2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Youth League of China. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the celebration meeting: "The Communist Youth League must strengthen its leadership, organizational and service capabilities, and unite and lead th

——Take the work of the Youth League Branch of General Technology Energy Company as an example

text | Tan Siyu

source | "State-owned Enterprise" magazine October 2022 issue

Energy Company's Youth League Branch launched a series of activities to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the League.

2022 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of The Communist Youth League of China . General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the celebration meeting: "The Communist Youth League must strengthen its leadership, organizational and service capabilities, and unite and lead the majority of young members of the League to grow into good youth in the new era who have ideals, dare to take responsibility, can endure hardships and are willing to strive for." General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech is high-level and earnest, full of the Party Central Committee's high attention to the cause of the Communist Youth League and its kind care for the young generation. It is highly political, ideological, strategic and guiding, and provides ideological guidance and points out the direction for exploring the grassroots youth league building work of central enterprises in the new era.

China Energy Engineering Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as General Technology Energy Company) is the first strategic business unit of the central enterprise General Technology Group in the field of energy engineering. It is a subsidiary of General Technology Group International Holdings Co., Ltd., which has been deeply involved in the field of international engineering contracting and has a cumulative implementation of project contracts of approximately US$9.5 billion, forming a good trend of rolling project development in national markets such as Malaysia , Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia , Sudan , Pakistan , and Ukraine. For a long time, General Technology Energy Company has adhered to the idea of ​​party building leading the Youth League and increasing vitality. Under the leadership of party organizations at the same level and higher-level youth organizations, the Youth League General Branch has united and led the majority of young employees to participate in the construction of the "Belt and Road" and serve the national strategic deployment. It has achieved good work results. It has won the "National May Fourth Red Flag Youth League Branch". Youth League organizations, youth teams and young backbones at all levels have won more than 20 national and provincial and ministerial honors many times, and has explored certain working methods in work practice.

Based on the new era and grasp the new situation

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has profoundly answered major directional, overall and strategic issues such as what kind of youth to cultivate in the new era, how to cultivate youth, what kind of Communist Youth League to build, and how to build the Communist Youth League in a series of important statements. At the meeting to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Youth League, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward four hopes for the Communist Youth League to "always become". On the occasion of the May Fourth Youth Day in 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping wrote back to the youth team for the construction of the space station of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, reflecting the General Secretary's attention and love for central enterprises and young people.

Central enterprises have a glorious red tradition of being a member of the Party for the people. The Communist Youth League Organization of the New Era has always adhered to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, united and led the young people of central enterprises to be "the biggest things of the country" and are determined to be a loyal assistant and reliable reserve force of the Party in the economic field. When the Party Committee of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission held a symposium on studying and implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech at the celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the League, the Central Enterprise Youth League Working Committee issued an initiative to 5 million young people in central enterprises to "maintain the core, support the leaders, fight with the party, and be brave enough to strengthen the country and develop enterprises." As the basic unit of the work and activities of the League, the grassroots Youth League organizations of central enterprises go deep into the front line of production and operation, closely connect with young employees, and have distinctive advantages in caring about what young people think, solving what young people want, and responding to what they like and love, and playing an important role.

General Technology Energy Company's League Organization has always adhered to the leadership of the Party, with distinct marks of the times and corporate characteristics.

First, serve production and operation and create a "learning organization". Guided by political theory learning, the Youth League organization regularly organizes ideological exchanges and conducts professional literacy training. With the company's participation in the business development of the "Belt and Road" project, the youth league branch has been adjusted from the Youth League branch to the Youth League general branch, and overseas youth league branches have been established to promote the deep integration of the Youth League building work with domestic and foreign projects, and help employees consolidate their abilities and make contributions in their positions. The company has selected young backbones to form a key team. With a tireless and enterprising spirit, it actively discussed advanced practices and useful experiences of world-class international engineering contracting enterprises, and played an important role in the fields of engineering node promotion, business negotiation, and information management tool development.

The second is to promote team integration and build a "growth organization". The League Organization inherits the Meng Mei spirit of "especially able to endure hardships, especially tolerant, especially unity, and especially able to fight" formed by the company for a long time. When forming a working team with partners from different countries, it takes "One Team One Goal" (same team, same goal) as the slogan, actively plays a role, organizes various cultural and sports activities with vivid forms and rich content, promotes team integration, forms a combat synergy, and achieves common growth.

