Chinh urged the HCYU to coordinate with the Ministry of Health to provide testing and vaccination against COVID-19 for volunteers working for the program.
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A welfare bag presented to worker of Panasonic Appliances Vietnam (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) |
The HCYU held a ceremony to launch the “One million welfare bags” program on August 31, during which the union received 94,000 “welfare bags” and “welfare medicine bags” worth 23.3 billion VND (1 million USD) in total donated by businesses, organisations and individuals.
The Secretariat of the HCYU Central Committee handed over 20,000 “welfare bags” worth 5 billion VND to disadvantaged people in Ho Chi Minh City, which is the current largest pandemic hotspot. Another 61,400 “welfare bags” worth 15.35 billion VND were presented to needy people in southern Dong Nai province.
On the occasion, the program debuted its portal www.trieutuiansinh.doanthanhnien.vn, making it easier for organizations and individuals to make donations.
The program has been carried out since August 20 in cities and provinces applying social distancing measures to support people in disadvantaged circumstances.
Accordingly, 1 million “welfare bags” will be distributed to residents until the pandemic is pushed back. Each bag includes food such as rice, cooking oil, eggs, dried fish, canned meat and vegetables worth 250,000 VND which is enough for one week.
Meanwhile, the “welfare medicine bag” worth 150,000 VND contains basic medicines for COVID-19 prevention and control as guided by the Health Ministry.
Source: VNA