Over 81,300 Tet gifts delivered to disadvantaged residents

(DTO) According to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Thap Province, as of February 9, Fatherland Front Committees at all levels have visited and presented Lunar New Year gifts to poor and near-poor households, policy-beneficiary families, people in especially difficult circumstances, the elderly living alone, and people with disabilities. A total of over 81,300 gift sets have been distributed, valued at over 32 billion VND.

Alongside efforts to support poor households during the Lunar New Year, wage and bonus payments for workers across the province have generally been ensured.

Many enterprises have maintained salaries equal to or higher than the regional minimum wage. Among them, State-owned enterprises reported the highest salary at 39.5 million VND per month, FDI enterprises at 300 million VND per month, and non-State enterprises at 105 million VND per month.

Other social welfare activities have also been prioritized by the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, particularly emergency assistance. The Standing Committee of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee visited and delivered aid to 107 households whose homes were damaged or swept away by disasters and flooding in 2025 across 14 communes and wards, with total funding of 1.07 billion VND from the Central Relief Committee.

In addition, Fatherland Front Committees at various levels have mobilized support to build 11 Great Unity houses for poor households, with a total cost of 680 million VND; provided free medical examinations and medicine to 300 poor and disadvantaged people; and built 23 community welfare facilities, costing over 1 billion VND.

Political and social organizations have also launched various meaningful activities, with the Women’s Union organizing “Zero-Cost Markets,” “Border Spring - A Loving New Year,” and “Border Guard Spring - Warming People’s Hearts”; the Youth Union carrying out the 2026 “Volunteer Spring” program to visit and give gifts to disadvantaged children and youth; the provincial Labor Confederation hosting the “Lunar New Year Reunion - Spring of Gratitude to the Party” program; the Red Cross Society implementing the “Humanitarian Lunar New Year” program. These activities have offered timely support and encouragement to members and workers facing hardships.

 By M.X
Translated by ANH DUC