Second action month for labour safety to be held in May 2018
The second action month for labour safety and hygiene will take place from May 1-31, 2018, with Ho Chi Minh City hosting the launching ceremony and national-scale activities.
The second action month for labour safety and hygiene will take place from May 1-31, 2018 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The second action month for labour safety and hygiene will take place from May 1-31, 2018, with Ho Chi Minh City hosting the launching ceremony and national-scale activities.
The information was revealed at a meeting by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in Hanoi on September 20 to review the first action month for labour safety and hygiene from May 1-31.
Participants said that a wide range of activities were held during the action month such as implementing the Law on occupational safety and hygiene, taking measures to prevent occupational accidents and diseases, and opening relevant training courses for workers.
During the month, occupational accidents decreased by 0.38 percent and the number of fatalities and injuries dropped by 9.55 percent and 16.97 percent respectively.
Notably, in the second quarter of 2017, Ha Giang, Thua Thien-Hue, and Quang Ngai provinces reported no labour accidents.
At the meeting, participants called on ministries, localities, political and social organisations to join hands to implement more effectively similar action months in the coming time.
Activities during the month must be diverse and practical, thus having great impacts on the society, they said.-VNA
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