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Over 96 percent of workers in Da Nang return to work after Tet

Over 96 percent of workers in the central city of Da Nang returned to work after the week-long Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday on February 22.
Over 96 percent of workers in Da Nang return to work after Tet ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)

Da Nang(VNA) – Over 96 percent of workers in the central city of Da Nang returned towork after the week-long Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday on February 22.

Tran Xuan Hoe, ViceDirector of the 29/3 garment company, said that all 4,000 workers of thecompany resumed their work on February 22.

This year, the companyaims to earn 1 trillion VND in revenue 63.2 million USD from export, thuspaying workers 8.2 million VND each per month, he said, adding that the companywill recruit additional 300 labourers in the first quarter of 2018 to work inDuy Xuyen district of Quang Nam province.

After Tet, manyenterprises have offered more support policies in salary and bonus to attractmore workers.

In the Tet holiday,the Da Nang Federation of Labour supported poor workers with 2,470 gifts worthtotal 1 billion VND, while mobilising 1,130 Tet gifts worth 135 million VND fromDang Nang-based enterprises for them.

Local trade unions organised45 free buses and gave away 5,000 travel tickets to workers to return to theirhometown for the holiday.

Da Nang currently has18,170 enterprises and co-operatives involving 345,000 labourers.-VNA
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