HBO - Over the past years, the women’s union in Hop Thinh commune, Ky Son district, Hoa Binh province, has actively implemented labour production emulations and built new-style rural areas.
The women’s
union in Hop Thinh has 754 members and 11 branches. Implementing the women’s
economic development movement, the union has entrusted loans worth 2.1 billion
VND from the district’s Social Policy Bank to 105 members, and 580 million VND
from the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Women’s union members in Trung Thanh A commune, Hop Thinh commune (Ky
Son) join environmental sanination, contributing to new-style rural area
building.
Besides
supporting needy member households, the union has consulted the local
authorities to establish a joint cake-making group to increase incomes for
women. It has opened three training courses on technological transfer in
production and animal husbandry. As a result, many members have got out of
property and been able to build highly-efficient economic models, creating
stable incomes.
In response to
the campaign "five nos, three cleans”, the union launched communications
sessions on food safety and mobilised people to dredge canals and keep the
breeding facilities clean.
In 2018, the
union expanded the flowery road model with the participation of 50 members. It
also built hygienic toilets and removed breeding facilities from residential
areas.
Responding to
the campaign "All people unite to build new-style rural areas and civilised urban areas”, women from
the union joined hands to clear up the village roads and actively engaged in
humanitarian and charity activities. Thanks to the contributions by women members to
economic and rural development, the average per capita income of Hop Tinh
commune has reached 42.5 million VND, while the rate of poor households reduced
by 2.68 percent.
In late March, 29 labourers from Da Bac district were sent to work as seasonal farm workers in Buyeo county, Chungcheongnam province, the Republic of Korea (RoK). Upon arrival, they quickly settled into their jobs, enjoying good working conditions and benefits, with wages aligned with the terms of their signed contracts. The programme is now being expanded, with relevant departments and sectors actively seeking additional seasonal employment opportunities in various localities across the RoK.
Luong Son Industrial Park has invested in standardised wastewater and emissions treatment systems, enforced tight emission controls, reduced noise, dust, and solid waste, and expanded green spaces, contributing to protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development.
Hoa Binh police are collecting public feedback on amendments to the 2013 Constitution via the national identification app VNeID. This innovative approach marks a giant leap towards modernising grassroots democracy and enhancing transparency in public consultation.
A total public investment capital of 113 billion VND (over 4.3 million USD) was disbursed for a project to upgrade infrastructure and stabilise residents in the vicinity of the Da River reservoir between 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, giving a facelift to local rural areas and improving the quality of people's life.
Since the end of 2023-2024 academic year, Cu Yen Primary and Secondary School in Luong Son district has deployed e-study records for all of its 500 primary students, said the school principal Nguyen Thi Tuyen.
The Labour Federation of Hoa Binh city has actively worked to protect the rights and welfare of nearly 8,000 local workers and union members at 152 grassroots unions. Through regular dialogues, education campaigns, and welfare programmes, the federation has helped foster stable, progressive labour relations.