Simple stories of the careers of mothers in Vinh city

Le Thang - Hai Vuong - Thanh Quynh• October 19, 2018 21:53

(Baonghean.vn) - They are ordinary women but have special passions in choosing their careers. They have spent their whole lives doing the work they are attached to and love with their hands covered in grease, screws and coal dust...

Ms. Nguyen Thi Tai (68 years old) is the owner of a modest electrical repair shop in block B6 of the Quang Trung apartment complex. Open after 4 pm every day, this small shop has supported her family for 3 decades thanks to her solid skills. Before becoming a civil electrician, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tai graduated from the Faculty of Natural Education of Vinh University and was a physics teacher at the Song Con Socialist Youth Labor School, also known as the Song Con Vocational School. She then transferred to Le Mao High School. Photo: Hai Vuong

Góc vỉa hè của vườn hoa Cửa Nam từ lâu đã thành chốn thân thuộc với bà Dương Thị Hòa (65 tuổi ), người đã có 22 năm gắn bó với nghề sửa, vá xe trên vỉa hè phố Vinh. Ảnh: Lê Thắng
The sidewalk corner of Cua Nam flower garden has long been a familiar place for Ms. Duong Thi Hoa (65 years old), who has spent 22 years working as a tire repairman on the sidewalk of Vinh street. Photo: Le Thang
Bà Hòa cho rằng
Ms. Hoa believes that "the profession chose her" because at the age of 18, she was hired as a master craftsman in the Truong Son Handicraft Cooperative, specializing in manufacturing and assembling bicycle parts. Photo: Le Thang
Chiếc xe đẩy chất đầy đồ nghề là người bạn đồng hành của bà Hòa suốt nhiều năm, từ 6h30 sáng đến 7h tối mỗi ngày bất kể nắng hay mưa. Ảnh: Lê Thắng
The cart full of tools has been Mrs. Hoa's companion for many years, from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day, rain or shine. Photo: Le Thang
Bà Lan đã làm nghề than được 30 năm, từ khi lấy chồng. Công việc làm than vô cùng khắc nghiệt với các bước đốt, dỡ lò, bốc than, nhất là trong những ngày thời tiết nóng nực. Ảnh: Lê Thắng
Ms. Lan has been working in the coal industry for 30 years, since she got married. The work of making coal is extremely harsh with the steps of burning, dismantling the furnace, loading coal, especially on hot days. Photo: Le Thang
Dù công việc vất vả nhưng để lo cho các con có một cuộc sống đầy đủ hơn, bà Lan vẫn nỗ lực mỗi ngày trong những mẻ than nóng. Ảnh: Lê Thắng
Day after day, Ms. Lan still tries her best to work with hot coals. Photo: Le Thang

The workplace of Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan (born in 1964) is an empty warehouse covered in coal dust and filled with sacks on Nguyen Sinh Sac Street. Although the work is hard, she is always diligent and enthusiastic in working to provide her children with a more fulfilling life. Photo: Le Thang

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