PM calls for joint efforts to boost labour productivity
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 28 to commend the exemplars in a 75,000-initiative programme launched by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL).
Officials and exemplars in the 75,000-initiative programme pose for a photo at the ceremony in Hanoi on December 28 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 28 tocommend the exemplars in a 75,000-initiative programme launched by the VietnamGeneral Confederation of Labour (VGCL).
VGCL President Nguyen DinhKhang said the 75,000-initiative programme was carried out from March 10 to May31, 2021, the time when the entire country was joining hands to combat COVID-19and realise the “twin targets”, so as to inspire patriotism, creativity, and self-resilience among workers, public employees, and labourers nationwide.
He noted this programmeattracted 250,177 initiatives, equivalent to over 300 percent of the target. Theycover a wide range of fields and sectors, and most of the initiatives have generatedconcrete benefits, worth over 148.9 trillion VND (6.5 billion USD) in total.
Basing on this programme’ssuccess, the VGCL Presidium has implemented another calling for 1 millioninitiatives to surmount difficulties and defeat the COVID-19 pandemic. The newdrive, taking place from September this year to 2023, has attracted a largenumber of civil servants, public employees, and workers across the country.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the ceremony held in Hanoi on December 28 (Photo: VNA)
In his remarks, PM Chinhemphasised that during the struggle for national independence in the past andthe national development process at present, the Party and State have always treasuredthe initiatives and experience of people from all social strata, especiallythe working class.
He asked relevant ministries,sectors, and all-level authorities to enhance coordination to facilitate activitiesof trade unions and, especially, apply initiatives of union members, workers,and public employees so as to make new strides in labour productivity, thus helpingVietnam develop fast and sustainably.
At the event, the Government andVGCL leaders presented merit certificates to the collectives and individualswith outstanding initiatives./.
Trade union organisations under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) have so far spent more than 1.22 trillion VND (53.38 million USD) from the VGCL's budget and raised donations to help over 1 million members, particularly workers, to overcome COVID-19-related difficulties.
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Officials and exemplars in the 75,000-initiative programme pose for a photo at the ceremony in Hanoi on December 28 (Photo: VNA) 
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the ceremony held in Hanoi on December 28 (Photo: VNA) 
