More than 1,000 Nghe An workers sadly lost their jobs and year-end bonuses
(Baonghean.vn) - From the beginning of 2022 to now, Nghe An has had 1,948 workers whose contracts were terminated, 452 workers whose contracts were suspended. Of these, more than 1,000 workers had their labor contracts terminated at the end of the year but were not entitled to Tet benefits.
No job, no Tet bonus
Stick with the CompanyMatrix Vinh Co., Ltd.Since its inception, Ms. Dau Thi Vinh (born in 1981) has worked for 11 years, contributing as a skilled sewing worker. However, on December 5, she was forced to terminate her labor contract with the company because the company temporarily stopped operating.
Unemployed at the age of 41, Ms. Vinh struggled to find a new job. The reason for the rejection from local companies was her advanced age. In addition, businesses hardly accept more workers before Tet, especially when the garment industry is facing many difficulties in the current period.
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Ms. Dau Thi Vinh (born in 1981) had been working for Matrix Vinh Company for 11 years and her labor contract was terminated on December 5. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
Faced with this situation, Ms. Vinh was forced to become a freelance worker, doing whatever job anyone hired her to earn money to raise her 3 children, the youngest of whom was not yet 2 years old. Ms. Vinh said that not only herself but many people in Matrix Vinh Company Limited after being laid off have not found jobs. Tet is near but this is definitely a sad Tet for these workers when entering the new year without work and no Tet bonus.
It is known that on December 5, Matrix Vinh Company Limited terminated the contracts with 410 workers and announced a temporary suspension of operations due to the company having no orders to continue production. The laid-off workers will receive 2 months of minimum wage in region 2 to compensate for the contract (total of 8,160,000 VND). Although they quit their jobs at the end of the year, these workers did not receive a Tet bonus because the company is in a difficult time.
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Matrix Vinh Company Limited had to temporarily suspend operations due to lack of orders. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
In Thanh Chuong district, where 460 workers were forced to terminate their labor contracts, the situation at ABC International Group Joint Stock Company - Nghe An Branch (Thanh Chuong district) is even more bleak.
Accordingly, the company announced a temporary suspension of operations from the end of October 2022 to the end of February 2023 due to lack of orders. Many workers could not wait for the suspension period and were forced to voluntarily terminate their labor contracts. For that reason, they were not compensated but only paid up to the month's salary they worked. To date, the company has 460 workers forced to terminate their labor contracts and 105 workers will have their contracts suspended until early 2023.
Warning about cutting working hours and terminating labor contracts
Not only the two companies mentioned above, but in the recent past, cutting working hours and terminating labor contracts has taken place in many places throughout the province.
In Dien Chau district, large enterprises such as Trong Phuc Garment Company Limited had to reduce working hours for 294 workers, terminate labor contracts with 140 workers, and suspend contracts with 294 workers. Nam Thuan Garment Company was forced to reduce 1,500 workers (overtotal number of employees of the company) and terminated the labor contracts with 120 people.
In Yen Thanh district, An Hung Company was forced to reduce working hours for 1,360 workers and terminate contracts for 13 workers; Vinatex Hoang Mai Joint Stock Company was forced to reduce working hours for all 700 workers and employees working at the company.
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Representatives of the Town Party Committee and People's Committee of Hoang Mai town learn about and understand the concerns of workers at a company in Quynh Xuan ward. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
On a provincial scale, 31 businesses have had their orders cut, mainly in the garment and footwear industries, and those exporting to the US and European markets, with 26,858 workers affected.
Of these, there are 22 private enterprises with 13,603 employees; 9 foreign-invested enterprises with 13,255 employees. The number of employees whose working hours have been reduced is 20,342 people.
At the same time, 1,948 workers had their contracts terminated or were scheduled to have their contracts terminated; 105 workers had their contracts suspended.
This is when workers need unions the most.
At Matrix Vinh Company Limited, after the company announced its temporary suspension of operations, trade unions at all levels promptly arrived to conduct dialogue to ensure the legitimate interests of workers.Southeast Economic Zone Trade Unionalso supported each worker 500,000 VND after losing their job.
For the remaining companies in the province, the role of the trade union has also been maximized to limit the termination and suspension of labor contracts.
Comrade Kha Van Tam - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Labor Federation said that in enterprises that were forced to terminate labor contracts, the grassroots trade unions, with the support of higher-level trade unions, participated in giving opinions on the enterprise's labor use plan; ensuring payment of unemployment or severance benefits in accordance with the provisions of law and the enterprise, and the signed collective labor agreement. At the same time, reporting to local Party committees and authorities to take measures to support enterprises.
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Understanding the difficulties of workers, Trade Unions at all levels always strive to implement many programs and activities to bring a warm Tet to workers and laborers. Photo taken at "Workers' Festival - Welcome Spring Quy Mao 2023". Photo: Dinh Tuyen |
Of the 1,948 workers whose contracts were terminated in 2022, trade unions at all levels have also connected with local trade unions of enterprises in need of recruiting workers to introduce jobs to workers. Since then, many workers have found new jobs.
However, for those who lose their jobs at the end of the year, there are still many difficulties. In this context, the State's support policies on social security, training, and connecting labor supply and demand are considered key factors to solve practical problems./.