ThuaThien-Hue (VNA) – A delegation of the Vietnam General Confederationof Labour (VGCL), led by its President Nguyen Dinh Khang, on November 5presented 500 million VND (21,600 USD) to residents who were affected by recentfloods in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Onthis occasion, Khang handed over another 500 million VND to help members oftrade unions and labourers overcome consequences of the natural disasters andstabilise their lives.

Extendinghis sympathies to local residents, labourers and trade union members over greatlosses caused by the natural disasters, Khang voiced his hope that localauthorities will continue to help them surmount difficulties and promptlystabilise their lives.

TheVGCL delegation also visited and offered 5 million VND to the families of two workerswho were killed in a landslide at Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant in October and amember of Hue city’s federation of labour whose house collapsed due to therecent storm.

Vietnamesepeople in the Republic of Korea have raised close to 3 billion VND to support floodvictims in the central region, according to the Embassy of Vietnam in the RoK.

Theassistance had been sent to the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Ministry ofForeign Affairs and the central provinces, the embassy said, adding that fundraisingactivities are underway.

Meanwhile,the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt has launched a fundraising campaign for people in the central region devastatedby floods and storms, which will run until November 11./.