During the days leading up to the National Great Solidarity Festival (November 18), Trade Union cadres and leaders of Mường Nhé Điện Biên Rubber JSC visited and encouraged workers’ families facing difficult circumstances. The gifts, inquiries, and timely sharing not only help laborers alleviate their hardships but also demonstrate the enterprise and Trade Union organization’s care for every member’s life.

Currently, the company employs 249 laborers, including 213 rubber latex extraction workers. Determining that employment, income, and policies are vital factors to retain workers, the company’s Trade Union coordinated to deploy numerous practical activities. Right from the beginning of the year, the Trade Union participated in formulating reasonable labor allocation plans, generating regular employment; concurrently supervising the implementation of salary, bonus, insurance regimes, and occupational safety conditions.

One of the emphasized areas is promoting the role of representing and protecting the legal and legitimate rights and interests of workers. The Trade Union participates in councils for emulation, commendation, discipline, and salary increments; coordinates to inspect tree allocations and product unit price formulation; and supervises the payment of salaries and bonuses. Organizing worker conferences at production teams and at the company level creates conditions for workers to directly contribute opinions and report issues related to employment, income, and working conditions.

The average monthly salary of the unit’s laborers reaches VND 6.1 million; the total average annual income exceeds VND 73.2 million. The company pays health insurance, social insurance, and personal insurance with total funding exceeding VND 4 billion. The annual value of equipped labor protection gear surpasses VND 306 million.

Attention to the working conditions, health, and spiritual lives of workers is deployed regularly. Laborers are equipped with protective gear and receive periodic health check-ups; cultural, artistic, and sports activities are maintained. The Trade Union organizes activities to care for workers’ children, rewarding excellent students and encouraging families with children achieving high academic results. During the year, the Company’s Trade Union spent over VND 120 million on activities caring for and visiting union members and workers, contributing to forging a bond between the laborers and the enterprise.

The care and accompaniment of the company and Trade Union organization have contributed to helping many workers stabilize their lives, providing added motivation to elevate labor productivity.

After getting married, Quàng Văn Kiên and his wife applied to work as laborers at the company. To date, they have stuck with the job for 17 years and step-by-step stabilized their lives. Quàng Văn Kiên shared: During our time working, my wife and I have always received the company’s care, from being equipped with labor protection clothes, hats, and boots (two sets per year) to receiving visits and encouragement during holidays and Tet. These policies help us work with peace of mind and commit to the company long-term. Currently, my income fluctuates between VND 8 - 12 million/month; the average combined income for both of us exceeds VND 20 million/month. Thanks to a stable income source, our family has bought land, built a house, and can afford to raise and educate our two children.

Sùng A Chu in Nậm Là village, Mường Nhé commune, has worked for over 4 years as a rubber latex extraction worker, earning an income of over VND 8 million/month. Given the nature of latex extraction work, outside his company hours, Chu proactively arranges time to raise pigs and chickens and grow coffee to supplement his family’s income. Combining his salary with household economic development provides his family with the conditions to improve their living standards.

Nguyễn Hữu Toàn, General Director of Mường Nhé Điện Biên Rubber JSC, stated: “The unit executes reasonable labor allocations, maintains regular employment, and transparently discloses policies and regimes; strengthening inspections and supervision of the implementation of workers’ rights. Alongside this, we accelerate the production labor emulation movement, elevating orchard productivity, and striving for latex output to exceed 1,270 tons.”

Ensuring workers’ rights is not merely the responsibility of the enterprise but a crucial factor in building harmonious and stable labor relations. When workers have stable jobs and incomes and receive adequate care, they feel more secure to stay and strive in production labor. This precisely constitutes the foundation for Mường Nhé Điện Biên Rubber JSC to maintain operations, elevate production and business efficiency, and head toward sustainable development.