It will arrange three flights to carry more than 670 labourers working in southern provinces and cities to their hometowns in the North.

Illustrative image.

The flights will depart from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City and will land in Vinh Airport in Nghe An, Tho Xuan Airport in Thanh Hoa, Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and Cat Bi Airport in Hai Phong on February 6-8 next year.

Meanwhile, some 2,000 workers will be given free train tickets to return home in the North on trains running on February 4-7, and return to the South on February 13-17.

The organisation of these activities aims to create favourable conditions for trade union members and workers to reunite with their families on the upcoming Tet festival and go back to work in a smooth and safe manner, according to Phan Van Anh, VGCL Vice Chairman.

He added that the VGCL will make the presentation of free transport tickets to workers an annual activity during the 2023-2028 tenure.

The Lunar New Year (or Tet in Vietnamese) is the biggest and most important festival in Vietnam. The 2024 Lunar New Year’s Day falls on February 10.

Vietnam keen on expanding labour cooperation with Singapore

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Van Thanh has proposed that Singapore consider the official acceptance of Vietnamese workers through its Visa Work Permit scheme.

Over 110,000 Vietnamese labourers sent abroad to work in nine months

More than 110,000 Vietnamese labourers were sent abroad for work under contract in the first nine months of 2023, surpassing 1.37% of the full year’s projection and 8.23% year on year, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has reported.

Hanoi provides jobs for 171,200 labourers in 9 months

The capital city of Hanoi created jobs for 171,200 workers in the first three quarters of 2023, surpassing the yearly plan by 5.7%, the municipal People’s Committee has reported.

Bac Giang IP attract more than 7,000 labours in one month

BAC GIANG - According to the Industrial Park Management Board in Bac Giang province (IPMB), from August 15 to September 15, many enterprises in industrial parks (IP) maintained good growth and attracted thousands of workers.

Over 1,700 Bac Giang’s labourers work in RoK

BAC GIANG - Currently, more than 1,700 labourers from Bac Giang province are working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) earning an average income from 25 to 30 million VND (1,035 USD to 1,242 USD) per month.

Source: VNA