One of the most thankless jobs in Vietnam is that of the garbage collectors. These are women and men that are part of our daily lives, taking away all our decay, the stuff we don’t want or that no longer serves us.



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In honour of International Women’s Day (Mar. 8) a group of youth in Hanoi take the time to present roses to the women garbage collectors and thank them for their service to the community.




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Nguyen Thanh Trung, head of the group, says this is the second year of the kindness mission.





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What could be a more lovely and simple message of respect than saying, I see you, I value your contribution to my community and I thank you.






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Sometimes it is the smallest act of kindness that makes the greatest impact on a person.





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The flowers bring a smile to the face of Mrs Nguyet from the province of Nam Dinh.





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I never expected such a beautiful gift, says Mrs Anh.





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