Nghe An: Union members get 10% discount on bus fares
(Baonghean.vn) - This is the result of the "Union member and employee welfare program" signed by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor with the Transport Industry Trade Union.
On the morning of March 27, the Provincial Labor Federation held a conference to review 2 years of implementing the "Union member and employee welfare program" to evaluate the results achieved and the shortcomings and difficulties in the implementation process.
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| Leaders of the Provincial Federation of Labor reported on the two-year summary of the program's implementation. Photo: My Ha |
After 2 years of implementation, the program has created an important change in the activities of the Trade Union towards bringing practical benefits to workers. Thereby, contributing to improving the lives of union members, clearly demonstrating the role of the Trade Union organization towards union members.
Currently, the General Confederation of Labor has signed with 17 partners on the "Welfare Program for Union Members and Workers". Of which, 6 partners have implemented the agreement in Nghe An province with activities such as: visiting and giving gifts to workers in difficult circumstances; Tet reunion; providing preferential products and services for union members and workers with an amount of hundreds of millions of dong. In addition, the Provincial Confederation of Labor has also signed a welfare program and discounts for union members when using services with 11 enterprises.
Although many results have been achieved, the implementation is still considered to be ineffective compared to the set goals and requirements; the number of enterprises signing cooperation agreements with trade union organizations is still low. In addition, the propaganda and information dissemination to union members and workers is not regular, so not many workers know about the program.
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| Signing ceremony between the Transport Industry Union and businesses on reducing bus fares. Photo: My Ha |
The conference also proposed a number of solutions in the coming time to continue implementing the program "Union member welfare". In particular, it will promote propaganda work, continue to implement cooperation agreements signed by the General Confederation of Labor, in accordance with the characteristics and conditions of union members. Nghe An also strives for at least 50% of districts, cities and towns with a large number of workers, many enterprises in the area or in the industry to sign new agreements.
At the conference, the Provincial Labor Federation also signed an agreement with the Transport Industry Union to reduce bus ticket prices for Thach Thanh and Dong Bac with a monthly discount of 10% for all union members on all routes in the province. To receive the discount, workers must have a union membership card or a letter of introduction from the grassroots union.