The Ministry of Construction has proposed a pilot project to construct cultural, educational and public amenities facilities for employees at industrial parks (IPs). The project is expected to benefit about 20 percent of workers in IPs by 2015 and 50 percent by 2020. The ministry has selected 14 provinces and cities nationwide to pilot the scheme. They include Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, the northern provinces and city of Vinh Phuc, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Bac Ninh, Phu Tho and Hai Phong, Da Nang city and Quang Nam province in the central region, and the southern provinces of Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Long An and Tay Ninh. As planned, the facilities will include schools; sports grounds and stadiums; medical stations and hospitals, libraries, museums and theatres; as well as markets and shopping centres. According to the ministry, at the end of 2012, as many as 298 IPs were established in 58 provinces and cities nationwide, with about 1.6 million workers and 600,000 others providing indirect … [Read more...] about Industrial parks to get public amenities
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Industrial parks up for review
HCM CITY (Biz Hub)— Thirty of 59 provinces that were asked to review their industrial park land use have said they want to expand the area to attract more investment and develop business. The Government had called for the review in order to deal with situation of redundancy, with many industrial parks in many localities unable to fully use the land they already have. The new move also sought to ensure compliance with the national master plan, reduce inefficiencies and improve land use by industrial parks. The 30 provinces that have asked for an expansion instead of reduction have said they want to meet investment criteria for large-scale, modern and environmentally-friendly projects. The Planning and Investment Ministry has said it will collect opinions from related ministries and departments on the proposals from localities and submit them for consideration to the Prime Minister. It said priority will be given to the proposals of 29 provinces that have asked to retain or reduce … [Read more...] about Industrial parks up for review
Stars perform for thousands of industrial park workers
HCM CITY — More than 30,000 migrant workers in HCM City's Tan Tao Industrial Park attended a special performance on Monday that featured a happy taste of Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays. Golden boy: Pop star Dam Vinh Vung performs at Golden Ochna Welcomes Tet, a music and song programme for migrant workers organised earlier this week by the HCM City Labour Union and its partners. — VNS Photo The event, called Golden Ochna Welcomes Tet, was part of the HCM City Labour Union's charitable and cultural activities during Tet. The programme attracted dozens of local sponsors. Nearly 60 singers, dancers and comedians participated in the festival, including last year's winners of the Mai Vang (Golden Apricot) Award, an annual event that honours local performers in different fields of entertainment. A group of dancers from Bong Sen Theatre opened the show by performing Sai Gon Xuan (Sai Gon to Welcome Spring), a traditional dance. Pop stars Dam Vinh Hung, Ho Ngoc Ha and … [Read more...] about Stars perform for thousands of industrial park workers
Ninh Thuan rues ineffective industrial parks
Only a small area of eight industrial parks and complexes in the coastal Southern Central province of Ninh Thuan has been filled, resulting in a huge waste of land.Currently, Ninh Thuan Province has four industrial parks (IP) namely Du Long, Phuoc Nam, Thanh Hai and Ca Na and four industrial complexes Thap Cham, Tri Hai, Quang Son and Hieu Thien which cover a total area of 1,830 hectares. However, to date only two IPs and one industrial complex have come into operation, attracting 19 projects in total.Thanh Hai IP in Phan Rang City covering 80 hectares was considered as a pillar in the province's industrial development. However, it has attracted only 14 projects after 10 years of operation. Only half of the projects have operated effectively.The 24-hectare Thap Cham Industrial Complex is now home to just six projects which are being carried out in a slow pace due to their investors’ weak financial capacity.Meanwhile, the 370-hectare Phuoc Nam IP is in the same situation. Its … [Read more...] about Ninh Thuan rues ineffective industrial parks
Workers in industrial parks need further help and consultation
VietNamNet Bridge – Many companies in HCM City’s industrial parks and export processing zones have organized activities to help improve male workers’ knowledge on reproductive health, marriage and to improve their cultural and spiritual life. Workers and cohabitation: bad outcomes A group wedding for workers in HCM City. To help female workers to know how to protect themselves, the trade union of Pou Yuen Company, in Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, holds several talks monthly on healthcare, contraception, the harms of abortion, etc. "But they (female workers) live far from home and lack of entertainment facilities, so they cannot avoid stumbling and pitfalls," said Ms. Tran Ngoc Suong, chief of the clinic of Pou Yuen company. Timely prevention Suong said, once a female worker had fainted during work hours. The teammates took her to the company clinic for a medical examination. It turned out that the woman was 4 months pregnant. She cried a lot … [Read more...] about Workers in industrial parks need further help and consultation