Promotion of Occupational Safety and Health
Lao People's Democratic Republic and ILO join forces to promote safety and health at work
The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Lao PDR (MoLSW) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed a Cooperation Agreement to start a new project designed to improve occupational safety and health in Lao PDR supply chains. The project is supported by the Vision Zero Fund (VZF).
The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Lao PDR and the International Labour Organization (ILO) launch a project to improve occupational safety and health (OSH) in agriculture and manufacturing supply chains in cooperation with employer and worker organisations.
Bangkok (ILO News) - The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Lao PDR (MoLSW) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed a Cooperation Agreement to start a new project designed to improve occupational safety and health in Lao PDR supply chains. The project is supported by the Vision Zero Fund (VZF), a G-7 initiative, which aims to achieve a world without occupational accidents and diseases. The VZF project in Lao PDR is funded by the EU, one of the contributing donors to the VZF. The project will be implemented in cooperation with employer and worker organisations.
“While Lao PDR’s economy is growing, unsafe working conditions continue to expose farm and factory workers to significant hazards and risks in both domestic and export-oriented sectors. These unsafe conditions can cause human suffering through workplace accidents, injuries and diseases, and can also impact negatively on a business’ production and productivity” says Graeme Buckley, Director of the ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR.
Starting in January 2019, the project will first focus on the coffee and garment sector supply chains. With the support of public and private organisations and service providers as implementing partners, the project will help build a preventative culture of safety and health at work through interventions that improve workplace health and safety (i.e. through training on OSH for management and workers, the promotion of OSH management systems and the establishment of effective OSH committees).
“This is also an opportunity for Lao PDR stakeholders, including government agencies, worker and employer organisations, to strengthen their cooperation and replicate good practices developed by the project in other agricultural and light manufacturing sectors. The National Tripartite Committee on OSH, led by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, will play a key role in promoting good practices and lessons learned from the project at the national and provincial levels” says Mr. Phongsaysack Inthalath, Director General, Labour Management Department, MoLSW.
Following the signing of the Cooperation Agreement national stakeholders held a meeting to discuss occupational safety and health in the coffee and garment supply chains as well as upcoming project activities.
For more information please contact:
Kristina Kurths
Project Adviser
Occupational Safety and Health in Lao PDR supply chains - A Vision Zero Fund project
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Bangkok (ILO News) - The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Lao PDR (MoLSW) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed a Cooperation Agreement to start a new project designed to improve occupational safety and health in Lao PDR supply chains. The project is supported by the Vision Zero Fund (VZF), a G-7 initiative, which aims to achieve a world without occupational accidents and diseases. The VZF project in Lao PDR is funded by the EU, one of the contributing donors to the VZF. The project will be implemented in cooperation with employer and worker organisations.
“While Lao PDR’s economy is growing, unsafe working conditions continue to expose farm and factory workers to significant hazards and risks in both domestic and export-oriented sectors. These unsafe conditions can cause human suffering through workplace accidents, injuries and diseases, and can also impact negatively on a business’ production and productivity” says Graeme Buckley, Director of the ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR.
Starting in January 2019, the project will first focus on the coffee and garment sector supply chains. With the support of public and private organisations and service providers as implementing partners, the project will help build a preventative culture of safety and health at work through interventions that improve workplace health and safety (i.e. through training on OSH for management and workers, the promotion of OSH management systems and the establishment of effective OSH committees).
“This is also an opportunity for Lao PDR stakeholders, including government agencies, worker and employer organisations, to strengthen their cooperation and replicate good practices developed by the project in other agricultural and light manufacturing sectors. The National Tripartite Committee on OSH, led by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, will play a key role in promoting good practices and lessons learned from the project at the national and provincial levels” says Mr. Phongsaysack Inthalath, Director General, Labour Management Department, MoLSW.
Following the signing of the Cooperation Agreement national stakeholders held a meeting to discuss occupational safety and health in the coffee and garment supply chains as well as upcoming project activities.
For more information please contact:
Kristina Kurths
Project Adviser
Occupational Safety and Health in Lao PDR supply chains - A Vision Zero Fund project