Seminar enhances labour safety management Representatives from nearly 100 construction businesses, including design and construction companies, contractors and investors in the North of Việt Nam, were enhanced labour safety management at a seminar on Friday in Hà Nội.

Hà Nội tighten control over labour safety at construction sites

In an attempt to reduce the number of work-related accidents, authorities in Hà Nội will tighten the control of construction activities in the city.

Three people suffocate to death in Thái Bình Province

Three people have reportedly died of suffocation in the northern province of Thái Bình on Tuesday.

Labour accidents plague HCM City construction sites1

A dramatic scene unfolded last week in HCM City when three young workers fell from the Giga Mall construction site on Phạm Văn Đồng Boulevard (Hiệp Bình Chánh Ward, Thủ Đức District) and were seriously injured, raising concerns about safety at high-rise construction sites.

FDI key to economic development

Three decades since the country began its process of economic renewal, foreign direct investment (FDI) has become one of the key sectors in Viet Nam’s economic structure and made great contributions to the country’s socio-economic development.

Sustainable development reports for listed firms

Vietnamese companies are compiling their sustainable development reports in a way that is not regulated and they do not follow any standards, so their reports have failed to meet investors’ demand, GRI said.

Firms fail to report workplace accidents

Many enterprises have been neglecting to report to authorities the accidents that occur at their workplaces, hurting labourers’ safety and making it difficult for the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs’ (MOLISA) Department of Work Safety to undertake a nationwide evaluation of workplace accidents.

Work safety given priority status

HCM City has been pushing to promote a work safe environment, aiming at protecting workers’ health and businesses’ property.

Prime Minister urges better care for workers

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the Health Ministry to work with departments and localities to improve workers’ health by establishing a network of hospitals and medical stations near industrial zones.

Fatalities in workplace skyrocket

The construction sector is currently seeing the highest number of fatal work accidents, making up more than 20 per cent of the total amount of work accidents across the country.