(HBO) - Hoa Binh’s Kim Boi district has taken various measures to encourage the development of the industry and handicraft sector, creating jobs and raising income for local workers.


Photo: Huy Chi general services cooperative in Hung Son (Kim Boi district) creates jobs for about 50 local workhands.

As the district has no industrial parks, to bolster development of the sector, local authorities focus on the transport system to facilitate transportation and trade; step up administrative reforms; and offer consultations for new business registration.

They also rolled out incentives to support firms and household businesses in terms of taxes and land; as well as encouraged families and cooperatives to develop crafts and farm produce processing on the basis of local resources.

Last year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, firms, cooperatives and household businesses in the district maintained operation and applied e-commerce to expand markets, thereby creating stable jobs for many local workhands.

The production value of the construction sector posted a growth rate of 18.7 percent, up 3.3 percent against the initial plan for the year, and that of the industry-handicraft sector exceeded 602.68 billion VND (26.35 million USD).

 

Statistics showed that the district is currently home to 38 industry-handicraft firms, 42 cooperatives and 1,131 household businesses.

The Huy Chi general services cooperative in Hung Son commune purchased 55 machines and devices at a cost of nearly 608 million VND. It received financial aid worth 298 million VND from a national fund for industrial development encouragement, said Director Bui Van Hiep.

The cooperative specialises in garment-textile for exports, creating stable jobs for 50 women in the district and surrounding localities.

Bui Hong Dinh, a resident of Chi Ngoai hamlet of Hung Son commune, said that after more than one year working at the garment factory of the cooperative, her income became more stable compared to doing farm work.

As the cooperative held training for workers to use the devices and clarified requirements of export partners, the female workers quickly got used to the new job.

In the coming time, the district will work to motivate firms, cooperatives and production facilities to bolster the application of science-technology and modern equipment to create high-valued products and sharpen competitive edges.

Local authorities will work with relevant agencies to inspect and review activities to promptly address bottlenecks in product development and consumption.


 


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