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New Zealand supports female workers affected by COVID-19

The New Zealand Embassy in Hanoi is working with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) to provide immediate financial support for 420 female workers from factories in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh which have been economically affected by the recent COVID-19 outbreak.
New Zealand supports female workers affected by COVID-19 ảnh 1People in Lien Chieu, Da Nang city, register to receive relief aid from the New Zealand Embassy (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The New Zealand Embassy in Hanoi is working with the Vietnam GeneralConfederation of Labour (VGCL) to provide immediate financial support for 420female workers from factories in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh which have beeneconomically affected by the recent COVID-19 outbreak.

On June 28,New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Tredene Dobson joined a virtual ceremony toofficially hand over the financial package to the workers.

Each worker isprovided with 1 million VND in cash to help cover some of their immediateneeds. This initiative aims to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 among 420workers in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces, whose jobs and incomes have beenaffected by the recent COVID-19 outbreak.

New Zealand supports female workers affected by COVID-19 ảnh 2A social worker introduces ways to save money and COVID-19 preventive measures to a household in Thua Thien-Hue (Photo: VNA)
Since April27, 2021, the fourth wave of COVID-19 has affected many provinces and citiesacross Vietnam. Bac Giang, Bac Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City are among the mostimpacted localities. As a result, more than 9 million workers in Vietnam havelost their income and many families have fallen into economic hardship.

In Bac Giangalone, almost 200,000 workers have been off work, of whom 67,000 faced difficultiesas they resided in locked-down areas or quarantine sites.
New Zealand supports female workers affected by COVID-19 ảnh 3Bac Ninh authorities hand over the aid package to female workers (Photo: VNA)
“Thisproject demonstrates the strong partnership between New Zealand and Vietnam,”said Ambassador Tredene Dobson.

“Thisproject is a practical initiative to help ease the economic impacts of COVID-19on the workers and their families. I am proud to say that through the Head ofEmbassy’s Fund, we have been able to support around 3,000 women throughoutVietnam impacted by COVID-19 in the last 12 months.”

New Zealand supports female workers affected by COVID-19 ảnh 4People queue up for vaccination (Photo: VNA)
New Zealandand Vietnam are celebrating 46 years of diplomatic relations this year. Overthat time, New Zealand has worked closely with Vietnam to develop sharedprosperity and stability, drawing on the best of New Zealand’s knowledge andskills./.
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