(HBO) – The provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP)'s Branch in Hoa Binh province held a meeting on May 29 with enterprises that send local labourers to work abroad under contracts.
Companies share experience in doing business effectively in provinces and cities.
In the first five months of this year, the province managed to send 312 workers to work abroad under contracts, 32 of them were sent by 18 companies introduced by the provincial authorities to localities. There remains difficulties in the implementation of Resolution No. 216/2022/NQ-HDND dated December 9, 2022 of the provincial People's Council on the policy of providing loans for local workers to work abroad under contracts for the 2023-2026 period, and the work of sending workers abroad for contract-based employment
In the spirit of straightforwardness, participating companies presented advantages and disadvantages in recruiting local workers, as well as coordination mechanisms, policies and support for sending workers abroad under contracts in the province. Several reputable companies shared their experience in effectively sending workers abroad under contracts in other provinces and proposed solutions and mechanisms to strengthen the process.
At the event, leaders of the department and the VBSP grasped information and provided specific answers to issues regarding loans, policy dissemination and workforce quality. They also committed their continuous support to and active coordination with companies to address difficulties in their operations for local socio-economic development. In the coming time, the department and the VBSP will continue listening to feedback of enterprises, creating the best conditions for their effective operations and generating jobs for workers./.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
In the small house of Bui Van Luong in Bung 2 Hamlet, Thu Phong commune, Cao Phong district, an array of traditional items such as serving trays, woven storage baskets for blankets, sticky rice containers, and bamboo baskets are beautifully and skillfully crafted.
Over the recent past, the education and training sector of Hoa Binh province has paid great attention to reforming management activities, improving teachers’ quality, and innovating teaching methods that focus on quality and efficiency, at the same time with implementing the sector’s emulation campaigns and movements.
