□ The three-year-project has come to fruition to support building OSH training center in Vietnam. Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) collaborates with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) for the project.

□ KOSHA attended the opening ceremony of 'Vietnam OSH Training Center (OSHTC)' held on July 14 (local time) in Son Ty city in Hanoi, Vietnam.

o At the opening ceremony, president Lee, Young-Soon of KOSHA, Minister Dao Ngoc Dung of Ministry of Labor Invalid and Social Affairs (MOLISA), Ambassador Lee, Hyuk of Korea to Vietnam, and Mr. Jang, Jae-yoon, head of Vietnam office of KOICA.

□ KOSHA, KOICA and MOLISA collaborate for this project with investment of about 10.6 billion KRW (about 9.54 million USD)

o Vietnam invested 6.8 billion KRW out of total for land and building. Korea supported the project by investing 3.8 billion KRW for ▷building hands-on experience training center for construction safety ▷ purchasing equipments for practical training and lecture ▷ developing curriculum and teaching materials ▷ fostering local lecturers.

□ The OSHTC (gross floor area of 18,300㎡) will be responsible for fostering OSH professionals in Vietnam, having 13 hands-on activity facilities and 33 experiment and training equipments.

- The Vietnam OSHTC is the very first OSH educational institution in the country's history.

□ President Lee gave statement saying "I am certain that the center will contribute to the protection of lives and health of workers in Vietnam by fostering OSH experts". He also added "KOSHA would not spare no effort to increase the level of OSH in Asian area for many years to come".