Vice President visits AO/dioxin victims in Tien Giang
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited poor households and Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on January 21, ahead of the Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations.
At the programme to present Tet gift packages to poor households and AO/dioxin victims in Tien Giang province (Photo: VNA)Tien Giang (VNA) – Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited poor households and Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on January 21, ahead of the Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations.
She presented 100 gift packages worth 1.2 million VND (51.65 USD) to needy families and another 100 worth 1.3 million VND to children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The Vice President called on organisations and businesses to support Tien Giang in building six houses and presenting 300 gift packages at a total cost of 420 million VND to those households living under the poverty line.
The same day, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Truong Thi Mai presented 50 gift packages to poor workers in the southern province of Dong Nai.
Chairwoman of the provincial Labour Confederation Nguyen Thi Nhu Y said local trade unions have carried out a number of activities to ensure disadvantaged workers are still able to enjoy a happy Tet holiday, which is the most important annual festival in Vietnam, including organising made-in-Vietnam goods trade fairs at industrial parks and art performances, and presenting over 60,000 gift packages and 4,000 train and coach tickets for workers from northern and central localities.–VNA
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