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HCM City: Disadvantaged workers given Tet gift packages

More than 420,000 gift packages have been given so far to workers and Government employees in Ho Chi Minh City facing difficult circumstances, in the hope of bringing them a warmer Tet, Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year holiday, according to a local official.
HCM City: Disadvantaged workers given Tet gift packages ảnh 1The HCM City Federation of Labour hands out Tet gift packages to needy workers in District 5. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - More than 420,000 gift packages have been given so far to workers and Government employees in Ho Chi Minh City facing difficultcircumstances, in the hope of bringing them a warmer Tet, Vietnam’s traditionalLunar New Year holiday, according to a local official.

Pham ChiTam, Vice Chairman of the municipal Federation of Labour, said the giftpackages, worth close to 200 billion VND (8.68 million USD) in total, have beenhanded out to impoverished workers, those injured at work or suffering fromserious illness, and those laid off due to COVID-19.

Many workin challenging conditions in healthcare, pandemic response, construction,environmental sanitation, and others, while some are military officersstationed in remote areas.

The HCMCity Federation of Labour also paid visits to convey Tet greetings and presentgifts to local enterprises that fulfilled their responsibilities in socialinsurance and taxation and neither cut wages nor laid staff off, Tam said.

District-levelfederations, meanwhile, have hosted a number of trade fairs for workers displayingsought-after items for Tet, such as clothing, food, pharmaceuticals, beautyproducts, and electronics, with discounts ranging from 10 to 50 percent, headded.

About43,000 free train and air tickets have also been provided to migrant workers inneed, to allow them to return home for the seven-day holiday, he noted./.
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