Together with businesses to restore production

​Workers of Anh Nghia ANCL Co., Ltd (Trang Bom District)

In companion with businesses and employees

At Quadrille Vietnam Co., Ltd (Bien Hoa City), so far, the rate of employees returning to work has reached over 90%. To maintain the working speed and strictly implement the epidemic prevention regulations, the Company's Union has timely plans to stabilize labor to help enterprises achieve their year-end production goals. In addition, the Union staffs themselves went to the factories to recognize the employee's thoughts and aspirations and motivate them to continuously stay in the factories for working.

Chairperson of the Company's Union Nguyen Thi Hoa said that, over the past time, enterprise has created favorable conditions for the Trade Union to operate and believed in the role of the Trade Union organization. Therefore, while businesses making efforts for restoring production under the workforce shortage and epidemic fighting, the Trade Union has to play an important role upon the trust and expectation for employees.

Workers at Minh Thanh Company Limited (Vinh Cuu District) have returned to work, "accelerating" production for year-end orders. The Company's Trade Union has aggressively propagated to stabilize the working psyche of employees to stabilize the labor situation. Simultaneously, firms are encouraged to develop appropriate production plans to simultaneously avoid the outbreak and ensure production and business operations.

Nguyen Dinh Tho, Chairman of the Company's Trade Union, stated that from the time the company executed the "3-on-the-spot" model until it resumed operations in the new scenario, the company's union, along with employees and enterprises, attempted to keep production going. In a timely manner, export and address epidemic prevention problems. Furthermore, to sustain output, it is critical to preserve employees' working mentalities and to implement regulations that encourage employees to dedicate and adhere to them. Since then, the Trade Union has met with industry executives daily, proposing new alternatives and methods to organize production and avoid epidemics to provide a safe working environment.

Fulcrum for businesses

During a working session with the provincial Confederation of Labor and the grassroots Trade Union in the enterprise sector at the end of October, Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor Ngo Duy Hieu stated that in the context of firms returning to business in this disadvantageous situation, Dong Nai Trade Union at all levels, especially the contingent of trade union officials, should stand side by side and give their best support to help businesses quickly restore production, ensure jobs and income for employees. For enterprises that still lack workers, the Trade Union must support to welcome workers in the provinces to work or contact the Trade Union in the localities to find resources and ensure the production situation of enterprises. For firms that still lack workers, the Trade Union must assist in welcoming workers from the provinces to work or in contacting the Trade Union in the locality to recruit resources and secure the production position of the enterprise. To be relevant in the changing circumstances, trade union operations must innovate thinking and operating methods, fast responding to situations and reality at the unit and enterprise.

Ho Thanh Hong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial Confederation of Labor, stated that in recent times, many Trade Unions, particularly Trade Unions in enterprises with huge amounts of workers, have made significant efforts to assist businesses and workers in controlling and preventing the epidemic. It is a positive move when a high percentage of workers have returned to the factories, which contributes to increase the companies’ productivity and products’ quality. The Trade Unions at all levels have been carrying out supports to share challenges with employees, making them feel more confident to continuously stay in the company for working.

According to businesses, despite the challenges of resuming operations, the abundance of year-end orders is a big motivator for them to get back into production as soon as possible. The current concern is the shortage of human resources, several skilled and experienced workers have returned to their hometowns, so many key production lines have been also affected. Businesses hope that the Trade Union will continue to support them in finding resources, helping them to gradually overcome difficulties and ensure production safety. Furthermore, the Trade Union must promote its role in encouraging employees to return to work hard in helping the companies achieve production goals.

 Phong Lan​