Reduce the number of contacts and streamline the organization.
On January 1, 2018, Uong Bi Coal Company restructured, arranged and managed the enterprise according to Decision No. 2006/QD-TTg dated December 12, 2017 of the Prime Minister . Accordingly, Hong Thai Coal Company was received and merged into Uong Bi Coal Company. These are the first two units in the Group to merge, creating the first steps in rearranging the units under TKV.
Leaders of Uong Bi Coal Company inspect production situation in the longwall.
The merger of Hong Thai Coal Company - TKV into Uong Bi Coal Company - TKV according to the decision of Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Group since 2018 is a strategic step, creating the premise for the comprehensive restructuring process in the period of 2018-2024. After the merger, Uong Bi Coal has 6,339 employees, of which indirect and auxiliary labor accounts for nearly 37.1%. After more than 7 years of merger, the Company's operating apparatus has been streamlined, stabilized and clearly effective, in line with the production requirements and sustainable development orientation of the Group.
As of May 2025, the total number of employees of the Company is 4,915, a decrease of 1,424 compared to the time before restructuring. Of which, the number of auxiliary and service workers has decreased to 1,174 (a decrease of 470 people); the current number of technology workers is 3,284 (a decrease of 690 people); the number of management workers is 457 (a decrease of 264 people). Regarding the organizational structure, up to now, Uong Bi Coal Company has 13 departments and 32 workshops, a decrease of 2 departments and 16 workshops compared to before. This structure helps to improve command effectiveness, while shortening the decision-making process throughout the system. This result also reflects the process of arranging and streamlining the management apparatus, eliminating unnecessary intermediaries, and promoting the application of technology in production management and administration. Since then, labor productivity has increased significantly, reaching an average of 415 tons/person/year (an increase of nearly 8% compared to before restructuring). The Company's current average salary per capita is over 19.2 million VND/person/month (an increase of over 5.3 million VND/person/month compared to before restructuring).
Workers of Nam Mau Coal Company operate the support system in the longwall.
Mr. Do Anh, Deputy Director of Uong Bi Coal Company - TKV, said: The comprehensive restructuring not only helps Uong Bi Coal Company streamline its apparatus and reduce costs, but is also a necessary preparation step to adapt to modern production requirements, improve competitiveness and aim for sustainable development in the energy transition period. In addition to promoting restructuring, the Company is also focusing on implementing technological innovation solutions, improving working conditions, investing in modern information systems, and mechanizing mining, thereby improving productivity and ensuring labor safety. The reorganization of production towards specialization, compactness and efficiency is gradually showing effectiveness. In addition, the work of caring for the material and spiritual lives of workers continues to receive attention.
Nearly 5 years after Cao Son Coal Joint Stock Company and Tay Nam Da Mai Coal Joint Stock Company officially merged into Cao Son Coal Joint Stock Company - TKV (August 5, 2020), the enterprise restructuring process has brought about clear positive changes, contributing to the formation of a lean, modern and highly specialized production organization model in the coal mining industry. Up to now, the Company's production organization has been reduced from 25 construction sites and workshops to 16 construction sites and workshops; the department system has also been streamlined from 14 to 13 departments and offices. In terms of personnel, the total number of employees has decreased from 3,706 people (at the time of merger) to 3,295 people by the end of 2024 (a decrease of 411 people). In particular, the number of employees in the management apparatus has decreased by 68 people.
Not only stopping at restructuring human resources, Cao Son Coal Joint Stock Company also focuses on investing in innovation in mining technology. Advanced technological solutions are deployed synchronously, contributing to improving productivity, reducing resource loss and ensuring environmental safety. The socialization of some service departments such as shift meals, as well as merging construction sites with similar functions, helps optimize operations, reduce operating costs and create conditions to concentrate resources on key stages of the mining chain.
The highlight of the restructuring process at Cao Son Coal - TKV is the humane and transparent approach. The entire restructuring plan was widely announced and received high consensus from staff and workers. Political and social organizations in the Company such as the Trade Union, Youth Union, Veterans Association, etc. all agreed with the policy, actively promoted and supported the restructuring process. The Company also proposed a mechanism to encourage employees to retire early, organized vocational retraining for young employees to change to suitable occupations, and cooperated with the Vietnam Coal and Minerals College to solve difficult-to-recruit occupations.
