Conference on improving the material and spiritual life of workers at industrial and processing zones held in Vung Tau City.

70% of provinces and cities across the country have established hundreds of industrial and processing zones employing over 1 million workers. Five provinces and cites with fast growing includes Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Ba Ria Vung Tau and Tay Ninh. Apart from some enterprises that take good care of their workers, many others still pay little or no attentions living conditions of their workers, especially accommodation when salaries are still low. Many enterprises employ untrained manual workers. These workers usually have low salaries making their lives are more and more difficulties as they have to pay for room rent, electricity, water and other expenses.

All the problems mentioned above contribute to increase pressures on workers and lead to strikes. Proposed measures to solve the problem are as follow: offering accommodation to workers; improving salary policy and working conditions; educating workers on State Law; enhancing non-material and spiritual life of workers; and finally satisfying entertainment needs.

(Source Dong Nai Labor Newspaper)