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Thousands of poor workers supported to return home for Tet

The Hanoi Federation of Labour held a programme at Thang Long Industrial Park on January 19 to take disadvantaged workers to their hometowns for the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi Federationof Labour held a programme at Thang Long Industrial Park on January 19 to take disadvantagedworkers to their hometowns for the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

It is the 15th consecutive year that the city’s trade unions have held the activity for the group.

Chairman of the Hanoi Federation of Labour Pham QuangThanh said last year, the city’s trade unions earmarked over 48 billion VND (2million USD) to support poor workers and helped 1,200 others return home forTet on thousands of coaches.

This year, the Binh Duong Confederation of Labour decidedto triple funding in support of workers in especially difficult circumstancesduring Tet.

Accordingly, each will receive gift worth 1 million VNDfrom the local State budget, doubling that last year. The number ofbeneficiaries also increases by 25,000.

In collaboration with the provincial Department ofCulture, Sports and Tourism, the confederation also staged 20 night music showsin the locality.

Music performances will also get underway fromJanuary 22-24, the first to third day of the Lunar New Year./. 

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