(ĐN) – This statement was made by the Consul General of Republic of Korea (RoK) in Ho Chi Minh City, Kim Ji Young at the international conference on the occupational safety and health and environment, involving Korean companies in Vietnam.
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| Consul General Kim Ji Young |
(ĐN) – This statement was made by the Consul General of Republic of Korea (RoK) in
Ho Chi Minh City
, Kim Ji Young at the international conference on the occupational safety and health and environment, involving Korean companies in
Vietnam
. The event took place on August 26, 05 in Dong Nai. The conference was organized by Korea Industrial Safety Association (KISA) in coordination with the
Vietnam
General Federation of Labour and
Sub-Institute
of
Labour
Protection
in
Ho Chi Minh City
and the Provincial Federation of Labour.
The conference was attended by over 200 persons who were representatives from the Vietnam General Federation of Labour, Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Ministry of Science and Technology, related organizations at both of Vietnam and RoK, Korean companies situated in Dong Nai, Binh Duong provinces and HCM city. The conference aimed at propagandizing and encouraging Vietnamese and Korean employees working for enterprises at both of countries to increase their awareness of health, safety, and environment in various workplaces. Through cooperation between KISA and the
Vietnam
General Federation of Labour will implement promotion activities to aim at creating healthy and safe workplaces and a clean environment. At the same time, the conference is designed to help Korean businesses understand occupational heath and safety laws and regulations as well as environmental laws to be applied to the workplaces in
Vietnam
. Besides, the purpose of the conference was to identify the effective resolutions at workplaces of health and safety issues. This will benefit both of Vietnamese employees and Korean businesses.
By June 2005,
Vietnam
has attracted 916 RoK-invested projects with a total contracted RoK investment of US$ 4.8 billion. On Dong Nai’s figure, RoK is still the 3rd largest investor with US$ 1.13 billion invested in 110 projects here.
Addressing at the conference, Chairman of KISA Ji Hong Rhee highlighted
Vietnam
, in particular Dong Nai, retaining an attractive destination for foreign investors including Korean businesses.
Phuong Lieu
