55 OCCUPATIONS AND JOBS THAT ARE HARMFUL TO REPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issues the Circular No. 10/2020/TT-BLDTBXH on detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Labor Code regarding contents of a labor contract, collective bargaining councils and occupations and jobs that are harmful to reproduction and parenting functions on November 12, 2020.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issues the List of 55 occupations and jobs that are harmful to reproduction and parenting functions of female employees. To be specific: Directly boiling and pouring molten metals at the foundries; Rolling hot metal (except ferrous metal); Directly refining non-ferrous metal ores (copper, lead, tin, mercury, zinc and silver); Firing and pouring out coke from ovens; Welding in closed containers, welding in positions which are over 10 meters higher than the working floor; Removing rock on the mountains; Exploratory drilling of oil and gas wells, etc.
Besides, the Circular also stipulates that the employer shall be responsible for making a public announcement so that employees know about occupations and jobs that are harmful to reproduction and parenting functions at the workplace. At the same time, providing adequate information on harms as well as measures to prevent and control dangerous and harmful factors of occupations and jobs that are harmful to reproduction and parenting functions for employees to choose, decide to work.
This Circular takes effect on January 01, 2021.