The third is to sharpen ideals and beliefs and build a "responsible organization". The Youth League organization regularly carries out group classes, theme group day activities, etc., adopts a combination of online and offline methods, invites outstanding seniors and business backbones to introduce the company's development history and entrepreneurial history to the youth members of the League, share project experience and model deeds, provide targeted career development suggestions, actively coordinate and solve the "urgent and difficult problems" of overseas employees, provide humanistic care, and further gather the youthful strength to contribute their main responsibilities and main business, so that the work style of courage to take responsibility and act can be inherited and carried forward.

The Party Branch Secretary of the Energy Company held a discussion with the Youth League members.

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Each generation has its own mission and each generation has its own responsibility. In the new era, grassroots youth league organizations in central enterprises should bear in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping’s earnest instructions, lead young people in central enterprises to always listen to the Party and follow the Party, always keep in mind the "big things of the country" and strive to be advanced and set an example in the journey of contributing to the development and strengthening of the state-owned economy. In long-term work practice, the Youth League Branch of General Technology Energy Company has formed the work idea of ​​"three concerns and three improvements".

(I) Promote young employees to build ideals and beliefs with caring for ideas and consciously

Grassroots League building work in central enterprises should focus on politics, start from ideological perspective, and start from youth characteristics, arm young people with the scientific theories of the Party, inspire young people with the Party’s original aspiration and mission, guide young people with the Party’s glorious banner, and shape young people with the Party’s fine style. In accordance with the annual work plan, the Youth League Branch of General Technology Energy Company organized a series of themed league day activities, theme league classes, youth symposiums, etc., deeply understood Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and continuously enhanced its cohesion, organizational strength and appeal to young people.

In order to welcome the successful convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and warmly celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Youth League, the Youth League General Branch of General Technology Energy Company carried out a series of ideological education activities to unite and lead the majority of young employees to firmly follow the Party and make contributions to the new era. We will earnestly study the summary of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on youth work, the spirit of the important speech at the opening ceremony of the training class for young and middle-aged cadres of the Central Party School (National School of Administration), and organize visits to red education bases such as Taoranting Cifeng Temple, and present flowers to the tomb of the Martyrs of the First Secretary of the Beijing Socialist Youth League, Gao Junyu, and martyrs. We will promptly understand the ideological trends and thoughts of young employees, deepen the study and education of party history and league history, consolidate the construction of ideological for young people in overseas projects, and help young people keep a clear mind and firm stance.

(II) Promote young employees to consolidate their professional abilities with care for their work

Grassroots Youth League organizations of central enterprises should unite and lead the majority of young League members to be trendsetters in the new era, bravely shoulder their mission and tasks, and show their ambitions, responsibilities and achievements in promoting the reform of state-owned enterprises, the preservation and appreciation of state-owned capital, the improvement of the competitiveness of the state-owned economy, and the amplification of the functions of state-owned capital. In accordance with the requirements of the superior, the Youth League Branch of General Technology Energy Company vigorously strengthens the construction of youth strength for the "Trunk Master Team", creates role models, form leading and demonstration, promote business development, and drives young people to focus on the field of overseas engineering construction, continuously broaden their international horizons, strengthen professional qualities, grow into experts in this field, and give full play to the positive energy of youth.

Take the Malaysian project team as an example. The young employees of this team account for 61.9%. Since its establishment, they have been guided by the slogan of "upholding integrity, innovation, shining youthful style, and always maintaining a childish sentiment". They have won many collective honors such as the National Youth Civilization Number (Specially Recommended Collectives), the Youth Civilization Number of Central Enterprises, etc., and have carried out many large-scale energy and electricity projects in Southeast Asian markets. Team members have won many personal honors such as "Youth May Fourth Medal", " Model Worker ", and "Outstanding Communist Party Member". In addition, all young employees trained by the team over the years have grown into business backbones, 80% have grown into team leaders, and 30% have grown into middle-level cadres, and continue to shine in different positions. At the time point of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the group, the team was once again honored to be selected as the first batch of "Youth Commando" of General Technology Group . It is full of fighting spirit and is ready to make new contributions in the field of clean energy.

