“Union Meal” in 2025 is widely deployed at grassroots unions throughout Phu Tho province. According to the plan, the program will be implemented from July 20 to September 2, 2025. Each meal will have an additional value from the union's financial resources, up to 50,000 VND/person, not to mention other social mobilization sources. This is not a large number but contains practical concern for workers.
At noon in July, at the cafeteria of Optrontec Vina Co., Ltd., Ba Thien II Industrial Park, Binh Nguyen Commune, nearly 3,500 workers sat in rows of tables, shaking hands, talking and laughing. The atmosphere of that meal was very different from usual. Next to the neat meal tray, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tham was moved: "Looking at this neat meal, we really feel warm inside. Not only because it tastes better, but because we feel truly cared for."
Employees of Optrontec Vina Co., Ltd. excitedly participated in the union meal.
Besides, Mr. Nguyen Van Bay said that this was the first time in three years of working in the industrial park that he had attended such a cozy collective meal. “The atmosphere today was as joyful as a festival. Normally, workers only care about finishing their meal to return to their shift, and when they are too tired, they don’t want to talk. But today, there were company leaders, union members coming to ask and congratulate, and even brothers from other workshops sitting together to eat, so we naturally felt very close.”
Continuing in that series of activities, the lunch on July 28 of CNCTech Group Joint Stock Company, Thang Long Vinh Phuc Industrial Park (Binh Nguyen Commune) was equally bustling. The atmosphere of the meal was like a big reunion, when workers from different workshops sat together at the same table, chatting animatedly. People who usually only knew each other through hasty nods in the hallway now excitedly asked and shared about work, about their hometown, about their plans for this Tet holiday so they could go home together on the same bus.
Lunch on July 28 of CNCTech Group Joint Stock Company, Thang Long Vinh Phuc Industrial Park (Binh Nguyen Commune) was more bustling than usual.
Mr. Tran Van Hung, a worker at a precision mechanical workshop, smiled brightly: "I didn't expect that just one meal would make me feel more attached to the company. There were some guys from the technical department who didn't communicate much before, but now we sat together at the same table and talked animatedly. We even made plans to play soccer together on the weekend."
At each such meal, there is no need for lengthy speeches or flashy slogans. Just a few sincere greetings from union officials, the presence of business representatives and grateful looks from workers are enough to make the atmosphere warm and full of humanity.
Leaders of the provincial Labor Federation visited and encouraged workers at the meal.
We know that a meal cannot solve all the daily hardships of workers, but in that simple moment, the feelings and sharing are multiplied, becoming an invisible thread connecting workers and businesses, between the trade union and workers. "Union Meal" has spread a clear message: Workers are not alone in their journey to make a living, but always have the trade union by their side, accompanying, listening and caring.
Union meal in 2025 accompanied the employees of Vina Top Group Joint Stock Company, Binh Nguyen commune, Phu Tho province.
The leader of the Phu Tho Provincial Federation of Labor said: “We determined that this is not a formal activity but a real opportunity to take care of workers in the most practical ways. Through meals, the grassroots union has the opportunity to grasp the thoughts and aspirations, and build trust among union members. In addition, it also creates motivation for businesses to pay more attention to the quality of meals and the welfare of workers.”
It is expected that by the end of August, hundreds of grassroots unions in Phu Tho province will organize “Union Meals” with tens of thousands of workers benefiting. Although the scale of each place is different, the biggest common point is solidarity – something that is becoming increasingly valuable in the context of a volatile labor market and workers need a solid support more than ever.
With these meanings, “Union Meal” continues to become a beautiful, vivid image of companionship, understanding and spreading social responsibility. From a simple meal but full of love, it strengthens the trust of workers in the union organization, in the sustainability of the enterprise and the prosperous development of the country in the new era.
Le Minh
Source: https://baophutho.vn/am-ap-bua-com-cong-doan-nam-2025-236950.htm
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