The “Spring Trip” brings poor workers from HCM City back to their hometown to celebrate Tết. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ

HÀ NỘI — On the occasion of the Lunar New Year holiday, provinces and cities across the country have held many meaningful activities to support the people to welcome a warm Tết.

The Bến Tre National Assembly Delegation on Saturday coordinated with the provincial Labour Federation to organise a "Tết Reunion” programme in Châu Thành District.

In the programme, the organiser gave 350 gifts to workers at industrial parks in the province. Each gift is worth VNĐ1-1.3 million (US$40-53).

It also awarded certificates of merit to organisations and individuals with outstanding achievements in the contest "One million initiatives determine to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic".

Besides, the province presented nearly 40,000 sets of gifts worth VNĐ32 billion ($1.3 million) and 20 houses to poor people.

The Quảng Nam Province HCM Communist Youth Union coordinated with the armed forces and women’s unions to visit, give gifts, repair and clean houses for families with great contribution to the nation and Vietnamese Heroic Mothers.

The province gave transport tickets to poor workers and students to return to their hometowns.

Young people also repaired and renewed martyrs’ graves at martyrs' cemeteries in the province.

The provincial youth union worked with the Hà Nội-based Bạch Mai Hospital to give medical examinations to Agent Orange victims and families in Quế Sơn District.

Kiên Giang Province’s education sector had a similar programme in Mỹ Đức Junior Secondary School in Mỹ Đức Commune, Hà Tiên City on Saturday.

Nguyễn Thị Xuân, one of the poor teachers receiving gifts at the programme, said that her hometown was in Thanh Hóa Province. She has been teaching literature at Mỹ Đức School since 2008.

Xuân said that most of the school’s students were poor ethnic Khmer people. In addition to teaching basic knowledge, Xuân spends a lot of time guiding life skills, social knowledge, communication and behaviour to her students.

She hopes leaders at all levels would pay more attention to the material and spiritual lives of teachers.

Danh Tuấn, a student of the Mỹ Đức Primary School, said: "My family is very poor. My father works for a fishing boat, and my mother works as a waiter at a restaurant. Due to difficult circumstances, I still haven't bought anything for Tết. Now I’m very happy with gifts from the programme. I will use the money to buy new clothes for my younger brother and I and some confectionery for Tết.”

Head of the Hà Tiên City Education and Training Department Nguyễn Văn Ba said that the city had more than 100 teachers and more than 1,000 students in poor condition.

In recent years, the provincial education and training sector has regularly coordinated with local authorities and unions to care for teachers and students.

The HCM City Labour Confederation on Sunday organised the "Spring Trip" programme to bring hundreds of workers back to their hometowns to celebrate Tết after many years away from home.

Deputy Chairman of the HCM City Labour Confederation Phạm Chí Tâm said that the COVID-19 pandemic caused many workers to lose their jobs, have reduced working hours and face many difficulties.

Many people have to stay in the city to do seasonal jobs to make their living even during Tết.

Therefore, the municipal trade union widely publicised the programme so everyone in need could register.

This was a meaningful activity of the trade union, actively contributing to social security, showing timely concern and encouragement for workers.

It spread the message of solidarity and the spirit "No one is left behind", said Tâm.

Nguyễn Thị Cẩm, from Thừa Thiên-Huế central province, works for a company in District 12, HCM City. Her four-member family has not been able to return home to celebrate Tết for three years due to low income.

The "Spring Trip" programme is a special gift for her family.

Cẩm wishes that the trade union would have more "Spring Trip" to support poor workers and informal workers. — VNS