(III) Promote young employees to cultivate a sense of love for enterprises by caring for life

Grassroots youth league organizations in central enterprises should focus on the work lifeline of serving young people and carry out work around the goal of "warming people's hearts, strengthening confidence, and building unity", so that young people can truly feel that the organization's care is around and care is right in front of them, and they can work happily and live happily. General Technology Energy Company has long adhered to the entrepreneurial cultural concept and created a cultural brand of "energy family". According to the work needs of building overseas projects, a large number of young people in the company have been sticking to key countries along the "Belt and Road" for a long time, experiencing the work pressure of tight construction schedules and heavy tasks, and overcame homesickness from the motherland and family. Especially since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the overseas epidemic situation has been severe, and the flight circuit breakers have occurred frequently. The regular frequency of returning to China is difficult to guarantee. How to help young employees solve their problems and psychological counseling has become an important topic closely monitored by the Youth League.

The company's Youth League organization, party organizations and trade union organizations at the same level, jointly planned and formed a joint force, and held a large number of popular innovative activities, which received wide participation and praise from cadres and employees. It not only allowed young employees to feel the warmth of the company, but also continuously inspire all employees to love, care for and repay the company. At major time nodes such as holidays, "Together with You" online Spring Festival live broadcast is launched, warm videos of employees' families are recorded in advance, various online competitions are organized, and festivals are shared across time and space are achieved. In daily work, while ensuring safety, actively participate in organizing various cultural and sports activities, build a communication platform between project cooperation units, help exchanges and cooperation among Chinese-funded enterprises, and help young people experience warmth and happiness in collective life.

creates a new image and calls for new responsibilities

Ambition for great achievements for thousands of years, and a century of glory is exactly the glory. General Secretary Xi Jinping's speech at the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Youth League focused on the fundamental plan of successors in the party's cause and the fundamental task of cultivating socialist builders and successors. It put forward clear requirements for doing a good job in youth work in the new era, and pointed out the direction of efforts for the grassroots youth team building work of central enterprises on the new journey.

First, help young people do practical things. To do a good job in youth work in the new era, we must truly care for and care for young people, and do everything possible to do practical things and solve problems for young people. The grassroots youth league organizations of central enterprises have the characteristics of extensive and comprehensive work connections between young people. They must go deep into the grassroots and around young people, play an active role, actively think about what young people think and what young people are anxious about, and constantly take practical measures and seek practical results on the issues of "urgent, difficult, and anxious" such as career development, professional improvement, marriage and dating, elderly support, and children's education, so that they can truly feel the warmth of the organization.

Second, it is mostly for young people to plan for the long term. To do a good job in youth work in the new era, we must carefully educate and guide young people, and promote them to step down to the broad stage of great achievements. Grassroots Youth League organizations in central enterprises have the characteristics of closely connecting with young people and in-depth work. They must respect the nature of young people and take care of the characteristics of young people. They must not only understand what young people think, but also actively educate and publicize, guide young people to continue their red blood from the advanced spirit of state-owned enterprises and central enterprises, help them set their ambitions and great ambitions, and continuously enhance their ambitions, backbone and confidence to be Chinese.

Third, be more concerned young friends.To do a good job in youth work in the new era, we must get close to young people, listen to young people, and be close friends, enthusiastic people and guides. Grassroots Youth League organizations in central enterprises have the characteristics of timely and regular work to connect with young people. They must always be bridges and links to serve young people. Understand ideological trends, actively participate in coordination, and strive to lend a helping hand as normal work, guide young people to be good successors of the party's cause, relays for the development of central enterprises, and inheritors of the spirit of state-owned enterprises, and keep the hearts of young people tightly together with the party.

Looking back at the century and looking forward to revival. The current domestic and international economic situation is complex and evolved. Against the backdrop of the adverse impact of the international financial crisis, the severe impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and the new downward pressure of the economy brought by the domestic "Hyper Phase 3 superimposed by ", the grassroots youth organizations of central enterprises should take positive actions, unite and lead the vast number of young people with high spirits of progress and proactive actions, actively participate in the three-year action plan for state-owned enterprise reform, promote the high-quality development of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, demonstrate new actions and new responsibilities in the new era, and continuously explore and innovate and contribute youthful strength in the process of realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

[Author’s unit: China General Technology (Group) Holdings Co., Ltd.]

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