Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm presents gifts for workers in HCM City on Monday. VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất

HCM CITY — Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm visited workers in HCM City on Monday, on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975–2026) and International Workers’ Day (May 1).

He expressed satisfaction that in recent times trade unions at all levels, HCM City authorities, enterprises and the wider community have carried out a range of practical initiatives to support workers, including housing assistance, health care services and gift-giving for disadvantaged labourers.

Caring for workers is not only about providing material support during holidays and the Lunar New Year but more importantly about ensuring stable jobs, better incomes, safer working environments, improved housing, more accessible schools, closer health care services and a richer cultural and spiritual life, he said.

Workers should live in increasingly better conditions, commensurate with their significant contributions to enterprises, HCM City and the country, he added.

The top leader affirmed that the Party and State consistently regard the working class as a highly important force in national construction and defence.

He urged HCM City to continue considering care for workers’ lives an important, regular and long-term political task.

The city should more thoroughly review the need for social housing, schools, healthcare stations, cultural facilities and community spaces in industrial parks, export processing zones and densely populated worker areas, he said.

“The goal is to ensure that workers not only have jobs but also stable housing; not only have income but also conditions to raise their children; and not only work but also have opportunities to rest, study and enjoy cultural and spiritual life.” 

Party and State leader Lâm called on trade unions at all levels to stay closer to workers, better understand their concerns, represent their voices and effectively protect their legitimate and lawful rights and interests. Enterprises and employers were also urged to pay greater attention to their workers.

He expressed hope that workers will maintain confidence, solidarity and determination to advance while continuing to improve their skills, strengthen industrial discipline and work ethics, and enhance digital and foreign language capabilities where possible.

Each worker should strive to acquire new skills, perform their job better each day, proactively propose initiatives and technical improvements, save materials, ensure safety and enhance product quality, he said.

He emphasised that each sound policy, practical action and timely act of care can help ease a family’s hardship, give a patient more strength, provide a child with better access to education and strengthen a worker’s confidence in the future. — VNA/VNS