Continue to care for the lives of workers and laborers

My Ha• DNUM_CEZBCZCACA 12:25

(Baonghean.vn) - This is the direction of the Prime Minister at the Conference on "Ensuring sustainable employment, improving living standards, and improving working conditions for workers".

On the morning of December 24, under the chairmanship ofPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, The Government organized a national online conference on coordination between the Government and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor on "Ensuring sustainable employment, improving living standards, and improving working conditions for workers".

Also attending were comrades who are members of the Party Central Committee: Nguyen Dinh Khang - President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor; Mai Tien Dung - Minister, Head of the Government Office; representatives of ministries, departments and central branches.

Attending at Nghe An bridge point were comrade Kha Van Tam - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Labor Federation; representatives of leaders of relevant departments, branches and sectors.

Delegates listen to the Prime Minister's conclusion at Nghe An bridgehead. Photo: MH

Over the past 5 years, implementing the coordination regulations between the Government and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, many issues related to the legitimate and legal rights and interests of workers and trade union activities have been promptly resolved by the Government.

Particularly from 2016 to present, the Government leaders have worked with the Presidium of the General Confederation of Labor 5 times to evaluate the results of implementing the Coordination Regulations and identify key coordination tasks for the next period.

Especially on the occasionWorkers MonthDuring the annual Month of Action on occupational safety and hygiene, the Prime Minister has met five times to listen to the thoughts and aspirations of workers and laborers in key economic regions of the country, focusing on ensuring sustainable employment, improving living standards, and improving working conditions for workers.

Workers at Haivina Kim Lien factory, Nam Dan. Photo: Quang An documents

Over the past 5 years, the General Confederation has also coordinated with ministries and branches in building and perfecting the system of policies and laws, especially policies on employment, wages, vocational training, social insurance, health insurance, occupational safety and hygiene and other social policies directly related to the rights, obligations and legitimate interests of workers.

After 5 years, the number of employed workers increased by 26%, of which the number of workers with stable jobs and high income increased steadily every year; workers' living standards improved, the regional minimum wage increased by 1.3 times, the average income increased by 35%, contributing to improving the income and life of workers.

Up to now, Nghe An province has 3,022 grassroots trade unions with 145,000 union members, of which the Enterprise Bloc has more than 54,000 members. In 2020, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, production and business activities of enterprises were affected, many enterprises lacked jobs and 89 enterprises dissolved in the first 9 months of the year.

Faced with this reality, Nghe An has also proposed to the Government to continue to have policies to support workers and businesses affected by the Covid-19 epidemic. At the same time, support investment in infrastructure construction, call for investment attraction to create more jobs for workers, especially support the early construction of trade union institutions in Bac Vinh Industrial Park.

Concluding the conference, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed: In the past time, although economic life has been greatly affected by the pandemic,Covid-19 epidemicBut Vietnam still maintains a stable economy, low inflation, stable life, and ensures social security.

At the same time, timely support has been provided to people affected by the pandemic, not letting anyone be in too much difficulty. The Prime Minister also highly appreciated the role of trade unions at all levels in practically caring for workers in specific contexts. From there, it created trust and helped workers overcome difficulties, increase income, and increasingly improve working conditions.

Workers in Bac Vinh Industrial Park send their children to private kindergartens. Photo: My Ha

However, the Prime Minister also pointed out some shortcomings, especially when currently a part of workers' lives are still difficult, and living and studying conditions for workers' children are not yet guaranteed.

Therefore, ensuring sustainable employment, raising living standards, and improving working conditions for workers are urgent tasks of the Party and State, of business organizations, in which trade unions at all levels play an important role.

Based on this reality, in the coming time, the Prime Minister requested departments, branches and trade union agencies to innovate their forms of operation, listen to opinions and promptly handle issues raised by workers. In addition, it is necessary to continuously improve living standards, continue to improve material conditions, working conditions and housing for workers. Continue to have many policies to attract businesses and create more jobs for workers.

Các đại biểu tại đầu cầu Nghệ An. Ảnh: MH

Delegates at Nghe An bridgehead. Photo: MH

First of all, we must prepare for Tet for workers and laborers, especially in remote and mountainous areas, to have a warm and happy Tet.

The Prime Minister also requested ministries and branches, according to their functions and tasks, to continue advising the Government on specific solutions to improve the living standards of workers. The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs in coordination with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor and related departments and branches issued a directive on this issue.