According to the Organization and Labor Department of Cao Son Coal Joint Stock Company, with the orientation of continuing to streamline the apparatus and specialize human resources according to the Group's model, Cao Son Coal is gradually perfecting the modern enterprise model, operating effectively and stably. The results from the merger and restructuring process show that this is a correct strategic step, contributing to improving production capacity, improving workers' income and ensuring sustainable development for the Company in the new period.
In the context that the Coal industry is under great pressure from the energy transition trend and environmental protection requirements, a streamlined and effective governance model and internal consensus are the solid foundation for Cao Son Coal to continue to affirm its core role in the development strategy of the Group and the Vietnamese mining industry.
Restructuring associated with innovation in management and technology
Implementing the restructuring project for the period 2017-2020, TKV has completed many important and typical mergers and acquisitions, such as: Merging Hong Thai Coal Company into Uong Bi Coal Company; Hon Gai Logistics Company into Hon Gai Coal Selection Company; merging two underground mine construction companies into Mine Construction and Installation Company. Notably, in Cam Pha area, in 2020, two open-pit mines with close boundaries, including Cao Son Coal Joint Stock Company and Tay Nam Da Mai Coal Joint Stock Company, were merged into Cao Son Coal Joint Stock Company. Most recently, in 2024, TKV continued to merge Coc Sau Coal Joint Stock Company and Deo Nai Coal Joint Stock Company into Deo Nai - Coc Sau Coal Joint Stock Company. These bold and drastic steps not only help to significantly reduce management units, but also create conditions for units to increase production scale, optimize resources and enhance competitiveness. In 2014, TKV had 122,000 workers. By the end of 2024, TKV will have 95,000 workers (a decrease of 27,000 people). This is the result of reorganizing the workforce towards streamlining and efficiency, strongly applying technology and digital transformation in production.
On the occasion of Workers' Month 2025, TKV leaders inspected the production situation at Exploitation Site 3 (Vang Danh Coal Joint Stock Company).
Continuing the success of the previous period, on October 27, 2023, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 1263/QD-TTg approving the TKV restructuring project until 2025. Accordingly, TKV continues to comprehensively restructure its operations, focusing on core business areas where the Group has advantages such as: Coal mining, minerals, electricity and metallurgy.
The development orientation is to closely link production with the value chain business model, applying advanced and modern technology to improve efficiency and sustainable development. In particular, the focus is on investing in developing large-capacity underground mines according to the criteria of "green mines - modern mines - high-capacity mines", gradually connecting open-pit and underground mines into units with larger capacity. Along with that, TKV promotes restructuring of corporate governance towards modernization; perfecting institutions, improving the efficiency of resource management, investment, and costs; at the same time, continuing to rearrange affiliated units, divesting capital in companies not in the main business areas.
Along with the restructuring process, TKV has invested heavily in technology and digital transformation throughout the entire chain of production and business activities. Thanks to that, the labor productivity of the whole Group has increased by an average of 9%/year; in particular, direct labor productivity in the coal mining stage has increased by 5.3%/year. Along with that, the average salary has increased by 8.6%/year. Currently, in the coal mining sector alone, TKV has about 10,000 miners with an income of 300 million VND/person/year or more, of which many people have reached 500-600 million VND/year. According to statistics, the restructuring process has helped TKV increase profits by over 90,000 billion VND in the past 30 years.
Coal consumption activities at Port Km6.
Mr. Ngo Hoang Ngan, Party Secretary, Chairman of the Board of Members of TKV, affirmed: Restructuring and transforming the operating model is a strategic step, in line with the development requirements in the new period. This process not only helps TKV improve production and business capacity, optimize resources, but also ensures jobs and stable income for workers. More importantly, the effective implementation of the Party's policies and resolutions with specific and practical actions has been creating strong changes, contributing to shaping a new look for the Vietnamese coal industry to become increasingly modern, sustainable and integrated.
Pham Tang
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