July 24, 2011
Drunken workers die refusing to abide by safety standards; contractors flout regulations and pay off families and officials to stay quiet Two workers walk along a sky-scraping crane without a safety strap at a construction site in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 Bui Van Vinh is lucky to be alive. Last month, the [...]
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December 5, 2009
Recent research results show that only one third of rural farmers know how to use electricity and insecticides, while the remaining do not know or know a little about them. In recent years, together with the development of science and technology, the use of modern machines in agricultural production activities has become more popular and [...]
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October 5, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has asked its inspectors to strengthen labour safety by strictly monitoring enterprises’ compliance Inspectors should strictly fine and punish violators, especially companies that do not file complete reports in time on workplace accidents.They should require companies to provide information regularly on labour accidents, maintenance [...]
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July 20, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Workers at craft villages in the city are at great risk of injury and poor health due to abysmal workplace safety. Despite high numbers of workplace accidents, the situation doesn’t seem to have improved during the past several years. A worker makes rattan products in Ha Nam province. Workers at craft villages in [...]
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May 2, 2009
The increasingly dangerous working environments in Ho Chi Minh City saw a sharp spike in the number of workplace accidents and injuries, according to a study by the city Department of Science and Technology (DST). VietNamNet Bridge – The increasingly dangerous working environments in Ho Chi Minh City saw a sharp spike in the number [...]
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May 1, 2009
A worker at Dong Nai Province-based Tin Nghia granite factory. The increasingly dangerous working environments in Ho Chi Minh City saw a sharp spike in the number of workplace accidents and injuries, according to a study by the city Department of Science and Technology (DST). In DSTâs study involving more than 4,000 workers working at [...]
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March 3, 2009
A national week on occupational health and safety, fire and explosion prevention will be launched from March 15 to 21 in Da Lat city in the central highland province of Lam Dong by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL). LookAtVietnam – A national week on occupational health and safety, fire and explosion prevention will be launched [...]
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