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Workers "soft" overtime

, 05/05/2012, 10:45 GMT+7

Previously, overtime become an obsession of the workers, but now they want the overtime to earn some extra money in hard times

It has been nearly 19 hours, but Linh Trung EPZ gate 1 (Thu Duc district - Ho Chi Minh City) is busy workers (CN) exit. He is both hymn, who is preparing to ca.
Many Sun tan tomato that gathered about eating, talking straw after hours of strenuous work. "Just after hymn that I linger with friends or to" eight "and invite each other stories to eat stomach lining before the lodge" - Nguyen Thi Ngoc, CN Nissei Electric Vietnam Co., said.

The pressure to make money

Jade in her new 3 months but the company has paid her approximately 6 million / month. "To have this level of income, I must promote cooperation" blur "the eye. But there is no excess overtime to send to support my family "- Ngoc share. Ngoc calculation of pay for more than 2 million / month, while the defense has lost 600,000 cash, monies from 30,000 VND, 20,000 VND bills; and meals, stipends, as well briefly "consume "off 2 million. "That's just the minimum spend in everyday life because something is expensive" - ​​Ngoc clam bored.


Dang Thi Thanh Quyen workers (2nd from left) with group of friends after hymn at almost 20 hours

Not to worry because the money is in the inn for free at the accommodation of the company but for Dang Thi Thanh Quyen, CN Nissei Electric Vietnam Co., has other worries. Born and raised in a poor rural province of Phu Yen, Thanh Quyen in city living just 18 years old. "The economy is based on the family farm a few acres and three-year-old mother was also great, not much should go to work every day I was" volunteered "overtime remittances to support their families. Sun also my friends regularly overtime to earn extra income "- Thanh Quyen said.

 

"Like" overtime than entertainment

Nearly 20 hours, we found the Vietnamese to make (An Binh commune, Di An District, Binh Duong province). Survey round inn suites, a concern that many people have money is because of pressure, CN willing to reject sessions recreation, public activities to promote cooperation. Many Sun explained: "Overtime has more remittances to family, while fun, inexpensive entertainment only". A trade union officials (CD) at Linh Trung EPZ 1 said that Sun has more eagerly enrolling talk about health topics next day before it was automatically withdrawn because of "want" to overtime.

Meet Nguyen Thi Lien, Sun Co. Vietnam United (District 12 - Ho Chi Minh City), in a dorm room these days she has just feast at 30-4 overtime on. Listen to us talk go out ceremony, she Contact laughs, "Typically near the Sun or holiday home, and I should not at the end of Nghe An. But they sure do not go out because holidays are often very high price. "
When asked if you watch TV, read books or play anything, we just get the first shake. Entertaining, not love, learning and promotion is so sublime so she knows ... The only bed. "Overtime is about to lodge drowning and should only want to sleep early to get power, to help take the power" - she Contact confided.

Not want to be

According to Nguyen Thi Thuy, CN Freetrend company, most of Sun are very "soft" but not to overtime is overtime. Tran Thi Thuy Hong, staff colleges Freetrend Company, explained: CN wishes to overtime, but it is difficult for businesses. Ministry of Labor Code provisions, the garment industry are only a maximum of 300 overtime hours / year. In addition, the company's customers require strict regime so be sure to want to work more overtime regulations are not possible.

But Pham Duy North, staff colleges EPZ industrial zones HCMC, said the basic wages of workers in the industrial zone - EPZ over the years have been increased, but the essential commodity prices rising faster than do the real wages of workers declined. Therefore, most of all want Sun to do more to increase income. However, economic difficulties, keeping the old order and search for new orders is not simple for enterprises. Not to mention, many businesses shut down or dissolution makes the Sun even more dry.

Headaches of CN "prefer" to overtime

Ms. Huynh Nguyen Thanh Lan, employees of the Company Datalogic Scanning Vietnam, said the company is a headache for many Sun wishes to overtime. "Let the Sun overtime violations, reputable business impact, while they may not leave the Sun" - Ms. Thanh Lan concern.


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Written : Bài và ảnh: Phan Anh