Người Lao Động newspaper this year continues to gift national flags to fishermen. Photo courtesy of tuoitre.vn

HCM CITY — Người Lao Động (Labourer) newspaper in 2021 continues to host a fishermen support programme and offer 560,000 national flags to 28 coastal provinces and cities nationwide.

The newspaper, together with the High Command of Việt Nam People's Navy, will donate 100,000 national flags to fishermen living in the areas managed by the navy, including zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Meanwhile, 100,000 flags will be gifted to fishermen in the areas under the management of the Việt Nam Coast Guard.

The newspaper will also coordinate with the Việt Nam’s fisheries surveillance force, fishery unions and the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to present 100,000 flags to fishermen.

Locals living along the border lines of provinces and cities with land borders would be gifted 100,000 national flags by the newspaper and the High Command of Việt Nam Border Guard. Flagpoles would be constructed in some border areas.

Besides, the newspaper has worked with armed forces to hold the flag raising ceremony at some islands and present 40,000 national flags to fishermen living there.

After two years of implementation, this programme has been held 80 times. — VNS