KOSHA beefs up OSH efforts for developing countries: Cambodia and the Philippines, by agreeing to extend the Memorandum of Understanding

       June 13, 2013

KOSHA beefs up its OSH efforts for developing countries in Asia.

President Hun-ki Baek signs MOU with Department of Labor and Employment, DOLE of the Philippines, on June 13 followed by MOU with Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, MoLVT of Cambodia.

* MoLVT: Cambodia’s governmental organization that sets up policies on OSH and prevents occupational accidents

* DOLE: a governmental organization to prevent accidents; supervise work places; implement policies; support workers to return to work; set compensation

With these efforts, president Baek of KOSHA was awarded order on contributing to developing occupational safety and health in Cambodia after he agreed to extend the MOU.

With these extensions, KOSHA continues to dispatch experts to give OSH training and invite Cambodian experts as well as provide technical materials.

Both nations, Cambodia and the Philippines extended the MOU with Korea signed in 2010 respectively for the coming three years (2013-2016).

Meanwhile, KOSHA signed technical agreement with OSH organization in China and Hong Kong on May 23 to strengthen the OSH network within Asia, adding to already organized efforts of supporting other ten governmental agencies from eight nations including Mongolia and Vietnam.

President Baek said that KOSHA would lead the OSH development in Asia by giving back to them what it has received from advanced nation as Korea emerged from recipient to doner nation.

President Hun-ki Baek is awarded order from Minister Vong Sauth of Labour and Vocational Training.