Transport Union encourages road workers to overcome storm and flood consequences

Today (September 17), Mr. Pham Hoai Phuong, Chairman of the Vietnam Transport Trade Union, visited, encouraged, and presented support from the Vietnam Transport Trade Union Charity Fund to union members and workers of units under the Vietnam Road Administration in the two provinces of Yen Bai and Lao Cai affected by storm No. 3.

Chairman of Vietnam Transport Trade Union Pham Hoai Phuong presented gifts to encourage workers overcoming the consequences of storm and flood at Km 42+900 of National Highway 70.

At the units, Mr. Nguyen Viet Hung, Chairman of the Vietnam Road Administration Trade Union, said that due to the impact of storm No. 3, thousands of points on the northern roads were flooded, had landslides, and collapsed... many units and workers suffered losses on the northern roads, especially in the flood-affected areas on the Yen Bai - Lao Cai route.

However, units and workers are still resilient, both preventing and overcoming in the spirit of "4 on-the-spot", where there is an incident, fix it there; at the same time, coordinate with functional forces to ensure traffic and quickly clear the road.

Chairman of Vietnam Transport Trade Union Pham Hoai Phuong presented gifts to encourage workers at Km 80+100 National Highway 70.

Similarly, hundreds of families of union members and workers were affected by damage to their houses and equipment but still went out to the road, repaired the damage, and ensured traffic safety. For example, workers from units of Road Management Area I, Design and Construction Joint Stock Company No. 9, Road Joint Stock Company 242, Traffic Construction Joint Stock Company 244, Minh Duc Company Ltd. are overcoming the consequences of storms and floods on National Highway 70 at points Km 42+950, ​​Km 90+00, Km 111+00 - Km 113+00, from Km 124 - Km 127...

Sharing with union members and workers of units about the damage caused by storms and floods, Chairman of the Vietnam Transport Trade Union Pham Hoai Phuong expressed his thanks to workers who put aside their housework and actively participated in repairing the road.

Chairman of Vietnam Transport Trade Union Pham Hoai Phuong presented gifts to encourage workers at road management office I.3 (Road management area 1) and at road management team I.3-02.

"After storms, floods and natural disasters, the force doing road maintenance and repair work is very hard and difficult, especially when the workload is large, regardless of day or night. This is truly a sacrifice and effort for the common work. Therefore, the profession and trade unions at all levels need to pay attention and provide timely support to maintenance staff and workers," Mr. Phuong emphasized.

Giving gifts to encourage workers at 5 locations and providing support to 5 individuals and families who suffered heavy losses, Mr. Phuong requested that professionals and trade unions continue to pay attention and record cases in need of support, and send them to the industry trade unions to propose timely support.

At the same time, the working delegation of the Vietnam Transport Trade Union came to provide support to 25 union members in the transport sector of the Lao Cai Province Transport - Construction Trade Union who suffered heavy losses.

Mr. Van Huu Thanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Transport of Lao Cai province, said that landslides, flash floods, and inundation occurred in the province, and many communes, wards, and districts were isolated, such as: Sa Pa town, Bao Yen district, Simacai district, Bat Xat district, Bac Ha district, and Van Ban district.

Chairman of Vietnam Transport Trade Union Pham Hoai Phuong visited and presented support to road workers affected by storms and floods.

Workers in the transport and construction sectors and their families were severely affected. In terms of property damage alone, incomplete statistics show that 120 households, one of which was swept away by floodwaters and completely collapsed, 119 houses were flooded, eroded and had property and crops damaged. The estimated value of damage was 11.6 billion VND.

Sharing the difficulties and property losses of union members and workers in the Lao Cai Transport sector, Mr. Pham Hoai Phuong expressed that the support from the Vietnam Transport Trade Union Charity Fund, although not of great value, is the heart of workers in the whole industry, along with the support of the Central Government, helping workers to stabilize their lives soon.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/cong-doan-gtvt-dong-vien-cong-nhan-duong-bo-khac-phuc-hau-qua-bao-lu-192240917185915324.htm