Encouragement to young immigrated factory workers

From its date of establishment in 2006, the Supporting Fund for young immigrated factory workers (SFYIFW) has helped nearly 600 workers in hardship to overcome their before hand obstacles in life before settling down in a new home town.To share the hardshipWe visited the home of Mr. Huynh Van Bao at his rented hostel apartment in Binh Quoi A Quarter of Binh Chuan Ward, Thuan An Town. Bao was from Bac Lieu and chose Binh Duong as a place for business. A stroke rested him in Tet, leaving behind his spouse – Mrs. Pham Thi Hoai Dung and the 2-year-old daughter named Huynh Thi Bao Tram. Dung has to leave Tram with her grandparents living in the adjacent hostel apartment to be at the factory. Mr. Pham Hong Thang, Deputy Secretary of Provincial Youth’s League (second from the right) hands over gifts to family of Mr. Huynh Van Bao. Photo by N. Nhu. Getting to know her situation, Mr. Pham Hong Thang, Deputy Secretary of Provincial Youth’s League and representatives of SFYIFW and Thuan An Town Youth’s League have offered her VND 1 million and a gift package of VND 600,000 to encourage her in hardship.Leaving the place of Bao, we visited Mr. Vu Dinh Tuan, living nearby, who is working for a private iron workshop. Tuan was from Ninh Binh.In his recent shift, he was inflicted with burns due to accident and had to stay out of work for recovery in two months. As he received the gifts from SFYIFW, he was so delighted as saying: “Thanks to the fund, I could overcome bad time. As people being away from home, we have no relative; thus, the gift is very valuable to me at the moment.”The two cases above are just singular to nearly 600 other people being offered with SFYIFW.Unity and gathering of youthsIn 2006, SFYIFW was established under co-sponsorship of Binh Duong Television and Provincial Youth’s League to support young factory workers being far away from home to partially take care of their spiritual life.Together with robust effects of the the fund, the organization of Provincial Youth’s League has been expanded to show working people the care of local Party Committee, authority, and unions and part of Binh Duong development.Ms. Nguyen Pham Duy Trang, Secretary of Provincial Youth’s League and Director of SFYIFW said that 8 years time of the fund has created sustainable trust among factory workers being faraway from home by helping them to overcome bad situations.SFYIFW is truly valuable in improving awareness of Youth’s League members regarding the role of immigrant workers.Reported by Ngoc Nhu – Translated by Vi Bao