An alarming increase in the number of labour related accidents since the beginning of this year has emphasised the importance of improving awareness of the responsibility of employers, employees and the public about labour safety. On January 1, a serious accident at a lime kiln owned by the family of Le Van Thong, 56, in Nong Cong district’s Hoang Giang commune, in the northern province of Thanh Hoa left eight people dead. Following the accident, the province decided to shut down around 200 manual lime kilns by 2020.Just one week later, four construction workers were killed when scaffolding for a bridge collapsed in the province. Earlier this month, two accidents occurred in Dong Nai and Nghe An provinces, each leaving a fatality. In each case, a worker died after falling from 10m high scaffolding. As many as 7,620 work related accidents were reported last year, resulting in 7,785 injuries, of which 666 resulted in death, according to the Labour Safety Department under the … [Read more...] about Work safety awareness should be increased 17:33 ngày 18 tháng 03 năm 2016
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Work safety awareness should be increased
On January 1, a serious accident at a lime kiln owned by the family of Le Van Thong, 56, in Nong Cong district’s Hoang Giang commune, in the northern province of Thanh Hoa left eight people dead. Following the accident, the province decided to shut down around 200 manual lime kilns by 2020. Just one week later, four construction workers were killed when scaffolding for a bridge collapsed in the province. Earlier this month, two accidents occurred in Dong Nai and Nghe An provinces, each leaving a fatality. In each case, a worker died after falling from 10m high scaffolding. As many as 7,620 work related accidents were reported last year, resulting in 7,785 injuries, of which 666 resulted in death, according to the Labour Safety Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). The number of accidents and fatalities last year increased by 13.6% and 6.2%, respectively, compared with figures from 2014. Ha Tat Thang, Director of the Labour Safety … [Read more...] about Work safety awareness should be increased
Work safety awareness should be increased – Social affair
On January 1, a serious accident at a lime kiln owned by the family of Le Van Thong, 56, in Nong Cong district’s Hoang Giang commune, in the northern province of Thanh Hoa left eight people dead. Following the accident, the province decided to shut down around 200 manual lime kilns by 2020. Just one week later, four construction workers were killed when scaffolding for a bridge collapsed in the province. Earlier this month, two accidents occurred in Dong Nai and Nghe An provinces, each leaving a fatality. In each case, a worker died after falling from 10m high scaffolding. As many as 7,620 work related accidents were reported last year, resulting in 7,785 injuries, of which 666 resulted in death, according to the Labour Safety Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). The number of accidents and fatalities last year increased by 13.6 percent and 6.2 percent, respectively, compared with figures from 2014. Ha Tat Thang, Director of the Labour … [Read more...] about Work safety awareness should be increased – Social affair
SOCIETY IN BRIEF 25/5
Newspaper receives award for contribution to journalism The Tin Tuc (News) daily under the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) received the Labour Order, Second Class, on the occasion of its 30th anniversary at a ceremony yesterday. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan also sent flowers of congratulations to the newspaper. Speaking at the event, VNA General Director Nguyen Duc Loi said that Tin Tuc was a Government information channel and leading political-social newspaper, and praised its contributions to the development of the agency and revolutionary journalism in Viet Nam. Loi asked the newspaper to continue to improve the quality of information to meet the society's demand. Founded on May 14, 1983, Tuan Tin Tuc (News Weekly) marked an important milestone in the VNA's development. It focused on pressing issues and revealed shortcomings in life that attracted public concern. The newspaper was … [Read more...] about SOCIETY IN BRIEF 25/5