DongNai (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged all possiblesupport to be provided to help workers to improve their productivity and incomeduring a two-hour dialogue in the Republic of Korea-invested Taekwang Vinacompany in Bien Hoa 2 industrial park, the southern province of Dong Nai onOctober 28. 

Heagreed with workers’ proposals to increase cultural and entertainmentactivities such as film screening, sightseeing tours and exchanges, adding thatlocalities were also asked to pay attention to housing to workers and ensuretheir safety by preventing stealing at work.

ThePM said the government will issue policies to encourage firms to hire thedisabled and spread production emulation campaigns.

Onthe occasion, he granted scholarships to five workers who are taking courses invocational training colleges and laptops to a family with two generations of workersand a married couple living with disabilities.

Workersat Taekwang Vina company also presented a pair of shoes made by themselves to thePM.

Followingthe dialogue, the PM had dinner with workers at the dining room in the company.

TheTaekwang Vina company also took the occasion to present 200,000 USD to theVietnam General Confederation of Labour in support of workers.

Earlier,the PM visited Thai Quang preschool, a general clinic in the company, a lodgingarea for workers and a supermarket invested by the company.

DongNai is now home to 35 industrial zones with more than 700,000 workers. Morethan one year since the first dialogue with the PM on May 1, 2016, workers’average salary has risen by 7 percent. Industrial zones have lured additional93 projects this year while over 98 percent of enterprises paid medical andsocial insurance for workers.-VNA