Workers in Hanoi depart for their home to enjoy 2026 Tet festival.
On February 14, at Thang Long Industrial Park, the Hanoi Federation of Labor organized a program providing free bus rides for union members and workers to return home for the Lunar New Year.
Attending the program were Pham Thi Thanh Mai, Vice Chairwoman of the Hanoi People's Council and Deputy Head of the city's National Assembly delegation; Tran Thi Phuong Hoa, Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi; and Nguyen Van Thang, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi and President of the Hanoi Federation of Labor.
For the 2026 Lunar New Year, the federation arranged 26 buses to transport 1,200 workers from high-tech and industrial park unions to their hometowns in Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa and several northern provinces.
It also provided 5,500 cash-supported bus tickets totaling VND2.45 billion (US$94,330).
Vice Chairwoman of the Hanoi People's Council Pham Thi Thanh Mai and President of the Hanoi Federation of Labor Nguyen Van Thang give lucky money to the laborers.
The initiative helps workers feel secure in their jobs and strengthens their long-term commitment to enterprises and the capital.
This marks the 18th consecutive year the city's trade union has organized the meaningful program. It spreads solidarity and encourages businesses and organizations to join efforts in supporting workers.
Ward, commune and grassroots unions coordinated with enterprises to arrange thousands of additional trips for more than 40,000 workers to return home and come back after Tet, helping stabilize the workforce and maintain production.
Under the motto "All union members and workers have Tet", city-level trade unions allocated over VND246 billion ($9.5 million) from union funds and social contributions to support more than 368,000 disadvantaged workers.
These figures highlight the union's responsibility in representing, caring for and protecting workers' legitimate rights and interests.
Speaking at the program, Federation President Nguyen Van Thang called on authorities, employers and the business community to continue partnering with trade unions to improve workers' material and spiritual well-being.
Tran Thi Phuong Hoa, Standing Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi, delivers lucky money to the children of the workers.
Such efforts strengthen ties between employees and enterprises, enhance workforce quality and competitiveness, boost productivity and build a stronger working class for the capital in a new era of development.
On the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year 2026, Thang wished union members and workers good health, happiness, safe journeys home, a warm and meaningful spring and a timely return to Hanoi to continue working alongside businesses and trade unions.