On party organizations in non-state enterprises

(Baonghean) - Recent issues of Nhan Dan Newspaper and Nghe An Newspaper have articles reflecting the current situation in the majority of non-state enterprises (private enterprises, enterprises with foreign investment capital) that do not have a party organization.

The authors of the article said that there are many reasons for this situation: many business owners (non-state) do not agree to establish party organizations in their businesses; some party members working in these businesses do not want to participate in party activities in the business but want to participate in party activities in their place of residence; the direct superior party organization has not yet had the necessary policy solutions. So, let's try to find a solution to overcome this situation?

Processing white stone for export at Toan Cau Company - Nghia Long Industrial Park (Nghia Dan). Photo: Huu Nghia

First, we must answer the questions: Is it necessary to have a party organization in non-state enterprises? Why is it necessary? To meet what objective requirements? Let's assume that these questions have been answered to come to the conclusion: In non-state enterprises (at a certain minimum scale), it is necessary to have a party organization. Having concluded so, the competent party organization must have a clear and decisive policy. Along with the policy is the determination of the necessary and sufficient conditions to implement that policy. Assign responsibility to the Party Committee (enterprise bloc or district, city, or county Party Committees) to directly organize the implementation of that policy.

Party committees assigned to directly implement the policy must develop programs and plans, and assign cadres to build party organizations in enterprises one by one. Where conditions are met, they must be built first, and where conditions are not met, they must create conditions for further building. And finally, they must "nurture" the established party organizations to fulfill their functions and tasks. Only then can the formality of establishing party organizations in non-state enterprises be overcome. The above must be considered as bottlenecks that must be untied so that more and more non-state enterprises have party organizations. Once that bottleneck is untied, the building of party organizations in non-state enterprises will gradually address the causes (the series of articles above have mentioned). Specifically:

First, whether the business owner agrees or not, the establishment of a party organization in their enterprise is not the “right” of the business owner, but the right of the Party. Why must the business owner agree before establishing a party organization? When our Party did not have a government, did we have to “ask permission” from the government (colonial, feudal) to establish a party organization? The party organization in a non-state enterprise operates in accordance with the law, does not do anything to make it difficult for the enterprise’s legal production and business, does not use the enterprise’s money or facilities, does not abuse the working time of employees in the enterprise, etc.

So what is there to be afraid of because having a party organization in a business will discourage investors (both domestic and foreign). That is not to mention: If the party organization in a non-state enterprise operates effectively, protects the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws, and protects the legitimate and legal interests of workers and business owners, then "good wine will naturally smell good". If business owners do not agree, they will gradually agree.

Second, party members working in non-state enterprises do not want (or do not like) to participate in party activities in the enterprise, but only want to participate in party activities in their place of residence. Since its establishment, in our Party, there has never been a case where party members want (or like) to participate in party activities wherever they want. The party organization assigns and regulates that wherever party members participate in activities, they must be educated and managed by the party organization there. Therefore, the party organization needs to summon party members who are working in enterprises to assign tasks of building and participating in party activities in the enterprise where they work. Of course, assigning tasks must simultaneously create favorable conditions for them. It is very important to pay attention to the psychology of fear that business owners will feel inferior to them or even be fired. In particular, where there are not enough 3 party members to establish a party cell, it is necessary to send party members from other places to participate in activities there to meet the conditions for establishing a party cell.

Third, building a party organization in non-state enterprises is not difficult, but to make the party organization operate effectively here is extremely difficult. Determining the functions and tasks of the party organization here is not necessarily clear and precise. The relationships between the party organization and the business owner are even more difficult. The conditions for the party organization to operate here are very different from those of the party organization in state-owned enterprises. Even the Central Organizing Committee to the Organizing Committees of Provincial Party Committees, City Party Committees, District Party Committees, and Party Committees of the enterprise sector do not have much experience in building and directing party organizations in non-state enterprises. There are almost no cadres doing party work in non-state enterprises. The training materials for party cell secretaries are only at a general level for all types of party cells, and there certainly are no party cell secretaries in non-state enterprises.

Building, leading and directing the activities of party organizations in non-state enterprises is a new issue, if not completely new to the Party's organizational work. Therefore, there must be a specialized department to take care of this issue. It must be solved both theoretically and practically. It must be based on theoretical principles to direct actions, and practical actions to supplement theory.

In other words, building party organizations in non-state enterprises is not just a simple organizational task but an inseparable part of the task of building a ruling party in a socialist-oriented market economy. The high or low rate of party organizations in non-state enterprises so far is not very important. The decisive thing is how many party organizations exist here as leadership nuclei that are trusted and recognized by both business owners and employees in the enterprise. On the contrary, if party organizations in non-state enterprises, even if large in quantity but not substantial, are meaningless, the problem is not quantity but quality.

Truong Cong Anh