Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi’s leader has promised to solve all issues in thedaily lives of all workers in the city soon, including shortages of housing,cultural activities, kindergartens and medical centres at industrial zones.

Speakingat a dialogue between the city and nearly 1,000 workers representing more than150,000 workers from industrial zones (IZ) and processing zones in the city at NoiBai Industrial Zone on May 19, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee NguyenDuc Chung said he would direct sectors and agencies to work on the issues rightafter the meeting.

Atthe dialogue, Chung talked to workers and listened to their questions andcomments on lifestyle, insurance, healthcare and education.

Heaffirmed that the city serves the people and businesses to the utmost in linewith the Government’s instructions.

Headded that the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour has agreed to spend 700-800billion VND (31.1-35.5 million USD) to build housing for workers in Hanoi.

“Thecity also has a budget to build housing complexes with cultural institutionsand services to create better living conditions for workers,” he said.

Theworkers expressed their concerns about traffic safety near their workplaces,especially the Quang Minh IZ in Me Linh district and Bac Thang Long IZ in DongAnh district.

Theyurged the city to build low-cost housing like in the southern province of Binh Duong,set up medical centres in IZs for workers and help workers renting housesinstall electricity metres and pay State-mandated electricity prices instead ofprices set by landlords.

Manyworkers asked the city leader to instruct local authorities to help workersfrom other cities and provinces to send their children to local public schoolsvia flexible rules on school hours and documents of origin.

PhanThanh Hai, Chairman of Meiko Electronics Vietnam’s Trade Union in Thach Thatsaid that Thach That and Quoc Oai districts had built housing complexes but fewworkers lived in them.

Hesaid that workers couldn’t afford the houses due to high prices and bankinterest rates.

“Workersexpect the city to soon plan to build low-income housing, sell installments atindustrial parks, help workers reduce their rent, travel expenses and workinghours,” he said.

Someworkers said that each IZ should have a cultural house and amusement park forworkers and their children to enjoy.

At the same time, to ensure the health ofworkers and their families, food quality in the markets around the industrialzone should be ensured by the city, they said.-VNA