People who work throughout the Lunar New Year holiday.

(Baonghean.vn) - Although it is the beginning of the new spring season, and everyone is busy with plans for spring outings, visiting and wishing their grandparents, parents, and relatives a Happy New Year, production activities at many factories and enterprises continue as usual.

On a day in early 2017, the production line of the Hoa Sen Steel Sheet factory was still working diligently. Each production stage in the line has 3-5 workers. Due to the nature of the work, the workers here always maintain a high level of concentration to complete their respective stages as best as possible. Young worker Phan Van Kien, from the central department of the color coating line, said that his home is in Ha Tinh, and in previous years he usually got time off and went home for Tet. This year, however, taking on a new job at the Hoa Sen Steel Sheet factory and fulfilling the company's production plan, he stayed to work throughout Tet.

Kien said: “I work far from home, so I can't be near my family during Tet, but I still try my best at work. Moreover, the management also cares for and supports the workers with salaries, bonuses, overtime pay, meal allowances… and a fairly generous holiday pay system. The factory also organizes a year-end party, decorating with peach blossoms, flowers, banh chung, banh tet… everything is complete, so even though I'm far from home, I still feel the warm and lively atmosphere of Tet.”

A shift on the first day of the new year at the color coating line, Hoa Sen Steel Factory. Photo: HM

Like Mr. Kien, hundreds of production workers on the assembly lines at Hoa Sen Hoang Mai Steel Factory did not take a break, but worked throughout the Tet holiday. This is part of the company's annual production plan to ensure the continuous operation of the factory and fulfill orders from many partners. During Tet holidays like this, the factory always has many policies to reward its employees, with salaries, bonuses, and overtime pay being many times higher than usual.

Hundreds of young workers like Phan Van Kien continued to work diligently during the Tet holiday. Photo: HM

Mr. Phan Van Anh, the color plating line manager, said: “Currently, the factory is in the production and completion phase, so the workload is very heavy. Therefore, even during the Tet holiday, 100 out of 100 employees and workers are working throughout the holiday. Besides the efforts of the staff, the factory's management also regularly shows concern, encourages, and creates the best conditions for employees to have a truly fulfilling and joyful Tet holiday at the factory, ensuring labor efficiency.”

Outside, the festive atmosphere of Tet (Lunar New Year) is bustling, but inside the Operations Center, workers at the Hoa Sen Steel factory remain highly focused. Photo: HM

In Hoang Mai town, thanks to preferential policies to attract investment, many important projects were completed and put into production effectively in 2016. Large projects such as the Hoa Sen Steel Sheet factory, the Muong Thanh hotel, supermarket and apartment complex, and the Vinatex Hoang Mai garment factory... have contributed to creating jobs for thousands of local and neighboring workers, making a significant contribution to the town's total production value and promoting the development of many other economic sectors.

With plans to fill the factory's production lines, approximately 500 female workers from Hoang Mai district will have new job opportunities at Vinatex in 2017.Photo: HM

Ms. Luu Thi Bich Hang, Manager of Vinatex Hoang Mai Garment Joint Stock Company, stated: “The company's plan for 2017 is to recruit more workers to reach the factory's full capacity of 780 employees. Secondly, we aim to provide training to skilled workers to meet the demands and standards for exporting goods to Japan, achieving productivity targets for each stage. Furthermore, we strive to ensure that our officially trained workers earn between 4 million and 4.2 million VND per month.”

Hundreds of female workers in the town have been recruited to work in the Vinatex Hoang Mai garment factory.Photo: HM

In 2016, Hoang Mai town achieved an economic growth rate of 16.81%, collected over 156 billion VND in state budget revenue, and saw a rapid reduction in the poverty rate from 6.33% to 4.61%. 1,600 new jobs were created. This serves as a driving force for Hoang Mai town to continue achieving successes in all areas of production and life in 2017. The enthusiastic atmosphere of labor and production among workers everywhere signals a prosperous and happy new year.

And not only in Hoang Mai, but in many other localities, many workers are working 24/7 throughout the Tet holiday, such as at the Song Lam Cement Factory, the Vinamilk factory (Cua Lo)...

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