TO STRIVE THAT 100% OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM LABOR ACCIDENT SHALL BE GIVEN FIRST AID AT THE WORKPLACE
The Prime Minister promulgates the Decision No. 659/QD-TTg on approving the Program on care and improvement of employees’ health and occupational disease prevention in the 2020 - 2030 period on May 20, 2020.
Accordingly, the Prime Minister approves the Program on care and improvement of employees’ health with the targets that 100% of people suffering from labor accidents and occupational diseases shall be given first aid at the workplace, examined, treated and rehabilitated. By 2025, 100% of employees exposing to asbestos shall be managed health, the examination of occupational diseases; 100% of the labor facilities shall be consulted about noninfectious diseases, take measures to improve health, etc.
The Program shall be carried out nationwide from 2020 to 2030; priority should be given to small and medium-sized labor facilities, agricultural areas, trade villages, female employees, elderly employees and employees without labor contracts, etc. In addition, the Prime Minister also provides a number of solutions to effectively implement the Program such as: To invest and upgrade equipment, facilities and human resources for the health monitoring, treatment, assessment and; to expand the effective models of prevention and control of infectious diseases, etc.
This Decision takes effect on the signing date.
