In order to ensure a warm Lunar New Year (Tet) festival for all, the Hoa Binh Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs implemented a social welfare plan and advised relevant agencies to care for policy beneficiaries, poor and near-poor households as well as people subject to social support and workers in businesses during Tet.
Leaders of the Hoa Binh Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs present Tet gifts to children from poor families in Toan Son commune of Da Bac district.
The department advised the provincial People’s Committee to send a delegation to the Truong Son and Road 9 national martyrs’ cemeteries in the central province of Quang Tri and other works commemorating martyrs in central localities.
It also proposed the presenting of Tet gifts to wounded and injured soliders who are receiving services at nursing centres for people who rendered services to the nation in other provinces.
Meanwhile, the department's offcials also prepared gifts and joined leaders of the province to visit wounded and injured vetarans and heroic Vietnamese mothers in the province. The department also directed the Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Divisions in districts and Hoa Binh city to present gifts from the State President and the province to 23,855 people with a total value of nearly 7.49 billion VND (304.29 USD).
During the Tet festival, Hoa Binh spent nearly 23.62 billion VND supporting poor and near-poor households, along with 292.3 million VND for people subject to social support, 4.44 billion VND for the elderly, and 794.68 million VND for needy children.
A survey on local businesses showed that the average wage of local workers in 2023 rose 6.1% year on year to 6.4 million VND per month. Meanwhile, the average Tet 2024 bonus was 3.42 million VND each, down 5.2% from 2023.
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.
