Over VND143 billion in support for Spratly and Paracel Archipelagoes
Saturday, 27/12/2014 16:30 (GMT+7)
During its 5th meeting of the central committee held on December 26th, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) announced that as of December 22nd it had collected over VND143 billion in assistance for Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelagoes from 2 programs.
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Fishermen go fishing at Ly Son Island, the central province of Quang Ngai.
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Accordingly, the program “Sentiments with Hoang Sa and Truong Sa” was launched by the VGCL on March 14th with an aim to raise assistance to support the lives of martyrs at Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, and fisheries surveillance and coast guard forces.
The program received over VND98 billion and spent over VND1.5 billion building houses of gratitude; giving savings books for soldiers and martyrs’ families of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa as well as for the families of those Vietnamese soldiers who died on Gac Ma Island, part of Truong Sa.
Earlier, in September, 2011, the VGCL launched the program “Fishing nets of love for Hoang Sa and Truong Sa fishermen” calling for support for fisheries societies and fishermen. After over 3 years, the program received a total of VND45 billion and spent nearly VND39 billion assisting hundreds of fishermen and societies, building and repairing ships, buying fishing tools, equipping devices for 20 onhore stations and 70 groups of devices for shipping stations.
According to Nguyen Van Ngang, VGCL Vice President, in 2015, the confederation will continue the programs, focusing on calling on support for the building of a memorial area for Gac Ma island martyrs to pay gratitude to those who sacrificed their lives for the national sea and island sovereignty. Moreover, the continued programs are expected to give support to coast guard and fisheries surveillance forces as well as fishermen./.