Education Trade Union - Mr. Dang Van Hai called the support gifts that the trade union gave to the non-public teaching staff on the occasion of the 2022 Lunar New Year. Although the material value is not much, the gifts have immeasurable spiritual meaning.

The Chairman of the Education Trade Union shared the difficulties with teachers of Ly Tu Trong High School (Quynh Luu) and Cu Chinh Lan High School. Photo: DT

For the past year, the lives of teachers at Ly Tu Trong High School (Quynh Luu) and Cu Chinh Lan High School have been extremely difficult because they do not meet enrollment targets, their budget is increasingly tight, and their salaries are not enough to cover their living expenses. The quiet schoolyard, simple facilities, and the concerns of the school leadership team make everyone feel sad.

At Tran Dinh Phong High School (Yen Thanh), the hardship and deprivation were evident in the red eyes of the teachers when they received support gifts from the trade union. Ms. Nguyen Thi Giang - Math teacher of the school, choked up: "In the past year, teachers in the school have faced many difficulties both mentally and materially. In terms of income, the highest teacher got more than 2 million, some only a few hundred, and some months even had negative income because they had to pay more to have enough money to pay for insurance. To have enough money to live, there was no other way, we had to take on many other jobs outside such as selling online, shipping goods..."

Due to the pandemic, students are out of school, enrollment is low, and funding is tight, so many private schools have degraded facilities but do not have the funds to repair them. Photo: DT

Listening to the thoughts and witnessing the difficulties of the staff, teachers and workers in non-public schools, Mr. Dang Van Hai shared: “Although they have to take on extra work outside, the teachers still complete their professional tasks through online teaching. We are very sympathetic and grateful for those efforts. With this small gift, the industry union would like to express gratitude and share with the teachers, hoping that the teachers will steadfastly overcome difficulties and continue to stick with the school and students. In the coming time, the industry union will continue to mobilize resources to take better care of the staff, teachers and workers.”

Education union leaders listen to the thoughts and shares of teachers from non-public schools. Photo: DT

This Lunar New Year, the Education Trade Union presented 646 gifts to teachers in the non-public sector, each worth 300,000 - 500,000 VND with a total amount of nearly 300 million VND, taken from the operating budget of the trade union.