ILO recognizes Viet Nam’s efforts to improve safety and health at work

Every year, around the world, nearly 3 million people die from occupational accidents at work or from occupational diseases – Illustration: REUTERS

April 28 is World Health and Safety Day at Work. This is the day the world comes together to promote and highlight the importance of safety and health in the workplace and to remember the colleagues who died from occupational accidents and diseases during the year.

On this occasion, Ms. Ingrid Christensen – Director of the International Labor Organization in Vietnam – acknowledged the initiative of the National Council on Occupational Safety and Health to organize the Action Month on Health and Safety in Vietnam. motion.

Appreciating the efforts of the Ministry of Labor – Invalids and Social Affairs, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor… in improving safety and health in Vietnam, blet me knowEvery year, nearly 3 million people around the world die from occupational accidents at work or from work-related diseases.

In addition, hundreds of millions of people fall ill or are injured on the job.

This year, World Day for Safety and Health at Work focuses on elevating social dialogue towards a culture of safety and health. These are all forms of negotiation, consultation, and communication between workers’ representatives, company leadership, government, and other stakeholders about common concerns.

In Canada, for example, employer and employee representatives work together to develop a COVID-19 response plan, screening, and tracing process.

In South Africa, employers, workers and governments are working together to take countermeasures to reduce the spread of the virus in the workplace.

In Vietnam, during the COVID-19 epidemic, the electronics industry had a dialogue with stakeholders to design measures to control the spread of the virus in factories.

Studies show that when workers are involved in promoting safety and health in the workplace, the risk of occupational accidents is significantly reduced. Specifically, the accident rate decreased by 64% and the hospital admission rate decreased by 58% with the cooperation of workers.