EVN shows high responsibility with practical, effective social security activities
Over the years, in addition to leading the political task implementation of ensuring power supply for the country's socio-economic development and people's daily life, Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has always paid attention to directing the implementation of social security work.
This is the most practical action in expressing the deep gratitude of staff and employees of the power sector to the authorities and people who have provided a lot of support and assistance to the power projects throughout the country.
During the 2010 – 2019 period, EVN contributed and supported projects and well-performed many social security activities with a total value of nearly 960 billion VND.
EVN has supported, sponsored, and coordinated with Vietnam Television and the Vietnam Heart Association to successfully implement more than 600 charity eye surgeries under the programme "Vietnamese Faith" for people in difficult circumstances in some localities; carried out activities to take care of over 100 Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, supported the poor, donated money to policy families and beneficiaries, and families with meritorious services to the revolution; visited and given gifts to many wounded soldiers and martyrs' families in many localities.
EVN’s trade unions at all levels have coordinated with the professional committee to well-perform activities to take care of employees, share their difficulties, implement benefits for employees such as vacation, and health care, participate in job-solving for workers; annually organise the programme "Tet reunion", "House of Trade Union", etc.
In the past two years, although EVN has also faced many difficulties due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the spirit of actively sharing the difficulties of affected power customers of the COVID-19 pandemic and isolation facilities, medical facilities for the pandemic prevention and control, EVN promptly reported to the Prime Minister and ministries to allow the implementation of the electricity prices and electricity bills reduction for five times in 2020 and 2021 with a total amount of more than 16.95 billion VND.
Only for the COVID-19 pandemic from the end of April 2021 until now, the Group and its member units have contributed to donate and support pandemic prevention activities with a total amount of over 560 billion VND, of which EVN has donated 400 billion VND to COVID-19 vaccine fund, 24,000 computers with the corresponding amount of 60 billion VND for the programme "Waves and computers for children."
By taking specific actions in implementing social security for the community, joining hands to share difficulties with people during the pandemic, and supporting disadvantaged children with online learning devices in pandemic areas - an action with a profound educational spirit of love and social responsibility for all students.
EVN’s Party Committee and EVN have also well-implemented the teachings of the beloved Uncle Ho on mass mobilisation with practical and effective actions, contributing to building and promoting the professional, modern, friendly image of EVN; richly traditional and humanity EVN's culture; creative, dedicated, united EVN's people and always striving to well fulfill their tasks./.