The Presidium of Vietnam General Confederation of Labour works with Vietnam National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Overview of the meeting

Attending the meeting were Mr. Tran Thanh Hai, Standing Vice President of VGCL and Vice Presidents: Mr. Tran Van Thuat and Mr. Ngo Duy Hieu; the leadership of VGCL’s departments and the leadership of VNNIOSH.

At the meeting, a report was presented by the leadership of VNNIOSH on performance results of the Institute in 2019, plans and tasks in 2020 and the OSH strategy for the stage of 2021-2030. Accordingly, in 2019, 23 projects of all levels have been accepted and assessed in which the State level independent project DTDL.CN06/15: “Assessing workload, nutritional needs, portion and establishing a set of criteria for nutrition and food safety of shift meals for workers in some sectors” has been completed. This scientific project is really practical and necessary, the findings from the project contributes to the scientific fundamentals to propose policies in order to prevent benefit and health of the workers and applied at some businesses.

Regarding the state management on environment protection, VNNIOSH has successfully completed the task of 2019 on working environment monitoring at 85 enterprises of 10 industrial sectors across the country. The statistics from the monitoring activities is the basis for Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to make National Environment Report on occupational environment and health. In addition, VNNIOSH has implemented services on working environment monitoring and analysis, ambient monitoring for over 1.500 enterprises across the country; organizing 314 OSH training courses for 27.600 people; organizing periodical and occupational health checking, occupational disease and medical tests for nearly 111.300 people at 300 enterprises and businesses.

Mr. Tran Thanh Hai, Standing Vice President of VGCL, accessed VNNIOSH has always been together with VGCL to contribute to the voice to protect the workers. Comrades from VGCL’s Presidium recognized the efforts and results VNNIOSH has achieved in 2019 and supposed that VNNIOSH needs to concentrate on establishing a collective of active and creative scientific researchers and staff at every working positions; focusing on issues related to new technologies, female workers and occupational diseases, etc.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Khang, President of Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, speech at the meeting

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Khang highly appreciated VNNIOSH’s achievements in 2019, especially the findings of the State level independent project DTDL.CN06/15 which is so helpful for the workers. He commanded VNNIOSH to urgently establish self-financed project. Besides, VNNIOSH should actively establish the development strategy and work with Ministry of Science and Technology to put the strategy into the national science and technology development strategy. Closely coordination with Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, other institutes and universities in researching and conducting activities of VNNIOSH. Increasingly coordinate with departments of VGCL on media activities to promote VNNIOSH research findings. Continue to promote international cooperation activities. Raising the capacity of staff, having appropriate policies to create motivation for young staff in response to the requirement of the integration period.

Mr. Do Tran Hai, Director General of VNNIOSH, speech at the meeting

Mr. Do Tran Hai – Member of VGCL’s Presidium, Director General of VNNIOSH absorbs the directing opinion of Standing Presidium of VGCL. Thanks to the support of VGCL, VNNIOSH has fulfilled all tasks and acquired remarkable achievements and hope to continue to receive assistance of VGCL in fulfilling assigned tasks in the coming time.

(Source: Vnniosh.vn)