Senior women in rural and ethnic minority areas are considered an abundant labour workforce, as people in the working age have often worked far away from home in recent years. Therefore, many units, departments, sectors and cooperatives in Hoa Binh have worked with enterprises inside and outside the province to generate jobs for the local women.
Luong Phu agricultural service cooperative in Tan Lac
district sign an order on handicraft making to create jobs for 600 local
labourers.
Nguyen Thi Bay, Director of the Luong Phu agricultural service cooperative,
said the local ethnic female workforce is quite abundant. Most of the women
live by farming. They look for jobs in off-season days. Although they are out
of the working age and can not work far away, they are still capable of
working.
"Our cooperative is seeking orders on handicraft making to create jobs and
incomes for them. Currently, the cooperative is generating jobs for 600
labourers with 90% of whom are ethnic women," Bay said.
Brocade weaving is a traditional profession of local residents of many
generationsin in Mai Chau district. Over the years, brocade weaving
cooperatives have been created jobs for many ethnic women.
Ha Thi Xien, a resident of Chieng Chau commune's Chieng Chau hamlet, shared
that although she is out of the working age but she is still in the pink of
health.
"I have more free time after finishing daily domestic work. Many local
women in the commune like me. I found a job suitable for my health," she
said. Work at the Hoa Ban brocade weaving cooperative in Chieng Chau generates
a stable income for Xien. She expressed her hope that many units and businesses
will have more orders and a variety of products suitable for women in the same
age group with her, thus helping stabilise their lives while preseving the
traditional trade.
In addition to brocade weaving, many trades have been promoted at local
cooperatives such as aloe vera planting, for-export handicraft making and pig
raising, among others, helping generate incomes while stabilising lives for
local senior ethnic women.
In recent years, under the leadership of the provincial Party Committee and People’s Council, and through the concerted efforts of local Party organisations, authorities, and ethnic communities, Hoa Binh province has achieved significant progress in implementing ethnic affairs and policies. These efforts have brought a new face-lift to ethnic-minority-inhabited and mountainous areas, according to Ha Van Di, Head of the Ethnic Affairs Board of Hoa Binh province.
Hoa Binh province's association of education promotion on November 7 held a conference to review its month-long programme and present the "Hoc khong bao gio cung (endless learning)" scholarships for 2024. Key attendees included Nguyen Phi Long, alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Le Manh Hung, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE); and Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.
At HANOI JVC Training Center (Hanoi), the Farmers’s Support Center, the Provincial Farmers' Union and VTC1 International Development joint Stock Company recently held a signing ceremony for a cooperation agreement to link consulting and create the labor resources working abroad for a limited period of time.
In recent years, the education career in Yen Thuy district has changed positively. The school facilities have newly been built and the quality of education has improved.
The Board for Women's Advancement of Hoa Binh province on November 11 officially launched the Action Month for Gender Equality, focusing on preventing and addressing gender-based violence. As part of the event, a special talk was held on the theme of sharing household work for a happy family. The event drew 300 delegates, including Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the provincial Board for Women's Advancement.
The people in Hoa Binh province are aware of the need to build and preserve the cultural traditions and unique customs of their communities, especially those related to ethnic identities and family values which serve as foundation for a vibrant, tradition-rich Hoa Binh, enriching community life. In recent years, the province’s Party Committee, authorities, and residents have paid heed to building and developing family values and fostering human standards in the new era.
