Hau Giang: Gifts presented to help all enjoy happy Tet

Officials of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) offered Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings to disadvantaged workers, social welfare beneficiaries, and low-income people in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang during a visit on January 29.
Hau Giang: Gifts presented to help all enjoy happy Tet ảnh 1President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man (R) presents gifts to social policy beneficiaries in Thanh Xuan commune of Chau Thanh A district, Hau Giang province, on January 29 (Photo: VNA)

Hau Giang (VNA)– Officials of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) offered Tet (Lunar New Year)greetings to disadvantaged workers, social welfare beneficiaries, and low-incomepeople in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang during a visit on January 29.

At the Nha Be Garment Corporation in Vi Thanhcity, President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man presented gifts,including 1 million VND in cash and necessities, to 50 underprivileged workers.

The Hau Giang Confederation of Labour and thecompany itself also handed over gifts to 200 workers in the spirit of a merryTet, Vietnam’s biggest traditional festival.

Man offered Tet greetings to all workers andencouraged them to overcome difficulties to fulfil production and businesstargets, thus contributing to local development. He also valued the efforts oflocal authorities in caring for the wellbeing of labourers.

Visiting Thanh Xuan commune of Chau Thanh A district,Man presented Tet gifts to 100 social welfare beneficiaries and low-incomepeople. He also asked the local administration to increase support forunderprivileged families and revolution contributors.

On this occasion, the VFF Central Committee presented330 million VND (nearly 14,300 USD) and the Ho Chi Minh City VFF Committeedonated 500 million VND to the Hau Giang Fund for the Poor.

Also on January 29, Deputy Prime Minister TruongHoa Binh visited and sent Tet greetings to officers and soldiers of the CentralMilitary Court, the Central Military Procuracy and the Criminal InvestigationOffice under the Ministry of National Defence. –VNA 
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