In the bitter cold of winter, sanitation workers, hailed as the city beauticians, have always stood fast at their frontline posts. Recently, relying on the micro livelihood projects, Tongle Community of Nantou Subdistrict launched a special care campaign dedicated to sanitation workers. Focusing on the actual needs of this group, the campaign conveys the warmth of grassroots care, and effectively enhances the sanitation workers’ sense of belonging and happiness in the community.
Closely aligned with the practical work and living needs of sanitation workers in winter, this project has rolled out a series of themed activities under the principle of targeted services and heartwarming benefits for the people. To meet their needs for outdoor work in winter, the community carried out the “Winter Warmth Protection” activity, distributing thermal supplies and hot drinks in a concentrated manner to help solve their practical difficulties in keeping out the cold. In light of the characteristics of sanitation workers – heavy workload and irregular work schedules, the community organized a free haircut service themed “Warmth for Sanitation Workers’ Dormitories”, sending free haircut services to the residential areas of sanitation workers to facilitate their daily lives. During the Winter Solstice, the community also held an exchange activity entitled “Warmth of Winter Solstice · Reunion Together”, inviting resident representatives to make dumplings and chat with sanitation workers. While passing on the festive warmth, this activity also deepened residents’ understanding and respect for the sanitation work.
This series of activities has not only addressed the practical needs of sanitation workers in terms of winter warmth and daily conveniences, but also taken the micro livelihood projects as a bond, making frontline laborers feel the sincere care from the subdistrict and community.
A relevant person in charge of Nantou Subdistrict stated that in the future, it will continue to advance the micro livelihood projects in depth, focus on frontline laborers including sanitation workers and other special groups, and explore the establishment of a long-term care mechanism. It will push the livelihood services to extend from “precision matching of needs” to “regular and long-term provision”, take more solid measures and offer warmer services to consolidate the bottom line of livelihood security, and contribute to building a harmonious and livable community.