After the Lunar New Year, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Hong (37 years old, Tan Tao A ward, Binh Tan district, Ho Chi Minh City) went from room to room asking about the work situation of the tenants in the area and then contacted businesses and production facilities. Manufacturing near home needs to recruit workers to connect with jobs.
Ms. Hong organizes many entertainment programs for children of workers and boarders on holidays (Photo: NVCC).
“I always consider tenants as family members. Seeing them lose their jobs and having to live "austerity", I feel very uneasy, so if there is any way to help workers get jobs, I do it immediately, without thinking," Ms. Hong confided.
According to Ms. Hong, after Tet, she proactively connected with the Binh Tan District Labor Federation, District 8 Job Introduction Center and a number of manufacturing enterprises in Binh Tan district.
For other practical support, for many years, Ms. Hong has kept the rent stable at 1 - 1,1 million VND/room/month. For many workers who have lost their jobs and cannot pay the rent, she begs until they have a job and income, then pay later.
Mr. Ngo Van Cuong, Secretary of the Central Youth Union, visited workers in Ms. Hong's boarding house and supported the cost of room repairs and free 1-year room fees for 2 households (Photo: NVCC).
This year, the female landlord hopes her tenants' jobs and incomes will improve, so that the children of working families can get a good education.
“I am trying to be a bridge to receive processed goods from production facilities in the ward to workers in the dormitory where I work. I just hope there are more jobs and more processed goods so that poor people can have a job and a stable income to stay afloat," Ms. Hong explained.
Similar to Ms. Hong, since Tet, Ms. Nguyen Thi Bon, owner of a boarding house with nearly 100 rooms in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City has been extremely busy. Every day, Ms. Bon goes from room to room asking about the employment situation and income of the tenants.
She always shares and provides material and spiritual support to those in difficulty and actively connects and introduces jobs to unemployed workers. For residents who do not have jobs, she takes contact information and sends it to the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Federation, consulting and job placement centers and a number of businesses in the area to help them find stable jobs. determined.
Ms. Huong (43 years old, from Thua Thien Hue) shared: "After the Covid-19 epidemic, there was no job, so my family's life was very difficult. The landlady introduced me to work as a helper at a restaurant near my residence, so it was stable. Not only did she introduce me to a job, the landlady was very enthusiastic in connecting and supporting unemployed people."
Ms. Bon regularly introduces jobs and provides material and spiritual support to people in difficulty (Photo: Xuan Truong).
Similarly, in the days after Tet, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Thuong (49 years old), a boarding house owner in Phuoc Long A ward, Thu Duc city, Ho Chi Minh City, regularly visited workers' employment situation and then connected with businesses. businesses and production facilities in the ward to introduce workers who have lost their jobs.
Ms. Thuong said that previously she was a worker at Phong Phu Textile Factory. Therefore, she understands very well the difficulties that immigrant workers face, especially those who have lost their jobs and have no source of income.
Although many kind female landlords care, provide material and spiritual support, and find jobs to introduce to tenants, the lives of workers from other provinces are still difficult. Therefore, in 2024, female landlords want tenants to have stable jobs and income.
Ms. Huong (43 years old, from Thua Thien Hue) has lived in Ho Chi Minh City for many years (Photo: Xuan Truong).
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Labor Confederation, female landlords are the ones who directly contact, console, share and support workers when they encounter difficulties. Not only providing material support, they also provide mental encouragement and support for workers and laborers in integrating into urban life.
Many workers stay at the boarding house not only because of their needs but also because of the good feelings that the boarding house owners have for the workers.
To date, in Ho Chi Minh City there are 173 female landlord clubs with 4.014 members. Trade unions at all levels have built and maintained 1.304 self-managed worker groups with more than 98.000 workers.
Self-managed worker groups and innkeepers join hands to build the model of "Green, clean, beautiful boarding house" and "Civilized - respectful boarding house" to contribute to diversifying forms of movement to build a better life. cultural life for immigrant workers.
