Religious youth join in Youth Union in Gia Lai

11/01/2019

The Vietnam Youth Union in Gia Lai province held on October 29-30 its 7th general conference for the 2019-2024 tenure.

The event saw the presence of Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Youth Union Nguyễn Hải Minh, representatives from local authorities and 200 delegates.

As reported at the event, Gia Lai province currently has 300,000 youths, accounting for 21.43% the provincial population and 35.2 % of the total labor force in the province. In particular, young religious make up 18.3% of youth in the province and they have made practical contributions to the socio-economic development of the province.

The general conference selected 51 members to the Vietnam Youth Union Committee in the province, including one Buddhist dignitary, one Protestant dignitary, and one Catholic deacon.

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