PRIME MINISTER
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No: 10/2008/CT-TTg
Ha Noi, March 14, 2008
 
DIRECTIVE
ON STRENGTHENING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LABOUR PROTECTION, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
 
Since 1994, Government, Prime Minister, Ministries, line industries according to assigned functions, duties and competence have fully issued documents to guide the implementation of the Labour Code with regard to labour protection, occupational health and safety. The process to exercise the documents above has partly contributed to improvement in awareness, and consolidate the responsibility of employers and employees in securing occupational health and safety, improving working conditions, proactively contributing to socio-economic development of the nation.
However, the implementation of labour laws on labour protection, occupational safety of employers and employees in some localities are not effcient, particularly in recent time, the situation of occupational accidents, occupational diseases has tended to increase, a lot of serious occupational accidents have occurred; particularly in sectors of construction, mineral exploitation, leading to a lot of serious damages of human lives and properties. Key causes of the situation above are inadequate awareness of the importance of labour protection, occupational safety; limited awareness of employers and employees; poor awareness of employers and employees in exercicing regulations on occupational safety; inadequate and untimely supervision and inspection occupational safety of Ministries, Sectors, localities, particularly at key State construction projects, areas of high risk of occupational accidents; State management of labour protection, occupational safety of some Ministries, Sectors, localities has not met the development of the ecenomy during the global integration; irregular and limited propaganda of laws on labour protection, occupational safety; settlements of occupational safety violations causing serious consequences have not been resolute.
To prevent occupational accidents, occupational diseases, and ensure health, safety for employees, partly contributing to stabilize and develop production, Prime Minister would like to require as follows:
1. Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs shall orgnize, coordinate with relevant Ministries, Sectors, General Labour Federation of Viet Nam, People’s Committees of provinces cities directly under the Center and socio-political organizations to implement the following requirements:
a. Develop plans and organize the implementation, and effectively coordinate activities of National Programme of labour protection, occupational safety and Health by the year 2010;
b. Review, modify and supplement to issue within competence or propose competent institutions to modify, supplement, issue stipulations of labour laws on labour protection, occupational safety; construction and issue new technical criteria, standards of occupational safety; study, recommend to develop laws of occupational safety and health.
c. Strengthen the inspection, supervision of the implementation of labour laws at enterprises, production and business establishments, especially labour protection, occupational safety at key projects, focused industry parks, establishments exploiting minerals, exploiting and producing construction materials etc. seriously settle violations of labour laws on occupational safety causing serious consequences;