For the family home of workers

From the funding lending model

Until now, Ms. Duong Cam Huong, working at Dong Nai Power Transmission Company (a unit directly under Power Transmission Company 4 - PTC4) is still moved when sharing her story. Around 2019, her family's house had been used for 10 years, plaster began to peel off, especially every time it rained; the stream embankment on the left side collapsed almost to the wall of the house, causing danger to family members. In a difficult time, not knowing where to find money to repair her house, Ms. Huong was lent 30 million VND by PTC4 Trade Union from the Internal Lending Fund for lease to repair leaking houses.

My family has a little savings, borrowed more from other families to get 20 million VND plus 30 million VND borrowed from the Fund to support borrowing to repair internal leaking houses, we have repaired the house" - Ms. Huong shared.

With 50 million VND, Ms. Huong's family repaired the entire plaster ceiling, repainted the walls of the house; rebuilt the embankment, ensuring safety for the house. Ms. Huong and her family's emotion is not only because after being repaired, the house has become more spacious and solid, but also because of the support from the Trade Union.

All borrowing procedures are specifically guided, easy and fast. Ms. Huong's 30 million borrowed money is paid in installments within 12 months, interest-free. According to Ms. Huong, this installment loan helps many families of workers in difficult circumstances repair their old houses. Their dream of settling down is realized and, along with that, is the belief in the Trade Union organization...

Ms. Huong's case is typical of the innovative approach of the Vietnam Electricity Trade Union. In the period 2016 - 2026, the Vietnam Electricity Trade Union has supported the construction and repair of 590 Trade Union Shelter houses with a total budget of 32.115 billion VND. A special thing in the work of supporting workers to have a place to settle down is the model of lending funds to repair leaking houses of the Trade Union of Power Transmission Company 4.

Mr. Nguyen Phuong Nam - Chairman of PTC4 Trade Union - said that in addition to resources supported from superiors, proactively maintaining the Fund to support borrowing and repairing internal leaking houses has created immediate additional resources, correctly and accurately addressing the essential needs of workers. The initiative to borrow funds for leaking and repairing leaking houses is being implemented to immediately solve urgent leaking cases.

PTC4 Trade Union has maintained a model of lending from 20 to 30 million VND/person without interest, gradually repaying within 12 months. Up to now, the program has promptly supported 61 turns of officials and employees with a total disbursed turnover of 1.37 billion VND.

Take advantage of internal effort

Power Transmission Company 4 is responsible for managing and operating the transmission grid system stretching across 8 provinces and cities in the Southern region. With the characteristics of a large area, many power lines crossing rivers and forests, passing through swampy areas and transformer stations located in remote and isolated areas, the work of the direct labor force is extremely arduous and difficult. Taking care of union members to have a place to settle down and work is always a top concern and a key task of the PTC4 Trade Union Executive Committee.

Over the past 10 years, the PTC4 Trade Union has implemented 25 houses for union members in difficult housing circumstances. Of which, 24 houses have been completed and handed over, including 21 newly built houses and 3 repaired houses. Currently, 1 more house is being urgently deployed for union members at the Ho Chi Minh City Power Transmission Team. With a support level of 120 million VND/newly built house and 50 million VND/repaired house, the total direct support fund from the Trade Union Shelter Fund given to PTC4 members by the EVN and EVNNPT Trade Unions reached 2.67 billion VND.

Thanks to the strong companionship of the upper-level Trade Union and internal efforts, in the past 10 years, 86 turns of PTC4 union member families have received practical housing assistance with a total mobilized resource of up to more than 4 billion VND. From the Power Transmission Teams of the Mekong Delta, the Mekong Delta to the Song May, Binh Long, Long Binh substations..., solid shelters have been built, adding faith, helping workers feel secure in sticking to the route, sticking to the station, ensuring safe and continuous power transmission.

By flexibly integrating resources of support from the upper-level Trade Union and the creative model of the Internal Drain House Repair Loan Support Fund, PTC4 Trade Union has made a deep impression through the "talking" numbers in the 10-year journey of companionship.

One of the ways to make more and more workers borrow money to repair houses of PTC4 Trade Union is to mobilize the strength of solidarity throughout the system: Launching the spirit of "Mutual affection", encouraging union members at units to contribute human resources, working days, technical support and legal procedures to help colleagues optimize construction costs. In this way, more and more workers will have the opportunity to repair their houses like Ms. Duong Cam Huong.

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