(PLO)- Being able to have a reunion dinner together on New Year’s Day is a consolation for children far from home.
For various reasons, many workers far from their hometown cannot return to celebrate Tet with their families at the reunion dinner trays. Understanding their sentiments, at noon on January 23, the Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor (Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor) together with the owner of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tam’s inn (Thanh Loc ward, District 12) organized a sum meal. meeting for the families of workers staying in the hostel.
Ms. Le Thi Kim Thuy – Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor, said: Understanding the difficulties and circumstances of many workers in the city’s area who might not return to their hometown to celebrate Tet, the City Labor Union organized an organization. program of reunion meals to bring joy to the workers here. This is considered a traditional feature of the Vietnamese people regarding the New Year’s reunion.
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Ms. Le Thi Kim Thuy (Vice President of Ho Chi Minh City Confederation of Labor) visited and presented Tet gifts to each room. Photo: TRAN MINH |
“Through the reunion dinner, I also wish the working life of the workers better. Besides, with the heart of the innkeepers, they always share with the workers in other places who come to work in the city in the form of keeping house prices continuously for many years and at Mr. is interested and shared by the City Federation of Labor “- Ms. Thuy said.
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Traditional Tet rice tray. Photo: TRAN MINH |
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hien (from Binh Dinh) is currently working at a local garment company. This is the third year that her family has not returned to her hometown to celebrate Tet. She planned to return this year but had to temporarily postpone it. Because the economic conditions are still difficult because in recent months, her company has few orders, the workers are not allowed to work overtime, so part of the salary is also reduced.
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Hien’s family laughed and talked happily when asked and presented Tet gifts. Photo: TRAN MINH |
“Now that my family is organized by the City Labor Federation and the owner of the inn, Tam organizes a reunion dinner and is given gifts and lucky money to wish Tet, I feel very warm and happy. Hopefully in 2023, companies will have more orders, helping workers like me to have more jobs and stabilize their lives,” said Hien.
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Ms. Le Thi Kim Thuy visited and thanked the innkeeper’s family Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tam for their activities interested in workers’ lives. Photo: TRAN MINH |
In addition, each worker staying at the inn will receive a gift and a lucky money bag to wish good health at the beginning of the new year. According to Mr. Tam, today’s meal is like a gift of gratitude to the workers and workers who have trusted and chosen my apartment block as a place to “settle down and live in peace”. I am extremely happy and will try to do better next year for everyone.
TRAN MINH