Immediately after the epidemic would be well controlled, in Binh Duong, enterprises will have many plans to maintain the supplying chain to continue to maintain and expand production, overcome difficulties and challenges, and drastically achieve growth goals.
Retaining production
Ms. Nguyen Van, Deputy Chairwoman of Supply in Southeast Asia of ADIDAS Group, said that she shared with Binh Duong's difficulties before the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and thanked the provincial leaders for their help by creating favorable conditions for enterprises in Covid-19 prevention and control and vaccination for workers. However, according to Ms. Van, the epidemic has disrupted the supplying chain, and the "3 on the spot" model is not suitable for a labor-intensive industries. Ms. Van wants the province to gradually ease it so that businesses could restart production on the basis of strictly applying measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic.
Leaders of business associations in the province such as textile, garment, leather shoes and bags, wood processing etc. also want to unify nationwide regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control by facilitating production recovery. According to the provincial Textile and Garment Association, from the beginning of July, due to the epidemic, many textile and garment factories have had to suspend production because they could not meet the "3 on the spot" or "1 route, 2 destinations" options. Textile and garment enterprises are facing many difficulties and expect the province to have specific instructions to restore production and help them complete the signed orders.
Amidst the pandemic, many local enterprises are making efforts to sustain their operations. In this photo: Production is on-going at Thien Phien Company in Phu Chanh Industrial Cluster
According to Mr. Lee Jaehong, a representative of Pungkook Sai Gon 3 Company, the company has now developed a plan to submit to industries to bring businesses back as quickly as possible. Accordingly, the company have gradually restored production on the basis of assessing the health of nearly 300 employees who are working in "3 on the spot" option by maintaining this number of employees and organizing to welcome workers from the “green zones” back. Mr. Eliseo, General Director of Tetra Pak Binh Duong Company in VSIP 2, said: “Up to now, all officers and employees participating in "3 on the spot" plan are healthy, showing determination to stay with the factory to maintain production. Despite performing well "3 on the spot", in the current conditions, the company also wants to have specific instructions from authorities at all levels to return to the "new normal state” in order to promote production development.”
The promising “3 green” model
With the advantage of returning to the "green zone", Mr. Tran Van Phuong, Deputy Chairman of Bac Tan Uyen district People's Committee, said that the district is currently working closely with industrial parks to organize the "3 green" model. Through the survey, the option can be completely implemented with the initiative of enterprises and support from all levels of authorities. The district has assigned each locality to closely monitor each living area by promoting the role of the residential groups in jointly supervising businesses. All are aimed at creating the most favorable conditions for businesses to restore production together with the locality to maintain the "green zones" and socio-economic development in the "new normal conditions.”
Talking to us, Mr. Phan The Hai, Director of Trieu Phu Loc Co. Ltd. At Tan Lap commune in Bac Tan Uyen district, said that when conducting a survey of living areas, the company mobilized workers to join hands to design model of "green accommodation." The company has hired a security team to monitor the daily activities of workers in each hostel. The production arrangement is also in groups of accommodations for easy control in the event that infection may occur. “At 21 hostels with 900 workers, we organize transportation for workers to work and provide 3 meals at the production site and absolutely do not let workers use personal vehicles to move. We also always encourage workers, in the epidemic, to stay healthy and working is the first priority. Workers are also very supportive of the plans offered by the company," said Mr. Hai.
Mr. Le Hoai Nam, General Director of KSB Industrial Development Company Limited in Bac Tan Uyen district, said that the Industrial Park Management Board has been coordinating with businesses and connecting with localities to follow the instructions by the Management Board of the provincial Industrial Parks in order to facilitate enterprises to well organize production transformation plans according to the "3 green" model to reduce costs for businesses and reduce psychological pressure on workers after a long time performing “3 on the spot” option. Depending on the conditions of the enterprise, a strict process will be built to ensure the safety of production.
According to Mr. Tran Quang Tuyen, Deputy Chairman of Dau Tieng district People's Committee, so far in the district, 19 enterprises with more than 6,600 employees have registered for the "3 green" model. The district People's Committee is also urgently organizing the inspection, appraisal and approval of production plans of enterprises that want to return to production. On the basis of thoroughly grasping the principle of "safety and production must be safe", the method requires companies to strictly implement Covid-19 prevention and control measures to organize periodic testing for workers and so on.
Reported by Tieu My – Translated by Vi Bao
