Facing the complicated situation of the Covid-19, under the drastic direction of provincial leadership and functional branches, businesses have strictly implemented solutions, guaranteed effective disease prevention and control, protected the health, safety, employment of workers as well as production and business activities of enterprises.
Production activities at Gre Apha Electronic Company (expanded VSIP 2).
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Up to this time, most companies have stepped up the implementation of strict and effective disease prevention and control measures. According to Nguyễn Minh Trúc Lệ, HR Director of Gre Apha Electronic Company (expanded VSIP 2), her company boosted dissemination and information so that workers can quickly update information about the Covidd- every day. Besides, they activated the highest level of disease prevention and control with a more determined spirit to proactively respond to and handle any epidemic development.
In addition, the company pays much attention to quality of workers' mid-shift meals, improvement of working environment to ensure worker safety. “The company is aware that just one infected worker will greatly affect production and health of the majority. At this time, both the company and employees need to be vigilant, not subjective, and ignore the epidemic development. Besides, the company strictly implements recommendations of Ministry of Health to prevent disease at workplace; ensures good production conditions so that employees are not bewildered and fulfill their jobs as well as production of the company. In addition, the company also developed a response scenario for unforeseen events," Lệ said.
Dương Minh Tâm, Production Director of Esquel Garment Manufacturing Company (VSIP 1), said that his company established a steering committee for disease prevention control in order to offer the best solutions and plan for epidemic developments. In particular, the company strictly carry out the temperature check of all employees entering the company gate; when detecting a case of body temperature exceeding 370C, the employee will take a rest. Employees coming to the company without ensuring the disease prevention and control will not be allowed to work, and at the same time, must make regular medical declarations.
In order to protect the health of 2,500 employees, the company launched channels to receive information, opinions related to the Covid-19 for proactive control. In addition, their collective kitchens are equipped with partitions to keep a fixed distance, and schedule worker's meal times by each workshop. “We also enhance dissemination among workers about strictly observing the soci distance according to Directive 16 of the Prime Minister when working hour is over… All ensure safety for production", said Tâm.
Businesses trust
According to Hà Xuân Tùng, Production Director of Daphi Company (Tan Uyen Town), currently their foreign workers and experts residing in Ho Chi Minh City are working from home and ensure epidemic prevention measures for the company and themselves. The company's leaders also arranged reasonable jobs so as not to affect working progress and income of employees. The company and their employees actively and calmly implement measures to prevent and control the pandemic.
Up to now, this company have applied many good epidemic prevention measures, such as: medical declaration software by scanning QR codes; establish committees and groups for epidemic prevention control; strictly inspect the wearing of face masks by workers in production workshops, clean factories, disinfect regularly... With drastic epidemic prevention control measures of local government, Hà Xuân Tùng believes that Binh Duong would quickly control and repel the disease. Like many other businesses in the area, to prevent the pandemic, this company is ready to spend money on buy Covid-19 vaccines for workers.
According to Trần Thành Trọng, Director of Sang Ban Mai Joint Stock Company, Vice Chairman of Provincial Business Federation, the workforce is a valuable asset and a key resource for businesses to maintain production and development. Therefore, taking care of workers' health in the current complicated epidemic situation is very important and urgent. The expenditure for supporting Covid-19 vaccines for workers in a timely manner shows the concern of businesses for workers' health in order for workers to do their job better and strengthen bond with businesses. However, the vaccination is long-term process; in the immediate future, businesses must quickly cooperate and assist functional forces in zoning and stamping out epidemic outbreaks to sustain production and guarantee workers' lives.
Reported by Tieu My - Translated by Ngoc Huynh
