Ho Chi Minh City: Tan Uyen Ward Faces Challenges in Party Member Development

A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, led by Deputy Secretary Van Thi Bach Tuyet, met with the Tan Uyen Ward Party Committee on August 5th. The meeting focused on the progress of recruiting new Party members and the implementation of Directive No. 01-ĐA/TU by the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, which aims to strengthen the development of Party organizations and socio-political organizations within non-state enterprises and non-public service units in the city for the period 2026-2030. Tan Uyen Ward, undergoing industrial and urban development, currently hosts 865 operating businesses. It features two industrial clusters covering over 166 hectares and two industrial parks spanning 1,251 hectares, employing approximately 63,122 workers. The ward's Party organization comprises 41 entities with 1,633 members. However, only four non-state enterprise Party branches exist, with a total of 17 members. Since the beginning of the year, 23 new Party members have been admitted. This figure represents 46.94% of the target set by the City Party Committee's Standing Committee (49 members), 41.07% of the ward Party Committee's annual target (56 members), and 16% of the five-year term target (2025-2030) of 300 new members. To proactively build a source for new Party members, the ward Party Committee has directed the Ward Political Center to collaborate with other wards in the former Tan Uyen city to organize introductory classes on Party ideology. To date, four such classes have been held, attracting 360 participants, with 102 from Tan Uyen Ward. Despite these efforts, the establishment of Party organizations within non-state enterprises remains a significant challenge, with recruitment progress lagging behind set goals. While new labor unions and Communist Youth Union branches have been formed, Party organization establishment is notably slow. Deputy Secretary Van Thi Bach Tuyet acknowledged the ward Party Committee's efforts but stressed the need for greater attention to Party member development, calling it a particularly important task for Party building. She noted that Tan Uyen Ward possesses potential for member development given its student population, businesses, and dense residential areas, alongside experienced Party building cadres and enthusiastic neighborhood and school Party branch secretaries. Regarding Directive No. 01, the Deputy Secretary recognized the difficulties in establishing Party organizations within non-state enterprises and non-public service units. She urged the Tan Uyen Ward Party Committee to implement the directive with maximum determination, setting specific targets and ensuring clarity in responsibilities, tasks, timelines, authority, and desired outcomes, with designated individuals accountable for this work. On the same day, the delegation also attended a "model" Party branch meeting at Chi Bo 2 of Huynh Van Nghe High School's Party organization. Deputy Secretary Van Thi Bach Tuyet praised the branch's thorough preparation and flexibility, commending the school's Party organization for its success in recruiting student Party members and managing post-graduation members. She emphasized the importance of evaluating the political ideology of Party members and understanding factors influencing their sentiment. She also called for greater support from higher Party committees in training branch secretaries to enhance the quality of branch meetings, ensuring they effectively address political and professional tasks. Source: Nhan Dan