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PM shares Tet joy with workers, disadvantaged people in Vinh Long

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc shared the joy of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival with workers, low-income people and Agent Orange victims at a programme in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long, on January 14.
PM shares Tet joy with workers, disadvantaged people in Vinh Long ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) presents 100 houses for poor households (Photo: VNA)

Vinh Long (VNA) – Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc shared the joy of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival withworkers, low-income people and Agent Orange victims at a programme in theMekong Delta province of Vinh Long, on January 14.

At the event in Vung Liem township of Vung Liemdistrict, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Lu Quang Ngoi said inthe run up to Tet, local authorities have visited and presented gifts worthover 7 billion VND (302,500 USD) to more than 23,500 revolution contributors.

About 26,000 Tet gift packages with the totalvalue of over 7.5 billion VND have also reached poor and near-poor families,persons with disabilities, underprivileged children and other disadvantagedgroups.

Social and charitable organisations in theprovince have also worked to raise donations to support disadvantaged anddisaster-hit families, he noted.

The official said businesses in Vinh Long havebuilt plans on Tet bonuses and gifts for their workers. In particular, firmsbased in local industrial parks are set to give bonuses worth more than 220billion VND and Tet gifts worth over 9 billion VND to their employees. Theyalso plan to dole out some 8.5 billion VND to cover the transportation costsfor workers to travel back to their hometowns for Tet.

Speaking highly of the socio-economicdevelopment in Vinh Long, PM Phuc applauded the province’s attention toensuring a merry Tet for workers and disadvantaged people.

The Government leader asked provincialauthorities and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour to mobiliseresources for building social infrastructure facilities like kindergartens,canteens and housing for labourers in industrial parks. He also requestedbusiness owners to pay more heed to their employees’ material and spirituallives.

On this occasion, the PM handed over 100 housesfor the poor in Vinh Long province./.
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