On February 28th 2005, the Prime Minister of Viet Nam issued Decision No. 40/2005/QD TTg on the establishment of the National Council for Labour Protection. The council is responsi ble for assisting the Prime Min ister in providing guidance, direc tion and policies related to the field of labour protection, and for coordinating activities among Ministries, branches and organizations in the field, to ensure occupational health and safety standards.
According to this Decision, the Council comprises 15 members representing Gov ernment agencies, employers and employees' organizations, and is based according to principle of democractic, free discussions with voting on significant issues.
The Council's structure comprises a Chair, 2 Vice Chairs, Members, Standing committee and the Secretariat. The Minister of Labour, In valids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) acts as the Council Chair, and Council members work on a concurrent basis.
The National Council for Labour Protection held its first meeting on May 18th 2005, chaired by the Minister for MOLISA, Madam Nguyen Thi Hang. The Council discussed the draft working regulations of the Council and the draft "National Program on Labour Protection in 2006-2010".
Discussing the working regulations of the Council, council members focused on determining the tasks, responsibilities of different members and developing an effective council mechanism.
Most opinions resolved that each Ministry must be responsible for their own assigned OSH, labour protection issues and the Council be responsible for gener al issues stipulated by the government. The advisory role to the Prime Minister should be further stressed in the regulations.
The National Program on Labour Protection is scheduled to be submited to the government for comments and decisions in late 2005 prior to submission to the National Assembly for budget. In this meeting, the Council spent most of the time discussing the draft "National Program on Labour Protection in 2006 - 2010". Source:
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