“Trade Union House” is one of the activities which have a deep and wide influence, embraces practical meanings and to express the spirit of solidarity, the spirit of “the good leaves protect the worn-out leaves” to laborers in Westfood.
With the goal to take care of life, social security as well as the rights of the laborers, at the end of July, representatives of the Westfood Company and Labor Union of Can Tho City has handed over the “Trade Union House” to Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Han, an employee who has worked for and accompanied with Westfood for 8 years but has been in trouble with housing condition. With the amount of 40 million dongs supporting money from the “Trade Union House” program, Mrs. Han has been facilitated to repair the house, stabilize her life and continue to work for a long time.
Determining that supporting for the construction of houses under the “Trade Union House” program is a meaningful activity, which is to help laborers with difficult circumstances have conditions to stabilize their lives, from 2011 up to presents, the company’s trade union has reviewed and supported workers who are working at Westfood with difficulties in housing. We have supported laborers to repair and build 06 new houses with a total value of about VND 240 million. The “Trade Union House” program conveys a deep social meaning, expressing the spirit of solidarity, mutual affection, and willingness to share of the Westfood Leadership Board and the company’s trade union towards the people who are in difficult circumstances. These activities have encouraged and foster their spirit, assist them to get up again in life and fulfill their assigned tasks.
Especially, since becoming a member of FIT Group, besides aiming to become the biggest canned fruit producing and exporting company in Vietnam, meeting the international standards and being the example of reliable image building of Vietnam’s agricultural products on the international market, Westfood always prioritize the corporate social responsibility of company as oriented by the parent company. In addition to the “Trade Union House” program, Westfood and its subsidiaries in the same FIT Group will strive to carry out more social activities with larger scale in order to contribute to improving society’s life, to build a better and better community.
