Listening to the voices of female workers

Female workers in Hai Chau ward receive free health check-ups. Photo: HT

Accompanying female workers

At Hoa Tho Textile and Garment Corporation, the voice of female workers is always respected in all policies, from collective labor agreements to welfare regimes. Chairman of the Corporation's Trade Union Nguyen Thanh Son said that the unit's Trade Union always organizes to collect opinions from workers, especially female workers, before building the terms of the collective labor agreement.

For many years, the Corporation has included in the collective labor agreement provisions that are more favorable than the law, demonstrating specific care for female employees such as allowances for employees who are pregnant for more than 7 months and have children under 12 months old of 587,600 VND/person/month; support for rent, gas for going to work; subsidies for raising young children; heat-proofing allowances; maintaining storage rooms and preserving breast milk for female employees with children under 1 year old.

The Corporation also organizes gynecological examinations and periodic cancer screening for about 100 female employees every month, with a budget of nearly 100 million VND. On the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8 every year, female employees are given gifts.

Thanks to these policies, many female workers feel more cared for, shared and appreciated. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hien (born in 1982), a worker of the Corporation, shared: “After giving birth twice, I have enjoyed full maternity benefits and enthusiastic support from the Union and the management. Childcare allowances help me to reduce some of the economic pressure and feel more secure at work.”

Not only in large enterprises, the work of caring for and listening to the voices of female workers is also widely implemented at the grassroots level. According to Chairman of Hai Chau Ward Trade Union Nguyen Dinh Trung, the Ward Trade Union has recently organized many practical activities for female union members, especially those in difficult circumstances.

Recently, the ward union organized a periodic health check-up for 200 female union members and workers in the area. Female union members were tested for blood, screened for thyroid disease, measured for osteoporosis, given health consultations and received gifts of encouragement. “This is not only a health care activity but also an opportunity to honor the role of women in labor, production and in the family,” Mr. Trung shared.

During the 2025 - 2030 term, Hai Chau Ward Trade Union has identified 3 breakthrough programs, focusing on improving the quality of dialogue and collective bargaining. The goal is to increase the rate of signing collective labor agreements with more favorable terms for workers, especially female workers. At the same time, build a team of union officials who are knowledgeable about the law and are able to better protect the legitimate rights of union members.

Spreading understanding

Recently, the City Labor Federation in collaboration with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of Da Nang organized a free cervical and breast cancer screening program for 180 female union members of grassroots unions in industrial parks. The program provides opportunities for free health examination, screening and consultation for female workers. This is an activity within the program "For the health of women workers" in 2025. Female union members receive gynecological examinations, cancer risk screening, disease prevention consultation and can choose other specialized services.

Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, President of the City Labor Federation Phan Thi Thuy Linh, said: "Female workers are vulnerable, so the City Labor Union always directs unions at all levels to strengthen the organization of many appropriate forms of care, from material to spiritual."

In addition, trade unions at all levels regularly monitor the implementation of policies for female workers, especially pregnant women, women with young children or those in special circumstances, support gifts on holidays, prioritize loans from the Capital Assistance Fund for workers, civil servants, and poor workers, etc., all of which are maintained regularly.

In addition, the City Labor Federation promotes the emulation movement "Good at public work, good at housework", creating an environment for female union members to promote their capacity and affirm their role in agencies and enterprises. The movement is widely deployed, contributing to raising awareness of gender equality, encouraging the spirit of learning, self-training and improving skills of women in the integration period.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/lang-nghe-tieng-noi-lao-dong-nu-3308159.html