Trade Union Tet, market session no need to go down the mountain
In January 2026, when fog was still covering the villages in the Lang Son highlands, the Tet atmosphere seeped into each roof and each working day of workers.
Union officials accompany union members
Not only present through the peach and fruit trams, this year's Tet is also very close for union members through the Trade Union Tet Market - Spring 2026 program online, a market session does not need to go to the mountains, but is still full of sharing.
Since opening the shopping portal, the online Trade Union Tet Market has quickly spread among grassroots trade unions. This is the third year that the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor has organized an online Tet market model.
According to information from the Lang Son Provincial Federation of Labor, the plan to implement in 2026 is for the whole province to have 2,050 union members supported to participate in the Trade Union Tet Market with shopping vouchers worth VND500,000/person, integrated directly with the registered phone number.
The priority beneficiaries are union members in difficult circumstances, low-income people and people with outstanding achievements in labor and production. Notably, the number of union members supported this year accounts for 17.4% of the total number of union members in the province, an increase of more than 11% compared to 2025.
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Luong Chi Cong, Vice Chairman of the Lang Son Provincial Labor Federation, Head of the Trade Union Work Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province said: "Immediately after the plan of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor was issued, the Provincial Federation of Labor directed grassroots unions to urgently propagate, review subjects and prepare conditions to support union members throughout the procurement process".
The new point this year is that union officials not only guide but also directly support the purchase of goods for union members who are not familiar with technology or do not have much time. This is to ensure that all benefits reach the right people and the right subjects. To master the process, nearly 50 shopping vouchers were issued to the union staff for trial use and quenching from the stage of logging in, installing to selecting and placing orders.
Zalo group tsell out in the technology era
In many units, shopping Zalo groups are set up separately, becoming places to share experiences and guide union members step by step.
At the Cao Loc Regional Medical Center, Mr. Hoang Van Kiem, Vice Chairman of the Trade Union, said that as soon as the market opened, the unit arranged staff to directly support union members in operations. "Up to now, all union members of the unit have successfully purchased goods, the workers are extremely excited and clearly feel the attention of the Union," Mr. Kiem informed.
Through the website and application of the Trade Union Tet Market, union members can choose about 2,000 items, from food, clothes to household items, with prices 10% to 41% lower than the market. All products are quality controlled, prioritizing Vietnamese goods produced and distributed by reputable enterprises, meeting the essential needs of each family during Tet.
The 2026 Trade Union Tet Market will last until March 4, 2026. For workers in mountainous areas, the Trade Union Tet Market is not only a place for shopping, but also a testament to the innovation in the way the trade union organization works - more modern, more flexible, but still maintains closeness and sharing.
In the cold of early spring in Lang Son, it is that companionship that has made Tet come earlier and warmer for each union member.
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