HCMC to spend 1 trillion VND on Tet care activities for residents

A flower market to welcome Lunar New Year of Dragon in HCMC (Photo: nld.com.vn)

Director of the HCMC Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs Le Van Thinh said that the department has coordinated with the municipal Department of Culture and Sports to consult the HCMC People's Committee on implementing Tet care activities for residents in the city since August.

According to the Director of the HCMC Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, the city will send delegations to visit and extend Tet greetings to revolutionary veterans and intellectuals, families with social protection beneficiaries; present gifts for policy beneficiary families; and care for workers and laborers; visit martyrs' cemeteries and so on.

The total estimated budget for these activities is approximately VND975 billion (US$38.4 million), including about VND16.5 billion (US$649,405) from the central budget, VND908 billion (US$35.7 million) from the city budget and over VND50 billion (nearly US$2 million) from donations.

Labor unions at various levels will support around VND500 billion (US$19.7 million) for about 500,000 workers who are union members.

In addition, various activities to care for workers such as the "Tet Sum Vay" (New Year's Reunion) program, the “Beloved market” program, Worker's Day; visiting and extending Tet wishes to businesses and workers in key projects through Tet; and giving free tickets to workers with difficult circumstances to return home for Tet celebration will be carried out by the HCMC Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs in coordination with the HCMC Labor Federation./.