PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and ethnic minority people in Ea Tieu commune, Cu Kuin district, Dak Lak province. (Photo: VGP).

The PM hailed the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and local enterprises for taking care of local laborers, including the organization of Tet celebrations for poor workers.

He urged the agency to check disadvantaged workers nationwide and in Dak Lak, in particular, to offer timely assistance for them, ensuring they will have a happy traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

PM Phuc also requested the confederation to develop social houses for workers and kindergartens for their children, thus sharing their difficulties.

The same day, the Government leader visited and presented Tet gifts to social policy beneficiaries and ethnic minority households in Kram village, Ea Tieu commune, Cu Kuin district.

Ea Tieu is home to over 4,700 households in 12 ethnic groups, mainly living on growing coffee and pepper trees, with the average annual income per capita of VND32 million (US$1,400).

The PM visits Vietnamese Heroic Mother Nguyen Thi Huong in Ea Tieu commune. (Photo: VGP).

The commune has 307 poor households and 546 other near the poverty line. It has completed 13 out of 19 criteria of the new-style rural area building programme.

The PM requested local authorities to ensure all residents will enjoy the traditional festival.

The leader also paid pre-Tet visits to Vietnamese Heroic Mothers Nguyen Thi Huong and Nguyen Thi Dom in Ea Tieu commune, and a number of former provincial leaders.

Source: NDO