Typhoon Damrey, which raged through the south central coast of Vietnam in November 2017, caused severe damage to Khanh Hoa with more than 1,700 houses collapsed (Illustrative image. Source: VNA) Khanh Hoa (VNA) – The centralcoastal province of Khanh Hoa – one of the hardest hit localities by typhoonDamrey in 2017 – is carrying out various programmes and policies to help peopleovercome flood consequences and enjoy a warm Tet holiday.
The storm, which raged through the south centralcoast of Vietnam in November 2017, caused severe damage to Khanh Hoa with morethan 1,700 houses collapsed.
After the storm, many businesses in Van Ninhdistrict and Ninh Hoa town had to halt production, forcing more than 400workers to stop working due to damaged factories.
Given this fact, the provincial LabourFederation has launched programmes to support employees, especially those fromdisadvantaged backgrounds and seriously affected by the natural disaster.
Many firms in the province pledged to fullyimplement policies to help workers enjoy Tet.
According to the provincial Department ofLabour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the average Tet bonus by State-runenterprises will be 5.9 million VND (260 USD) per worker, the highest 44million VND (1,940 USD) and lowest 500,000 VND (22 USD).
For joint-stock companies with State capitalcontribution, the figures will be 6.4 million VND (282 USD), 60 million VND(2,646 USD) and 200,000 VND (8.8 USD) respectively.
The average bonus paid by private enterprisesand foreign ones will be 4.7 million VND (207 USD) and 2.6 million VND (114USD) per worker.-VNA
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