Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs: Focus on ensuring social security and employment

(Baonghean) - The Party Committee of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs currently has 15 Party cells, with a total of 124 Party members operating in 9 Party cells in the specialized departments of the Department's Office and 6 Party cells in affiliated units. During the 2010 - 2015 term, the Party Committee has focused on leading cadres, Party members, civil servants and public employees to uphold their responsibilities, be proactive and creative, research, and grasp the Party's policies and resolutions, the State's laws and policies and the practical situation of the province to fulfill its advisory function well while improving the effectiveness and efficiency of State management in the fields of labor, policies and society.

Notably, timely advising the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and Provincial People's Committee to issue directives, resolutions, plans, and especially 4 projects: "Training technical workers in the period of 2011 - 2015, with a view to 2020", "Promoting socialization of vocational training until 2015, with a view to 2020", "Supporting people with disabilities in Nghe An province in the period of 2013 - 2020", "Reducing poverty and improving living standards for people in the Western and coastal regions of Nghe An until 2020". The quality of advising on documents is highly appreciated by the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, Provincial People's Committee, and other sectors. In addition, promoting propaganda and publicizing documents regulating new regimes and policies, providing specific guidance on policies, programs, and projects in the sector's fields to the grassroots; Focus on training to improve the qualifications of grassroots cadres, direct the construction of models, closely monitor and handle problems at the grassroots level. Thanks to that, the work of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs in the past term has mobilized the combined strength of the whole society, the targets and tasks set out in the Resolution of the Party Congress of the Department for the term 2010 - 2015 have all been achieved and exceeded.

Practicing mechanical engineering at the Northern Nghe An Economic and Technical Vocational College. Photo: Minh Quan

In 4 years (2011 - 2014), jobs were created for 141,800 workers, of which 51,042 were exported. In the period 2011 - 2015, the number of people who found jobs was estimated at 178,300, an average of 35,660 jobs per year, achieving the target set by the Party Congress Resolution (an average of 35,000 - 40,000 jobs per year).

Regarding poverty reduction, if at the end of 2010, the whole province had 22.89% poor households, by the end of 2014 the poverty rate had decreased to 10.28%, an average annual decrease of 3.15% (resolution target of 2.0%/year).

Regarding vocational training, in the period of 2011 - 2014 and estimated to be implemented in 2015, 405,417 people were trained (reaching 101.35% of the plan for the period of 2011 - 2015), increasing the rate of trained workers from 40% in 2010 to 52% in 2014, reaching 55% by the end of 2015 (ensuring the target set by the Resolution of the Congress). Regimes and policies for people with meritorious services and social protection beneficiaries are fully implemented, paid promptly and to the right beneficiaries. Child protection and care, state management of gender equality and activities for women's advancement are increasingly in-depth and effective; prevention and combat of social evils continue to be promoted.

During the term, the Party Committee also focused on leading the promotion of administrative reform, typically advising the Provincial People's Committee to issue a document decentralizing the authority to the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee to sign and issue the Certificate of Poor Household instead of the Department Director signing previously; innovating the working method, maintaining the effective implementation of the reception and return of results department according to the "One-door" mechanism; implementing the use of official email boxes according to the requirements of the Provincial People's Committee and the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs. The work of receiving people, handling complaints and denunciations of citizens is carried out seriously, in accordance with procedures and regulations.

In the Party building work, the Party Committee has led the review and reorganization of Party cells, the consolidation of the contingent of Party committee officials and Party cell secretaries in accordance with the requirements of practical tasks; truly promoting democracy and intelligence, especially in discussing the work of the Party Committee and Party cells. The results of the annual assessment and classification of Party cells have almost continuously achieved the title of clean and strong (in 2013, 95% of Party cells achieved the title of clean and strong), 100% of Party members have fulfilled their tasks well (in 2014 alone, 1 Party member violated discipline), of which 20% of Party members are qualified to excellently fulfill their tasks. The Party Committee has achieved the title of clean and strong for 4 years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014), in 2013 it achieved the title of Party Committee that fulfilled its tasks well.

Leaders of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs give gifts to disabled children.

Performing well the work of building the agency, during the term, the agency was classified as having excellently completed its tasks for 4 years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014), and was classified as having well completed its tasks in 2013; was awarded the Government Flag in 2011, Certificate of Merit in 2012, and for 4 consecutive years (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) was awarded the excellent emulation flag by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Entering the 2015 - 2020 term, the Party Committee of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs continues to improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party Committee and Party cells in conjunction with improving the quality of cadres, Party members, civil servants and public employees. Focus on leading and improving the quality of advising the province to promulgate mechanisms and policies; directing the organization to effectively implement the political tasks of the sector. Strive to achieve and exceed the main targets: Maintain a clean and strong Party Committee (including 1 - 2 years of typical strength); 100% of Party cells are classified as having completed their tasks well or better, of which over 70% of Party cells are clean and strong, with no weak Party cells; 80% or more of Party members are qualified to complete their tasks well, with 15% of Party members being qualified to complete their tasks excellently, with no Party members violating their qualifications; train and admit 25 - 30 outstanding masses into the Party; 3 - 5 groups, 4 - 5 cadres and party members are exemplary in implementing the Campaign "Studying and following Ho Chi Minh's moral example"...

Regarding leadership in performing professional tasks, focusing on employment and social security issues, striving to create jobs for an average of 35-37 thousand workers annually (including 11,000-13,000 laborers exported); providing vocational training for 79,000-80,000 people each year so that by 2020 the rate of trained workers will reach 61%; reducing the poverty rate by 2.5% to 3.0% each year; promptly implementing policies and regimes for people with revolutionary contributions and social protection beneficiaries...

Nguyen Bang Toan

(Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs)