Hanoi: Nearly 7.5 million trade union members and workers across Vietnam have received support to have a better Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, according to reports by 74 out of 82 localities and units nationwide.

The support was worth over 4.24 trillion VND (173.7 million USD) in total, including nearly 1.8 trillion VND from non-State sources.

According to the VGCL, on the occasion of Tet 2024, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and trade unions at all levels coordinated with the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and agencies to assist 248 delegations from the Party, the State, the National Assembly, and the Government to deliver Tet gifts to 32,200 workers.

Trade unions at all levels have organised 14,664 Tet programmes, attracting over 3 million members and workers. More than 1.8 million trade union members and workers received gifts worth over 1 trillion VND at the programmes.

According to VGCL Vice Chairman Phan Van Anh, diverse activities were organised for workers including f
ive-fruit tray displays, chung cake-making competitions, lucky draws, folk games, legal advice, zero-dong booths, and cultural and art activities.

In addition, localities, units and organisations offered scholarships to workers’ children, and disadvantaged children.

Workers who work far from home were given free travel tickets to return home for the Tet celebration.

More than 162,800 trade union members and workers were given train/bus/plane ticket support worth nearly 76 billion VND. Trade unions at all levels organised and coordinated with agencies, units and employers to provide 3,382 free bus trips to bring over 112,000 workers to their hometowns./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency