Ho Chi Minh City wedding program supports workers’ unions
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In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, organizers hosted a mass wedding for young workers and laborers facing financial hardship.
The annual event, first held in 2007, saw couples cycle from the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union headquarters to President Ho Chi Minh Monument Park where they received marriage certificates. This year, the celebration incorporated public transport, with the couples riding Metro Line No. 1 and continuing by bus to the wedding reception.
Thai Thi Hoai Son, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Supporting Young Workers, explained the organizers aimed to showcase the city’s cultural attractions and promote environmental awareness through the use of bicycles and the metro. The program also provided support to couples facing difficult circumstances. Tran Vu Khoa and Nguyen Thi Cam Tu, for example, received a room to replace their living space after a fire destroyed their belongings and savings.
Since its inception, Ho Chi Minh City’s mass wedding program has enabled 1,206 couples to marry. Organizers plan to continue the “Journey of Happiness” program with relationship guidance and scholarships for workers’ children in November, building on the city’s commitment to social support.
